MUNICH, Germany — Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) will axe up to 9,000 jobs, mainly in Germany and Finland. The company attributes the measure to the 'reality of the market', as one NSN manager put it.

Following in the footsteps of fellow telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Siemens Networks will advance plans to reduce its 60,000-person workforce by 15 percent — 9,000 people — in the next ...