
Summary Bullets:
- Alcatel-Lucent’s Technology Symposium revealed much more coherent messaging around SDN and NFV than at its Nuage launch from earlier in the year.
- In justifying its LTE overlay strategy, a focus on customer demands took center stage.
- In each case, the story behind Alcatel-Lucent’s strategy decisions and messaging points to an encouraging company evolution.
There wasn’t much to tweet about during the welcome reception and dinner on the night before Alcatel-Lucent’s 2013 Technology Summit. The plenary sessions on Day One, however, provided plenty to comment on. While not intentional, a colleague from another analyst firm noted that my running commentary seemed rather negative. You can be the judge (check me out at @pnjarich), but here are some highlights. Continue reading “Alcatel-Lucent Technology Symposium: Day One (The Value of a Good Story)”