Motorola’s networks business had been preparing to forge a path as an independent entity prior to the announcement by Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) in the middle of July that the latter was to acquire the majority of Motorola’s wireless networks infrastructure assets. In one of his last interviews prior to the announcement, Ali Amer, Motorola Networks’ vice president and general manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa told Comm. why the business remained in a strong position

Ali Amer, Motorola Networks’ vice president and general manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa

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Currently, there are over 500 million users of wireless broadband technology worldwide and usage is growing at a phenomenal rate. In this region we know that consumers in general are very early adopters of any type of technology and so we see very good broadband growth potential. When you look at any of the operators in any of the key markets in the Gulf, they are amongst the first in the world to trial LTE. So we really see LTE as being very strong in the region.

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While estimates of the number of residents who have left the UAE over the past 18 months as a result of the global economic downturn vary between tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands, the country’s mobile retailers are clearly feeling the pinch of the quieter operating environment

A shadow has been cast over the UAE’s mobile retailer market as trading conditions have tightened exceptionally over the past 18 months (Getty Images)

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Following years of false starts, the award of 3G spectrum finally took place in India earlier this year, with bidder appetite for broadband spectrum raising billions of dollars for the treasury. Comm. looks at the winners of both the 3G and broadband wireless access licences and assesses what direction the bidders’ strategic plans are set to take

India is one of the fastest growing mobile markets, and with particularly low broadband penetration, stands to be a tremendous growth opportunity to operators and vendors alike

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Much of the success of individual vendors shall depend on the technology choices they are currently making. Given the pace of change and the pressure of competition, it is an arena with an extremely narrow margin for error. Alcatel-Lucent opens the doors to its Bell Labs research facility in Villarceux to showcase the innovations it is backing

André Méchaly says Alcatel-Lucent’s emphasis on innovation is helping carve niches out for the vendor in a competitive market

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