In infrastructure, a tie-up is both less likely to happen and to succeed even if it did happen analysts said. Unlike in handsets, Siemens is currently profitable in infrastructure and therefore the same pressing need for action as in handsets does not exist, analysts said. In a tie-up in infrastructure, the combined entity would take it to the number two position behind Ericsson and ahead of Nokia, and both companies are strong in China, the fastest growing infrastructure market, and Siemens has publicly backed the Chinese 3G standard. Again, precedence does not bode well. On a general level, although analysts welcome some action in the industry, joint ventures are lengthy and expensive processes and anything but a 'quick fix'.
Joint ventures are notoriously difficult to implement in a fast moving business like handsets.
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