Even though Nokia has struggled to compete with major players like Ericsson and Huawei over the past few years, the Finnish company is still a major player in the network infrastructure business. Samsung also has a Radio Access Network (RAN) branch of its own, but it is relatively small, with a reported market share of around 6.1% last year. Industry insider rumors have now started to surface, indicating Samsung’s desire to purchase Nokia’s infrastructure business to strengthen its own RAN positions. An alleged figure of $10 billion for the sale has been tossed around. If the deal...

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