Nokia Networks Acquires Eden Rock Communications

Nokia Completes Acquisition of Infinera to Expand Optical Networks and Webscale Presence

June 27, 2024

IT Services

Nokia has completed its acquisition of Infinera, bringing the optical networking supplier into Nokia effective at closing. The deal expands Nokia’s Optical Networks scale and is expected to accelerate Nokia’s product roadmap and growth in webscale and data center-related applications.

PomeGran Acquires ROCK Networks

February 26, 2024

Telecommunications

PomeGran Inc. has acquired ROCK Networks Inc., bringing the telecom systems integrator and broadband service provider into PomeGran as a wholly owned subsidiary. The deal is intended to accelerate PomeGran's expansion of fibre, fixed wireless and other broadband services across underserved rural and Indigenous communities in Canada (and support efforts in the Northeastern US), with ROCK founder Joe Hickey named President of PomeGran.

Nokia Acquires Fenix Group

December 12, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Nokia has acquired North American tactical communications specialist Fenix Group from Enlightenment Capital to strengthen its defense and private wireless offerings. Fenix — maker of the Banshee and Talon tactical 3GPP products — will help Nokia expand capabilities for mission-critical, low-latency military communications and accelerate its U.S. defense strategy.

NewNet to Acquire Nokia Siemens Networks' WiMAX Business

March 15, 2022

Telecommunications

NewNet Communication Technologies, a Skyview Capital portfolio company, announced plans to acquire the WiMAX business from Nokia Siemens Networks, including the full product portfolio, related employees and assets, and active customer and supplier contracts. Approximately 300 Nokia Siemens Networks employees (many in suburban Chicago, USA and Hangzhou, China) are expected to transfer; the deal was expected to close before December 31, 2011 and terms were not disclosed.

Nokia Acquires Elenion Technologies

February 19, 2020

Telecommunications

Nokia announced it will acquire Elenion Technologies, a privately held U.S. silicon photonics company headquartered in New York, to integrate Elenion's silicon photonics platform and design services into Nokia's optical networking portfolio. The acquisition is intended to improve time-to-market and reduce cost per bit for 5G, cloud and enterprise networking solutions; the transaction was expected to close in Q1 2020, subject to regulatory approvals.

Ribbon Communications Acquires Edgewater Networks

June 25, 2018

Telecommunications

Ribbon Communications has signed an agreement to acquire Edgewater Networks, a provider of Network Edge Orchestration and SD-WAN/edge devices, for an aggregate purchase price of $110 million in cash, deferred payments and stock. The deal expands Ribbon’s core-to-edge portfolio (including SBCs, SD-WAN and analytics), is expected to be immediately accretive, and positions Ribbon as a market leader in enterprise Session Border Controllers and network edge orchestration.