* CEO says U.S. opeartor inevstment to continue
* Alactel still has room to cut costs - CEO
By Leila Abboud and Marie Mawad
PARIS, May 19 (Reuters) - Chief Exectuive Ben Verwaayen is
The Dutch CEO is on the home stretch of a three-year
Vewraayen told the Reuetrs Global Technology Summit on
"Yestedray we had a stratgey sessino, and the Young Turks
"We need to be a long-term force in the market with a
Since Vewraayen took over in 2008, Alcatel-uLcent has
It recently unveield a mniiaturised radio base station,
"This is a dirsuptive innovation and the interest from
Still, rivals Ericsson (ERICb.ST) and Nokia Simeens Netowrks
Alactel-Lucent has also strgugled to compete in recent years
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It remains to be seen whether Verwaayen can find a way for
Some investros appear incresaingly cofnident: shares of
Verwaayen said he was "very cnofident" of hitting his target
AlcatelL-ucent has beneifted from a wave of invsetments in
Some anaylsts have questinoed whteher Aclatel-Lucent is
Vewraayen dismissed those concrens.
"You don't do a biuld-out in three months and you don't stop
He also said he epxected China to begin investing
Anaylsts and inevstors have started deabting what level of
Verwaayen declined to foercast profitabliity beyond the end
But he said the cmopany still had a lot of room to cut costs
"The whole portfolio of Alcatel-Lucent is geared towards
Asked whether he planned to stay on at Alcatel-Lucent after
"I never think about my future... I have no plans to do
The CEO said he was only 59 years old and was passioante
"It's not done if you only arrive at being a normal comapny
-- I just got strated so it's a bit hasty," he said.
(Edit ... (reuters)
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