Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is building the digital future for all

Event to spotlight ALE strategy on secure IoT, AI and hybrid developments for Business Partners across key verticals - education, transport, healthcare, hospitality and government markets.

Thursday, 4th January 2018 Posted 8 years ago in Digital Business Infrastructure Networking by Phil Alsop

ALE, marketed under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise brand, will kick off 2018 with its annual Europe North Business Partner, Sales and Analyst Conference in Riga, Latvia January 22-26. This year at the Connex18 event, to be attended by over 200 partners and leading industry analysts, ALE will unveil new strategic partnerships and product developments. Attendees will also hear how a new billion-dollar city is being built from the ground up to meet today’s digital lifestyle expectations with help from Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise technology.

At the event, ALE will outline its vision and growth plan - “Vision 2020” - for the coming years via presentations, interactive sessions, workshops and analyst discussions, while exploring the latest innovations in the ALE technology and solutions portfolios. As customers discover the transformative possibilities enabled by digital technology, Connex18 reveals the critical factors shaping the digital future of organisations. Key technologies spotlighted at the event will include Artificial Intelligence, hybrid/cloud communications platforms, secure IoT networks and tailored solutions for specific vertical industries such as education, transport, healthcare and hospitality.

Rukmini Glanard, Senior Vice President, EUNO Region at ALE
“Connex18 is an opportunity to align with our partners on the latest developments in secure high-performance networking, cloud and CPaaS. We have an experienced and dynamic partner network in the Europe North region and together we can address specific industry needs which help customers meet the challenges of the ever-evolving digital workplace. Whether it’s eliminating capital costs, exploring new business models, introducing automated technology or improving collaboration and connectivity, businesses are looking for new ways to generate growth and greater value from their networking and communications infrastructure. ALE will also celebrate and recognise our Business Partners for those joint successes in 2017 as part of the annual ALE Awards ceremony.”

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is building the digital future for all

Event to spotlight ALE strategy on secure IoT, AI and hybrid developments for Business Partners across key verticals - education, transport, healthcare, hospitality and government markets.

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