Nokia buys base station energy solutions start-up

Helsinki: Telecoms network maker Nokia said on Wednesday it had acquired Eta Devices, a U.S.-based start-up specializing in power amplifier efficiency solutions for network base stations.

"Eta Devices will bolster Nokia`s push to enhance base station energy efficiency, an increasingly important area for operators on the path to 4.9G and 5G," the company said in a statement.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Eta Devices is a private start-up founded in 2010. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in United States, and has a research and development office in Stockholm, Sweden.