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The Register » Comms » Nokia snaps up Apertio for €140mFinns take plunge into Bristol channelPublished Thursday 3rd January 2008 10:56 GMT Nokia Siemens Networks is to buy customer-management company Apertio for about €140m, with the cash deal set for completion before April. UK-based Apertio provides databases and software for managing customers on phone networks, including components such as the Home Location Register (HLR) and Authentication servers, all linked together with a customer record database. Nokia Siemens is one of the largest suppliers of network infrastructure for mobile operators, and the acquisition marks a step up the value chain for the firm. Apertio's products could also be integrated onto an Internet Multimedia Service (IMS) infrastructure, allowing Nokia to offer a turn-key IMS solution. IMS is starting to look a little like the IPv6 of telecommunications: everyone agrees that it's the future of mobile and fixed telephony, but it's taking rather longer to happen than expected. This deal could put Nokia Siemens in a good position to take advantage of the forthcoming IMS migration, assuming that migration really is happening. ® 6 comments posted — Comment period finished Your privacy belongs to your TelcoPosted: 14:35 3rd January 2008 Nokia versus GooglePosted: 18:04 3rd January 2008 Does Nokia Really Need THIS???Posted: 19:51 3rd January 2008 How Weak is This then!Posted: 20:06 3rd January 2008 Start of a Nokia-Google Partnership?Posted: 23:44 3rd January 2008
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