Ignoring its strength in CDMA, Alcatel-Lucent is wasting resources on other technologies, thus losing ground in CDMA to Chinese cost-cutting vendors Huawei and ZTE.
Alcatel-Lucent has not invested as much as other companies in 4G technology. With the advent of the digital native, if the market were to suddenly shift away from 3G, Alcatel-Lucent would be left in the dust.
Alcatel-Lucent is at the beck and call of telecom service providers; demand fluctuations for new services could lead to unpredictable business cycles for Alcatel-Lucent as service vendors decrease or increase investment.
Delays, inefficiencies, and errors in the way the merger is handled across international lines could lead to slowed revenue growth and even revenue losses.
Delays, inefficiencies, and errors in the way the merger is handled across international lines could lead to slowed revenue growth and even revenue losses.