Alcatel-Lucent today said its Q4 2014 revenue dipped 6 percent to $4.22 billion or € 3,682 million, while net income rose 137 percent to € 271 million or $310.7 million.
Revenue from North America and Europe pulled down Alcatel-Lucent revenue.
Alcatel-Lucent Q4 2014 revenue dipped 11 percent to € 1,489 million in North America, fell 11 percent to € 890 million in Europe, fell 1 percent to € 754 in Asia Pacific and rose 7 percent to € 549 million in Rest of the World.
Alcatel-Lucent said Asia Pacific posted 1 percent decline, reflecting a temporary slowdown in China that was partially offset by traction in other geographies such as Japan and Australia. Alcatel-Lucent did not mention about Indian telecom market.
The revenue of Alcatel-Lucent in 2014 decreased 3 percent to € 13,178 million or $15.11 billion with net loss of € 118 million or $135.29 million.
“Entering 2015, we are in a strong position to capitalize on profitable growth opportunities and will focus on operational excellence and quality of service,” said Alcatel-Lucent CEO Michel Combes.
Alcatel-Lucent said its Q4 2014 revenue rose 1 percent to € 1,802 million from core networking, driven by growth in IP Routing, while access revenue dipped 11 percent to € 1,871 million.
Wireless Access revenues declined 9 percent to € 1,211 million, as LTE 4G roll outs drove robust investments in the fourth quarter, mainly for capacity in the US and TD-LTE deployments in China, but at a more moderate pace compared the first half of 2014.
Alcatel-Lucent diversified its LTE customer base, with 11 new wins in the fourth quarter including AINMT in Scandinavia and expanded its small cell presence, signing 3 new customers, bringing total to 76.
In 2014, core networking revenues fell 2 percent to € 5,966 million due to IP Platforms legacy, while access revenues declined 4 percent to € 7,157 million
In 2014, its 100G shipments represented 34 percent of total WDM line cards shipments compared to 26 percent in 2013.
Alcatel-Lucent recently announced the transfer of legacy R&D activity to SM Optics, an Italy-based SIAE MICROELETTRONICA company.
Baburajan K
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