“Operators’ intention to unify and jointly use networks will certainly impact their businesses, as sales volumes are likely to decrease. They will have to increase operating costs and outsource certain services,” Petolea also said.
He added that Alcatel has been present in Romania since 1991 and has invested over EUR400 million ever since, with EUR15 million going annually to the country’s state budget, for a 20-year period.
Giovanni Dalla Vedova, head of sales Ericsson Romania & Moldova, said the telecom market is solid and is growing, not only in value, but also in terms of the services provided.
Vedova also said the market is no longer an infrastructure one, as digital services have penetrated all economic sectors and there are customers who opt for digital services.
Vlad Doicaru, integrated accounts director at Huawei Technologies, said the company has seen modest, yet stable growth this year. and is vying to meet at least last year’s targets.
He also said investments will target the 4G network, but also the sector of fixed line operators – fiber to the home.
Speaking about the network sharing agreement between Orange and Vodafone, Doicaru said telecom operators resort to synergies, as they want to cut costs, which is only natural.
According to Doicaru, Romania mainly uses the group strategy when it comes to validating technologies and then implements them locally.