The Finnish Nokia Uige Group intends to cut 1233 jobs in its French unit Alcatel-Lucent International, equivalent to a third of its jobs in France.
According to Arabia Net, Nokia, which competes with Ericsson and Huawei for 5G networks, said in a statement that reducing the number of employees is necessary due to the very important pressures on costs in Market.
This announcement is likely to have political repercussions in France, as Nokia purchased the parent company of Alcatel-Lucent International 5 years ago provided that it retains jobs and expands its R&D teams in Country.
A spokeswoman said that Nokia had become completely free from these pledges this month.
The company stated that job cuts would particularly affect research and development jobs.
For his part, said Nokia President in France Terry Poano Nokia will continue to be a major employer in France and has a strong foothold in research and development, sales and services, which will enable us to develop and implement projects Our customers efficiently.
Nokia employs 5138 people in France, including 3,640 who work for Alcatel-Lucent International.
