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Overall, the quarter was solid, and we did see progress in many parts of the business. We also saw some developments that while not impacting the quarter will provide some potential headwinds in the future. We also have important milestones we need to hit in the coming months and there is still some risk that remains , but the underlying progress is real .
We did see a decline in our conversant rate in Q3 , driven by changes at Verizon , where we expect our mobile radio share to trend down over the coming years. Despite this Verizon remains a top three customer and our relationship is strong and strategic.
We will do whatever it takes to win in mobile networks and more specifically in 5G. If that means we need to sacrifice some short-term profitability to do so, that’s what we will do .
In North America , our deploy services were down substantially . We’re heavily dependent on one large customer where activities have been on hold , as they’re focused on future planning. Our Latin America and Asia Pacific regions are both being hit heavily by the coronavirus .
IP routing had one of its best-ever third quarter for sales, and for operating profit. IP routing first is all about delivering double-digit profitability , strong cash flow and gaining market share.
Optical Networks had a strong sales quarter, in part due to an easing of temporary supply chain constraints related to coronavirus. Profitability for this business remains roughly at the breakeven level on an annual basis. In optical networks, we have a turnaround ongoing a strong market position, and the target to deliver mid single-digit operating margins in two to three years.
Fixed access had year-on-year sales growth of 2%, and healthy operating margins in Q3. Our goal is to deliver near term single-digit margins and better than that in the longer term .
And then, the fourth part of this business will be Alcatel Submarine Networks , which is No. 1 in its segment, has a very strong order book, and is on a path to profitability .
We will then hold a call with you on December 16 , when we will share more information about our strategy of market dynamics and additional details about our new business groups .
All our businesses will need to have a path of being one of the market leaders in both revenue and profitability. If there is not the path to reach these goals, we will reassess our options. We either need to be all in to win or not waste our time and shareholders money .
The second was growth by acquisitions, which helped drive our market share growth, but meant that we had to support multiple platforms for many years . This situation has largely been resolved and what is left will be addressed in 2021 as additional new system or chip-based products become available .
Our goal now is to ensure that our strategic framework is supported by concrete operational plans from the businesses, factors that support our ability to generate stronger margins include an expected successful turnaround in mobile access , plan to target new value creation from software led digital services with both CSPs and enterprises, a clear path to maintain technology leadership in IP routing and related ongoing market share gains, more discipline portfolio management with each business required to show a clear path to value creation and not rely on end-to-end strategy justification, and better accountability, productivity and cost structure through our simplified operating model.
Näiden pohjalta mielestäni näyttää että leikkurin uhan alla voisivat olla ei yllättävästi Alcatel Submarine Networks, ja Optical Networks. Optical Networksillä on kyllä jonkin asteinen käänne menossa ja vahva markkina-asema, mutta ei kannattavuutta ja 2-3 vuoden tavoite on noin 5 %:n operatiivinen marginaali. IP Routingin markkinajohtajuutta alleviivataan ja sen hyvää kannattavuutta. Myös fixed access kannattavuuden nähdään kohenevan nykyisestä “single-digit margin”. Näiden lisäksi patenttisalkku on varmasti houkutteleva sen ison hintalapun takia.
Ainiin vielä tuosta Pohjois-Amerikasta. “Our deploy services were down substantially”. We’re heavily dependent on one large customer where activities have been on hold , as they’re focused on future planning. Ei tällä millään voida tarkoittaa T-Mobilea, AT&T voisi olla? Kuten aiemmin olen kirjoitellut AT&T ei nyt investoi mutta T-Mobile investoi vauhdilla. Tähän asiakkuuteen tosiaan (AT&T) liittyy epävarmuuksia. Mitä ajatuksia muilla tästä???