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Following on from a previous post I made, we are now a bit clearer on what AlcaLu’s strategy is within Mobile….
CEO Ben Verwaayen has announced that the equipment vendor is going to lay off 1000 managers, and reduce contractors by 5000 as it aims to reverse seven consecutive quarterly losses. The company is aiming to achieve breakeven during 2009, but did not forecast when it would achieve net profit.
Interestingly, AlcaLu put renewed weight behind Mobile, saying it would reinforce and invest in areas such as CDMA EV-DO, LTE, and WCDMA. What is going to happen with WiMAX and Mobile TV however is less clear.
The new strategy apparently looks heavily at accessing the web from any device. This means the provision of an “open environment”, and as a result the company will be focusing on service providers, enterprises, and ‘selected verticals’. There will also be 4 key areas of investment – IP, optical, mobile/fixed BBand, and applications enablement.
Well let’s hope it all turns out positive for AlcaLu – they have definitely seen better times, and without them playing in Mobile TV, that really only leaves a couple of players – of which Nokia has by far the most complete e2e solution.
If you want to read about the changes in more detail, you can go to Alcatel-Lucent’s site here.
[Via: GSMA Mobile Business Briefing]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
