Prior to January 1, 2010, the last time that Ericsson saw a change in leader was in 2003, a point where telecom infrastructure companies were reeling from the effects of the award of over-priced 3G licences, which had in fact nearly bankrupted an industry. Less than seven years on and the picture could not be more different as Hans Vestberg assumes the reins of a company with a solid financial base, enviable technology and market leadership positions, and an appetite to defend its dominance
Fresh face
May 20th, 2010 — Issue 18 March/April 2010
Thinking globally
May 16th, 2010 — Issue 18 March/April 2010
A year ago Comm. conducted a detailed interview with Vinod Kumar, the chief operating officer of the communications arm of the Indian conglomerate Tata Group. Kumar spoke of Tata Communications’ ambition to become known as an emerging market communications specialist, and one year on, at an event hosted in London, he and Tata Communications CEO, Srinath Narasimhan detailed how much closer the company is to achieving this vision
Srinath Narasimhan says Tata Communications is looking to build at least one new home market in addition to India and South Africa in the coming two-three years
On the up
May 10th, 2010 — Issue 18 March/April 2010
As Motorola moves ever closer to the separation of its mobile device division from its enterprise and networks division in Q12011, co-CEO in charge of Motorola Solutions, Greg Brown, believes the transaction cannot come soon enough. Brown’s eagerness can be understood by looking over Motorola’s Q110 financial results, which highlight how the company’s infrastructure and networking business continues to operate with the momentum necessary to compete successfully in a notoriously competitive space
Greg Brown says upon separation of Motorola Devices from Motorola Solutions, each business will be able to focus more effectively
Staying the course
April 22nd, 2010 — Issue 18 March/April 2010
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
Going the extra mile
April 19th, 2010 — Issue 18 March/April 2010
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
