Article: United States : Nokia Siemens to slash 5700 jobs.

Byline: datta03

Nokia Siemens Networks is to cut up to 5,700 jobs from its 64,000 workforce.

The move is part of a drive to save [pounds sterling]450 million from the joint venture which provides mobile, fixed and converged network technology.

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The company is looking to cut spending in IT, property and general and administrative expenses. Nokia Siemens Networks operates in 150 countries and the company said the job losses would not be evenly spread across its operations.

The company also warned of a major derive to ...

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