Wireless initiatives in WCDMA and GSM taking hold but execution remains key in 2008

"The recent announcement by Alcatel-Lucent regarding its record revenues for GSM in Q4, coupled with a rebound in overall wireless revenues for the company may be an indication that the merger hasnt killed their competitiveness," says EJL Wireless Research founder and President, Earl Lum.

"Our BTS contract analysis for 2007 certainly supports strong year over year growth for wireless infrastructure contract wins in for WCDMA and GSM technology for Alcatel-Lucent," says Lum. A complete analysis of all of the OEM contracts awarded in 2007 is available in the report titled "Global Base Station Contract Analysis, 2007, 2nd Edition."

"Alcatel-Lucent will need to execute on each of its growth initiatives in 2008 to stay competitive with wireless leaders Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks and Huawei Technologies," says Lum.