Siemens AG announced an organizational change following its quarterly financial results Thursday. The German-based supplier set up of a new business in the United States called Siemens Communications, which will combine wireless and wireline infrastructure, devices and Internet Protocol convergence applications.
The new business’s CEO and president will be Andy Mattes, who has been leading the vendor’s U.S. networking activity.
“We have created Siemens Communications to address the revolution in communications brought about by the explosion of mobile communications devices and solutions and the exciting possibilities of IP converged solutions,” said Mattes.
This is the biggest U.S. announcement by Siemens since it joined the New York Stock Exchange a few years back to underline the value of its business in the country.
“The U.S. market is particularly compelling for Siemens Communications because our technology is giving customers -from teenage cell-phone users to CIOs of large corporations-some of the most innovative communications tools and solutions in the world,” said Mattes.
The organizational merger, which will be completed in October, will serve as the largest installed base of wireless and wireline carrier and enterprise customers in the world, serving U.S. operators in an end-to-end fashion, according to the company.
