No plans to cut jobs- Nokia

After buying Symbain shares,Nokia said on tuesday that it has no plans to cut staff.

Earlier on Tuesday Nokia said it would pay $410 million for the remaining shares in UK-based Symbian and make its software royalty free to boost phone sales and respond to new rivals such as Google.

“I think the job cuts would be highly unlikely in the future. There are absolutely no plans,” Kai Oistamo, the head of Nokia’s devices business, told Reuters on sidelines of a news conference.

Nokia will contribute to its S60 and Symbain development.