DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN NORTHERN TELECOM LTD. AND ROBERT BOSCH GMBH COULD LEAD TO A JOINT VENTURE THAT WOULD FURTHER ENABLE NORTHERN TELECOM TO ACHIEVE ITS QUEST TO BECOME THE WORLD’S LEADING SUPPLIER OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND SERVICES BY THE END OF THIS DECADE.
THIS JOINT VENTURE WOULD BE COMPLEMENTARY TO WHAT NORTHERN TELECOM IS DOING IN ATLANTA, SAID HANS BOLLI, VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL ACCOUNTS. MR. BOLLI IS BASED IN ATLANTA WHERE NORTHERN TELECOM HAS A TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING PLANT IN STONE MOUNTAIN, AND U.S. SALES AND MARKETING OFFICES IN NORCROSS FOR FIBER OPTIC, DIGITAL MULTIPLEX AND RADIO MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT.
UNDER THE JOINT VENTURE, NORTHERN TELECOM AND GERMAN-BASED BOSCH WOULD DEVELOP, MANUFACTURE AND MARKET TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT ACCORDING TO ESTABLISHED GLOBAL STANDARDS, THEREBY INCREASING NORTHERN TELECOM’S PRESENCE IN EUROPE WHERE IT ALREADY HAS ESTABLISHED A STRATEGY OF GROWTH THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND ALLIANCES INCLUDING MATRA NORTEL J.V. IN GSM RADIO.