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how to maximize shareholder value, including con-
sideration of a variety of alternatives; we believe this
transaction is the best path forward for Nokia and
its shareholders. Additionally, the deal offers future
opportunities for many Nokia employees as part of
a company with the strategy, financial resources and
determination to succeed in the mobile space.”
Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft
will acquire substantially all of Nokia’s Devices and
Services business, including the Mobile Phones and
Smart Devices business units as well as an industry-
leading design team, operations including all Nokia
Devices & Services-related production facilities,
Devices & Services-related sales and marketing ac-
tivities, and related support functions. At closing, ap-
proximately 32,000 people are expected to transfer
to Microsoft, including 4,700 people in Finland and
18,300 employees directly involved in manufactur-
ing, assembly and packaging of products worldwide.
The operations that are planned for transfer to Mi-
crosoft generated an estimated EUR 14.9 billion, or
almost 50 percent of Nokia’s net sales for the full year
2012. Nokia plans to hold an Extraordinary General
Meeting on November 19, 2013. More details on the
transaction are expected for release later this month.
A Harley for a Hard Job
So you’ve just completed one of the toughest tasks of
your career and wouldn’t it be great to take off over
the open road on a brand new Harley Davidson.
That’s exactly what awaits Wayne Bradley of Intel-
lecom Communications in Las Vegas, winner of the
Toughest Site Competition 2013, a program spon-
sored by the Anritsu Company which recognizes the
challenges faced by field engineers and technicians
responsible for deploying, installing, and maintain-
ing wireless networks.
In announcing the champion, Anritsu VP Donn
Mulder credited Bradley for work undertaken on
Mount Potosi in
Nevada (referring to this
as “the toughest
cell site in the
United States”).
Br ad l e y 's
story in-
cluded having to scale an 8,500-foot mountain dur-
ing a frigid, face-numbing feat relating to the repair
of a downed LTE site in the dead of night. Using the
Site Master™ S332D handheld cable and antenna
analyzer, Bradley and his crew conducted distance-
to-fault (DTF) and return loss measurements, as well
as voltage tests, effectively solving the problem and
returning the site to service. For his efforts, Bradley
was awarded with a new 2013 Harley Davidson from
Anritsu who additionally presented prizes to eleven
other finalists.
The Anritsu Company is the United States sub-
sidiary of Anritsu Corporation, a more than century
old, global provider of innovative communications
test and measurement solutions, optical devices and
precision microwave/RF components. With offices
throughout the world and more than 4,000 employ-
ees, Anritsu products include wireless, optical, mi-
crowave/RF, and digital instruments as well as op-
erations support systems for R&D, manufacturing,
installation, and maintenance. Anritsu products can
be found deployed among more than 90 countries,
which includes some of the world’s toughest cell sites.
