RENEE MONTAGNE, host: NPR'S business news starts with slowing in the telecom equipment industry.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: In response to that slowdown, Motorola and Nortel Networks are said to be in talks to combine their wireless infrastructure units. The Wall Street Journal reports the talks have been going on for nearly a month.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: If they agree on the deal, Motorola and Nortel will combine businesses that would have an estimated $10 billion in sales.
A slowdown in the telcom industry may set the stage for a deal between Motorola and Nortel Networks. The Wall Street Journal says the companies are considering combining units that now compete to provide network equipment for wireless phone carriers.