根据Business星期天报道，思科正考虑收购全球顶级移动电话制造商诺基亚，以获取无线基础设施方面的技术。

报纸没有说出其消息来源，其报道说，美国思科原来一直关注于嵌入技术使用者的需求，但是公司的CEO被认为有兴趣合并一个无线基础设施技术公司。该报称，“诺基亚被看成最有可能的目标。”

思科是世界最大的互联网设备制造商，其价值达1230亿美元，而诺基亚为710亿美元。

报纸说道，思科的支柱网络市场一直在随着固定线路和无线网络的集中而迅速变化，因此，思科需要一次并购来获得杰出的无线产品制造技术，而芬兰公司诺基亚能过做到这点。

思科没能立即对此做出评论，诺基亚的发言人拒绝对此发表评论。

原文载于：The abc news, Aug 7,2005

Cisco mulls buying Nokia-paper

Aug 7, 2005 — LONDON (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc. is considering buying the world's top mobile handset maker Nokia in a bid to gain its wireless infrastructure technology, the Business newspaper reported on Sunday.

The paper, which did not reveal the source of its information, said U.S.-based Cisco had traditionally concentrated on acquisitions of niche technology players, but its Chief Executive John Chambers is believed to be interested in merging with a wireless infrastructure company.

"Nokia has been identified as the most likely target," the paper said.

Cisco, the largest maker of Internet equipment, is worth around $123 billion, while Nokia's market value is around $71 billion.

The paper said Cisco's mainstay networking market was fast changing with the convergence of fixed-line and wireless networks, and Cisco needed a merger to acquire the technology to create intelligent wireless applications, which Finnish-based Nokia could provide.

Cisco was not immediately available for comment. A Nokia spokeswoman in Helsinki declined to comment.

(Additional reporting by Ott Ummelas in Helsinki)

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