01:27 PM EST, 02/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with requests for comments to the companies.)

Nokia ( NOK ) is expected to get unconditional EU antitrust clearance for its $2.3 billion acquisition of Infinera ( INFN ) , Reuters reported Friday, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter.

The deal was announced in June last year. Nokia ( NOK ) stated in its Jan. 30 financial statement that it expects the transaction to close in Q1.

The European Commission is set to complete a preliminary review of the deal by Feb. 26, the report added.

The regulator, Nokia ( NOK ), and Infinera ( INFN ) didn't immediately reply to MT Newswires' requests for comment.

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