Rapidly changing world of telecommunications in the last decade. It was a big challenge on the perpetrators, regardless of the Alcatel-Lucent, one of the leading mobile business, fixed, IP, optical technology, as well as pioneer service and applications.
"The era of mobile, video and global at the same place. It's exciting. In this era, consumers who become determinants, such as whether they would use the big screen, small screen, or a very small screen as on the handset. We need to build capabilities," Verwaayen said.
He said that the explosion of traffic and the data accessed will continue to happen in the future. Not only in developed countries, the trend is also happening in developing countries. Just like elsewhere in the world, the explosion will also occur. And this traffic problem will not be overcome if there is no fundamental change.
"Later, telecommunications is not easy. If you need to overcome the problem of transportation and energy, information is very important, and it's a matter of telecommunications," said Verwaayen.
Responding to that change, Verwaayen said that Alcatel-Lucent also has also changed. According to him how that is done to make fundamental changes is the focus on innovation.
"We've changed the strategy. Previously, 75 percent of the budget spent on the product. While today, 75 per cent we spend on research and development," said Verwaayen. Although not detailing the innovations carried out Alcatel-Lucent, Verwaayen explains that all the world can participate in innovation.
Alcatel Lucent's vision today is to enrich the lives of people and the world community. Alcatel-Lucent wants to use the power of communication to address three major challenges, namely the transformation to digital economy, to include rural areas and climate change. Verwaayen view that the challenge is to provide good service at low prices.
Provide connections to its own rural communities face challenges, such as electricity are still scarce. Another challenge, in rural areas, economic and social activity can not be separated.
Thus, the strategy adopted should be appropriate. Verwaayen said that Alcatel-Lucent has a plan. However, he did not elaborate in detail on this occasion. According to him, things will be done is more on innovation-based knowledge and capabilities.
Alcatel-Lucent is known to have spent 2.5 billion euros for research and innovation efforts. To date, more than 27,900 patents have been held and 2400 of them acquired in 2010. A total of seven Nobel Prize in Physics has also been won.
