外媒报道,诺基亚聘请来自英特尔且为美国公民的霍塔德为下一任CEO,引发了外界关于诺基亚尤其是其移动通信网络业务要被收购的猜测。一位不愿透露姓名的业内人士认为,美国政府将策划收购,将诺基亚和视为像格陵兰岛一样的其目前缺乏的战略资产(a well-connected industry source who spoke on condition of anonymity thinks the US government will engineer a takeover, viewing Nokia, like Greenland, as a strategic asset it currently lacks.)。