KPN appoints Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Labs as strategic adviser

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Bell Labs has been selected by KPN to advice on a network and business transformation program. As a part of an ongoing relationship with Alcatel-Lucent, the new engagement will support KPN to meet the complex challenges of managing explosive growth in traffic on its networks.

Bell labs and KPN will work together to develop strategic technology roadmaps that provide a systematic approach to network transformation. Comprehensive business scenarios will also be generated taking into account dozens of business and technology parameters.

According to Joost Farwerck, executive vice president of KPN Wholesale & Operations, KPN considers Bell Labs as a strategic adviser not only because of their ability to provide state-of-the-art network advisory and modeling services but because they offer insights into the business implications and address issues that are top of mind in the boardroom.