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Alcatel's purchase of Newbridge is another sign of an increasingly prevalent European invasion of North America by networking firms from other parts of the world. "This acquisition...would underscore Alcatel's determination to play catch-up to Cisco, Nortel and Lucent. But the single best question is how Alcatel will digest all the acquisitions." - Benn Mikula, RBC Dominion Securities analyst |
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Alcatel buys Newbridge in $7.1 billion deal update The French phone equipment maker acquires struggling Canadian networking firm Newbridge Networks.
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