Analyst: Microsoft and Intel may be interested in buying Nokia

Microsoft and Intel might be interested in buying the network arm of the Finnish Nokia. No major US mobile device network company is involved. There are no rumors of concrete talks, with analyst firm CCS Insight predicting that Microsoft and Intel may both be interested in acquiring Nokia, according to Forbes. Microsoft has made a number of acquisitions this year that show interest in network equipment, while Intel may also be interested in entering that industry with a major acquisition. Finnish Nokia, along with Huawei and Ericsson, is one of the major players in the global market. for the supply of equipment for mobile networks. Of course, in recent years a lot has been about 5G networks, and CCS thinks US companies see an opportunity, now that the trade battle with China has blocked the United States from Huawei and ZTE and is trying to convince allies to do the same. The companies involved have not yet responded. Microsoft took over Nokia’s telephone arm in 2013, but the network equipment business continued to exist independently and acquired Alcatel-Lucent.