3月14日,Nortel Networks公司以股票的方式购买了Xros公司(美国第二大电话设备供应商),以便获得光技术,该交易额为32.5亿美元。Xros公司正在开发新型的交换机,可以通过微型镜子将来自一条光纤的光束重新定向并传向另外一条光纤。此次收购将在今年第二季度完成,Nortel希望明年开始销售这种设备。在与Lucent公司的竞争中,Xros为Nortel带来了相应的产品。Nortel计划将X-1000与Qtera公司的产品进行合并,合并后的产品可支持4000公里的传输距离。这次收购在短期内将减少每股的收益, On March 14, Nortel Networks bought Xros, the second-largest telephone equipment supplier in the United States, for stock to acquire optical technology for a total of $ 3.25 billion. Xros is developing new switches that can redirect light from one optical fiber to another through a micro-mirror. The acquisition will be completed in the second quarter of this year, and Nortel hopes to start selling the device next year. In the competition with Lucent, Xros brought Nortel products. Nortel plans to merge the X-1000 with Qtera’s products, which will support 4,000 kilometers of transmission. The acquisition will reduce earnings per share in the short term,