PARIS, May 5 /PRNewswire/ --
- Analyst Firm Ranks Alcatel-Lucent No. 2 in Fast-Growing Services Market
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that a major industry analyst research firm has ranked Alcatel-Lucent's Services business No. 2 in market share in critical segments of its market. Technology Business Research (TBR) ranked Alcatel-Lucent No. 2 in 2007 global telecommunications services market share.
"In the emerging post-merger market, Alcatel-Lucent has steadily increased its share of revenue derived from services, tightening the competition among telecom and IT suppliers," said Michael Sullivan-Trainor, Executive Analyst, Network Business Quarterly, Technology Business Research.
According to a recent report issued by TBR, global suppliers of services for telecom operators saw revenue increases across the board in 2007 as the total market grew to US$70 billion, an 8% increase over 2006. The TBR report said that Alcatel-Lucent ranked No. 2 and held 9% market share in global telecommunications infrastructure services in 2007, noting that in 2007 Alcatel-Lucent and other vendors stepped up their focus on the services businesses.
"This study shows that Alcatel-Lucent is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable services vendors in the industry," said Andy Williams, President of Alcatel-Lucent's Services business. "We are positioned to become the largest global services business in the communications industry because we intimately understand the requirements of our customers who need a 'network integrator' with IT experience and network expertise."
Alcatel-Lucent has one of the most experienced and knowledgeable network services organizations in the industry, with more than 20,000 technicians, network designers, consultants, engineers and project managers. With assets that include ten Network Operations Centers, four IP Transformation Centers, and more than 90 Technical and Welcome centers, Alcatel-Lucent is positioned to become the largest global services business in the communications industry.
To grow the company's overall business, Alcatel-Lucent has been aggressively pursuing the Services business. Focusing on five strategic growth areas, IP network transformation, Network Outsourcing, Multi vendor maintenance, Applications Integration and Industry and Public Sector, the company has announced several key wins over the past year. These contract wins show that the company has a pulse on the macro changes in the market and that carriers have confidence in their ability to solve complex network challenges.
"Network complexity is driving the need for Services," Williams noted. "Conversations with our customers have become more complex. To address these new needs, we have announced new and enhanced solution offerings such as Wireless In-Building and End-to-End Service Availability Support as well as Integrated Turnkey Communications Solutions focused on the Transportation, Energy and e-Government sectors."
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts: Régine Coqueran, Tel: +33-1-40-76-49-24, regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com., Mary Ward, Tel: +1-908-582-7658, Mary.ward@alcatel-Lucent.com. Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations: Rémi Thomas, Tel: +33-1-40-76-50-61, remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com, John DeBono, Tel: +1-908-582-7793, debono@alcatel-lucent.com, Tony Lucido, Tel: +33-1-40-76-49-80, alucido@alcatel-lucent.com, Don Sweeney, Tel: +1-908-582-6153, dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com
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