MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it has created a new communications group that combines both its fixed and mobile communications units, following a trend in the industry.
The new group, known as Siemens Communications Group, began operations today and will cover operations in more than 160 countries, according to the German vendor.
It will be sub-divided into three segments under the leadership of Lothar Pauly, who will serve as group president. The three segments include carrier networks, enterprise networks and devices. A total of eight divisions will be created under the three segments, three for carrier networks, three for devices and two for enterprise networks.
Pauly will also head the fixed and mobile networks in the carrier segment in addition to being group president. Michael Kutschenreuter will be in charge of finances, Anton Hendrik Schaaf will be the chief technology officer as well as overseeing the group’s carrier business services. Andy W. Mattes will be responsible for enterprise business while Thoste Heins heads the devices unit.
“Siemens Communications has a clear, two-pronged strategy,” explains Pauly. “First, we plan to expand our established business toward end-to-end solutions, from the core network to devices. Second, we will be consolidating our role as a trendsetter in convergence solutions for fixed and mobile networks, public and private networks, and multifunctional devices.”
The Devices segment will consist of the following divisions: mobile devices under Clems Joos, customer premises equipment under Paul Reitmeier and wireless modules under Jose Costa e Silva. They will target devices such as mobile, cordless and systems telephones, broadband modems and radio modules, said the company.
The carrier networks segment will comprise mobile networks under Karl-Christoph Caselitz, fixed networks under Christian Unterberger and carrier services under Daniel-Rui Felicio. They will provide infrastructure applications, turnkey solutions and professional services for mobile network and fixed network operators.
“On the basis of its fixed/mobile convergence concept, Siemens offers operators of hybrid networks common platforms, applications and broadband solutions for all access types and services,” said Siemens.
Siemens said more than 180 operators around the world use its mobile technology.
The enterprise networks segment will consist of enterprise systems under Bernd Kuhlin, while the other division enterprise services will be under Gerhard Otterbach.
The segment will provide enterprise customers with real-time systems and applications, solutions and professional services.
