Re Whats bad for ERIC is bad for NOK:
That statement is true, to what extent is the real question.
In ERIC's case, it matters a lot since it is not diversified
enough. It also matters if management has yet to get a handle
on the decline in revenues and providing the correct guidance
rather than keep dribbling out the bad news. That said, I tend to
think it has now set the bar low enough.
Fact is, 4G being in decline is not new news, in fact if you
remember, ERIC had stated this in its last third quarter CC, i.e.
nearly a year ago.
In NOK's case, we can hope that the Routing and Switching
(including SDN), its optical (Long Haul, both terrestrial and sub
sea) and Technologies division can cushion the decline in the
Wireless division. It also may be given a pass due to its
cost reductions due to its merger.