Northern Telecom Ltd looks for the acquisition of STC Plc – if it goes through as planned – to lead to a closer relationship with Fujitsu Ltd, and for once it is not out of the question that it might be the Japanese company that cedes some assets and control: Fujitsu is a substantial medium-scale player in telecommunications, but in a world dominated by giants, may not be big enough to go it alone long term – at some $3,000m a year, its telecom arm is not much bigger than STC.
