Nokias networking division is profitable, and Alcatel-Lucent fills out the product range of that division and removes a major competitor and brings the combined company to a similar size as Huawei. That&#x27;s what they see in that deal.<p>The type of networking equipment these guys are doing is a <i>very</i> long way from being affected by SDN. Nobody buys this equipment from them because they can&#x27;t do similar stuff with off the shelf computers if they tried really hard. They buy because it is seen as a low risk option.