Lucent, Alcatel deal sheds 9,000 jobs
Around 9,000 jobs are to be shed when the merger between Lucent and Alcatel is completed, the companies said Monday night. In a statement, the pair said they “are on track to complete… the merger...
View ArticleAlcatel and Nortel ink $320m UMTS deal
Alcatel announced Friday that it had signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Nortel to acquire its UMTS network radio access business and related assets for $320m (£168m). Under the...
View ArticleLucent snaps up Mobilitec for IMS portfolio
In a bid to further enhance its 3G portfolio following the mega merger with Alcatel, US equipment vendor Lucent Technologies this week announced an agreement to acquire Mobilitec, a developer of...
View ArticleAlcatel and Lucent move closer
Alcatel and Lucent moved another step towards their proposed merger Tuesday as the Committee on Foreign investment in the US (CFIUS) gave its blessing to the deal under the provisions of the...
View ArticleAlcatel: Out for a Duck
Chinese handset vendor TCL Communications staged the UK launch of the Mandarina Duck handset in London today. Operating under its European brand name Alcatel – the French telecoms giant has a five per...
View ArticleLTE backers complete test calls
Wireless broadband technology Long Term Evolution (LTE), moved a step closer to commercial reality on Thursday as Alcatel-Lucent and LG Electronics announced the completion of test calls. The...
View ArticleStars in their eyes
The difference between Apple and Samsung launching a new device is that when Apple does it, the handset is the star. When Samsung does it, it needs to hire in the stars to promote its new wares. Alas,...
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Facebook and Orange team up on dedicated handsets
The Alcatel One Touch 908F, developed in collaboration with Orange and Facebook International mobile operator Orange has announced a collaboration with Facebook on a range of sub-€100 handsets...
View ArticleAlcatel-Lucent debuts ‘Zero Touch Vectoring’
Paris-headquartered telecoms equipment vendor Alcatel-Lucent has announced an innovation for VDSL2 Vectoring, called ‘Zero Touch Vectoring’, designed to eliminate the need to update the firmware on all...
View ArticleAlcatel Lucent: Marcus Weldon, Corporate CTO
Alcatel Lucent: Marcus Weldon, Corporate CTO speaks at the 13th Annual Broadband World Forum 2013
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Palm brand apparently acquired by TCL Alcatel for 2015 US smartphone push
Looks like Alcatel is planning a US move Having already disposed of the majority of its abortive Palm acquisition, HP has now handed over the brand. While there has been no formal announcement from...
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