Ekinops: Talks over Alcatel Submarine Networks discontinued

EKINOPS confirmed that discussions with Nokia regarding its possible acquisition of Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) did not reach an agreement. The discussion have now been discontinued.

Ekinops, which is based in France, supplies optical transport solutions for metro, regional, and long-haul applications. The company also supplies physical and virtualized deployment options for layer 2 and layer 3 network functions under its OneAccess brand.