Following the launch of the merged Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) in February 2007, the vendor was quick to communicate its presence across markets as a well-integrated, agile technology provider that is sympathetic to the commercial and technological pressures network operators are under. Despite having lost its founding CEO Simon Beresford-Wylie in September 2009, and been hit hard by the effects of the global economic slowdown in 2009, NSN maintains a steely determination as it looks to maximise emerging market opportunities

Erlemeier faces the challenge of restoring NSN’s sales in the MEA region after they suffered a significant decline last year. He is confident the vendor has the tools necessary to achieve this

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Given the emphasis currently being placed on cost savings by service providers as they navigate the latter stages of the global economic downturn, managed services is an area that has become front and centre of their strategic imperatives. Thierry Langlais, VP of business development for managed services EMEA and India at Alcatel-Lucent tells Comm. how service operators need to reinvent themselves in order to remain viable

Thierry Langlais says Alcatel-Lucent’s legacy in the management of multi-vendor networks places it in a good position to build on the current demand for such offerings

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