# C_2011017EN.01000601.xml

| 19.1.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 17/6 |
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19.1.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 17/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6095 — Ericsson/Nortel Group (MSS & Global Services))

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 17/03

| 1. | On 13 January 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (‘Ericsson’, Sweden), the parent company of the Ericsson Group, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over all the assets of the Multi-Service Switching business (the ‘Nortel MSS Business’) of Nortel Networks Corporation (‘Nortel’, Canada) and certain of its subsidiaries, by way of asset purchase. |
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On 13 January 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (‘Ericsson’, Sweden), the parent company of the Ericsson Group, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over all the assets of the Multi-Service Switching business (the ‘Nortel MSS Business’) of Nortel Networks Corporation (‘Nortel’, Canada) and certain of its subsidiaries, by way of asset purchase.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Ericsson: provider of telecommunication equipment and related services to mobile and fixed network operators serving customers in over 175 countries. It comprises four main business units: Networks; Global Services; Multimedia; and CDMA and GSM Businesses, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Ericsson: provider of telecommunication equipment and related services to mobile and fixed network operators serving customers in over 175 countries. It comprises four main business units: Networks; Global Services; Multimedia; and CDMA and GSM Businesses,

| — | for the Nortel MSS Business: manufacture and sale of MSS switches to service providers delivering in real-time a variety of data and voice services. The MSS Business also provides certain associated services such as maintenance and support services. |
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for the Nortel MSS Business: manufacture and sale of MSS switches to service providers delivering in real-time a variety of data and voice services. The MSS Business also provides certain associated services such as maintenance and support services.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6095 — Ericsson/Nortel Group (MSS & Global Services), to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6095 — Ericsson/Nortel Group (MSS & Global Services), to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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