Viability of Nokia and Siemens Merger: Nokia, Siemens Plan Telecom Networks Merger

NSN was announced on 19 June 2006. The Nokia Siemens Networks brand identity, created by London and Tokyo based branding agency Moving Brands, Nokia Siemens Networks then began full operations on 1 April 2007 and has its headquarters in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland, while the West-South Europe headquarters and three of its five divisions are based in Munich, Germany. The Services division is based in India. Nokia Siemens Networks has operations in some 150 countries. The main Business Units of Nokia Siemens Networks are Radio Access, Broadband Access , Converged Core , IP Transport and OBS Services The customer base of NSN includes 1400 Customers in 150 Countries. About 1 billion people are connected through its switches. The major manufacturing sites are in China, Finland, Germany and India. It has around 60000 employees.