SCHAUMBURG, IL - Motorola and Nortel Networks are in negotiations to combine their wireless infrastructure units, according to reports.

Quoting industry sources, The Wall Street Journal reported that by combining businesses that make network equipment for wireless phone carriers, the merger could create a joint venture with sales around $10 billion.

Motorola said in January it was exploring strategic options for the future of its handset division, which could possibly include selling the unit, but the newspaper reported that the company’s talks with Nortel were separate from any future plans for its handset unit.

The Journal reports that Motorola and Nortel were not available for comment.

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