Nokia completes the acquisition of Infinera to create an innovation boiler in optical networks, with the scale to feed the Data Center Revolution

It brings together two pioneering leaders on the market of optical networks.
It creates an optical networks – supported by the latest research of Nokia Bell Labs – with the scale to accelerate the product roads and to bring more to customers, faster.
It extends the presence of Nokia in the web segment with fast growth, accelerating the diversification of customers.
Next, it extends Nokia’s ability to help network operators in each sector unlock the opportunities and respond to the network and energy requirements of the AI era.
The financial reason for the confirmed merger.

February 28, 2025

Espoo, Finland – Nokia announced today the closing of the purchase of Infinera Corporation. The company based in San Jose has become part of the effective Nokia at closing.

The purchase brings together two innovative leaders with a history of the first industries. In this regard, it creates an optical networks central with the scale to accelerate the product sheets, further expanding Nokia to help network operators – regardless of whether service providers, webcalens or businesses – unlock the opportunities and meet the network and power requirements of the AI era.

“I am delightd we have been able to quickly and successful and complete the acquisition of infinera. This transaction will significtly improves our scales and profitability in optical networks, and allows to special to the peace of Innovation to Meet the Requirements of the AI. Our Growth Strategy on the date Centers and Strengthen Our Presence Both in North America and with WebScale Customers, ”Remarked Pekka Lundmark, President and CEO of Nokia.

“The speed with which the transaction was approved is very positive for Nokia, as well as the strong support that the agreement received from customers. In receiving our new colleagues – and the talent and expertise they bring with them – we create a new organization that will be a rhythm in terms of innovation, offering a wide range of optical network technologies. Offered by the purchase means that we will be able to bring more customers, faster, ”commented Federico Guillén, president of the network infrastructure in Nokia.

The Infinera team will join the Nokia’s optical network activity – led by the Vice -President and General Director, James Watt. Meanwhile, the Infinera CEO, David Heard will join the Nokia network infrastructure business group as a strategic growth director. In this position, it will help to establish and supervise the implementation of the growth plans of the business group, including the specific strategies of the customer segment, the product and market mix and the market approach within the business group.

“I am delighted to greet David in Nokia and the network infrastructure. His extensive experience in implementing technology and business strategy will play a leading role in helping our business group to take advantage of the market opportunities and to make ambitions on all our business markets,” added Guillén.

“From a strong growth in the web service space to the successes of the service provider that extends on the subway, the long and submarine transport networks, the proven achievements of the Infinera team make an ideal completion of the management and innovation of the optical network recognized by Nokia. Segments from all over the world,” Heard said.

With over 1,000 clients globally, the solutions of the combined company feed some of the largest operators in the world, together with leading organizations, including businesses, utilities, government and research and education.

Meeting AI era challenges

The data centers are at an inflection point, because you have a cloud and put new massive requests. In order to overcome these challenges, it requires new ways of thinking about the technology of data centers that accentuate the critical aspects for the mission of network technology.

Nokia offers in the network infrastructure portfolio apply the same critical standards for the mission to customers in each sector, from webcaler service providers to organizations from a wide range of industry sectors. The direction of the power of innovation to topics such as reliability, security and sustainability-as well as capacity, flexibility and management-nokia is strongly placed to bring value to builders and users of data centers, including in the center given for server connections to the server to support the increasing requirements of the new work tasks.

200 million EUR Synergy Target has reconfirmed

On June 28, 2024, Nokia and Infinera announced that companies have signed a definitive agreement based on which Nokia will acquire Infinera for $ 6.65 per share with shareholders capable of choosing cash, Nokia shares or a combination with both a mechanism of progress, which limits Nokia shares to about 30% of the Payment Consideration. All Nokia actions will be issued to Infinera shareholders in the form of American stored actions.

Nokia announced at the time and is reconfirmed today that the transaction is expected to be accumulated at the comparable operational profit Nokia and EPS in 2025, and Nokia continues to target over 200 million euros of net synergies of the operational profit from the transaction by 2027, with the synergies that are gradually for three years. It is expected that the transaction will provide over 10% EPS comparable accretion in 2027.

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