Alcatel asserts the place of 2nd world in optics
PARIS (Reuters) - the chairman of Alcatel, Serge Tchuruk, declared that its group should
carry out this year a turnover of about 7 billion euros in optics, which classifies it with the
second world rank of this speciality behind Nortel.
Intervening at the time of the show Networld Interop, it stressed that Alcatel had succeeded
in exceeding its statute of specialist in the voice to become " one of large world of the
Internet ", in particular in the sector of the broad band access.
It stressed that its group could deliver up to six million lines DSL (DIGITAL Subscriber Line,
which makes it possible to increase the traditional line speed of copper) in 2000 and "
undoubtedly double the next year ".
Serge Tchuruk pointed out that Alcatel carried out a turnover of 24 billion euros, including
only 39% in the télécoms, in 1995, date of his arrival to the presidency. This year, he said to
count on 27 billion euros with a group centred on the télécoms after the setting out of
Stock Exchange of 100% of the capital of the cables subsidiary company of copper Nexans
at the beginning of 2001.
He added that Alcatel was the group " more diversified telecommunications " with a
presence in the underwater cables, the satellites and the terminals in particular.
" We go towards an optical turnover of seven billion euros, which places at the second world rank ".
Nortel aims at a turnover of about 10 billion dollars in the optical activities this year.
The development in optics is in particular necessary to allure the companies, segment of customers on whom Alcatel
has (Paris: 13000.PA - topicality ) of great ambitions. Its activity in this sector would have reached 2,5 billion euros
into 2000.
" We developed an offer which we believe very powerful ", said Serge Tchuruk. " We ambitionnons today to become
a ' E-business enabler' ".
It explained why the group wanted to work on systems open by multiplying partnerships, in particular in the field of
the ASP (Application service provider ", i.e. the management of services applicatifs on line. According to him this
market of the ASP could reach 20 billion dollars from here 2003, including 70% coming from small and medium-sized
undertakings.
" will Alcatel be one day the integrator? It is not excluded ", declared Serge Tchuruk without entering in detail.
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"Dell'Oro's figures did not include optical submarine systems"
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But Clavenna cautions against drawing too many
conclusions from the figures. "Alcatel is doing
better with its DWDM products. It's not doing as well
with Sonet. When you clump all of the
optical networking gear this way into a single number,
it doesn't tell the whole story."
An Alcatel spokesperson also told Light Reading that
"Dell'Oro's figures don't take into account
portions of the optical transport market such as
submarine networking and digital cross-connects,
where Alcatel has a leading presence." |
