Alcatel

Alcatel is a global company involved in Networks and Communications industry. The company Alcatel-Lucent was formed after the merger of Alcatel and Lucent Technologies on December 1st, 2006.

The origin of Alcatel dates back to 1898. History of Lucent dates back to 1869.Alcatel-Lucent’s history of common lineage can be traced back to 1986, when Alcatel’s parent company CGE (la Compagnie Générale d’Electricité), acquired ITT’s European telecom business.

ITT had purchased most of AT&T’s manufacturing operations outside the United States nearly 60 years ago. AT&T was the former parent company of Lucent.

In 2006, with these common lineages back together, Alcatel-Lucent has become global communications solutions provider, with the maximum end-to-end portfolio of solutions and services in the industry.

Mission of Alcatel-Lucent is to enrich people’s lives by transforming world communication. The company provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users.

They are leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband access, carrier and enterprise IP technologies, applications, and services. Alcatel-Lucent offers end-to-end solutions enabling compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move.

The areas of operation or businesses of Alcatel-Lucent are:

• Wireless business
• Enterprise business
• Carrier business
• Convergence business
• Services business

They offer:

• User centric experience
• Broadband for all
• Business Critical Communications
• Competitive Transformation
• Consult and design services
• Maintenance and Operation services
• Enterprise and Government services
• Integration and Deployment services

Key Statistics:

• Holds assets of $24,906.6 millions.
• Alcatel has made profits of $1,206.5 millions in 2006.
• Alcatel-Lucent has 79,000 employees.
• The company operates in more than 130 countries.

Alcatel-Lucent’s organization covers five business groups and four geographic regions.

• Carrier business group has the subdivisions---
  • Wireless group
  • Wireline group
  • Convergence group
• The Enterprise Business group focuses on business customers
• The Services Business Group --designing, deploying, managing and maintaining networks worldwide.

International Ranking

• Alcatel ranks 411 in the world according to Fortune Magazine
• The Forbes Magazine has ranked Alcatel 316 in the world in 2006.

Headquarter Address:

54 rue la Boétie
Paris 75008
France
Phone: 33-1-4076-1010
Website URL: www.alcatel-lucent.com