Alcatel-Lucent, founded in 2006, is a French multi-national telecommunications hardware corporation. It centers on mobile, fixed, and converged networking hardware, software and services, IP technologies and its functions are spread across 130 countries. Alcatel-Lucent combined 2 entities — Alcatel and Lucent Technologies — which shared a common lineage dating back to 1986, the year Alcatel’s parent company, CGE (la Compagnie Générale d’Electricité), acquired ITT’s European telecom business. Nearly 60 years earlier, ITT had purchased most of AT&T’s manufacturing operations outside the United States. Lucent Technologies was spun off from AT&T.
Head Quarters:
- Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Key People:
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) — Michel Combes
- Chairman — Philippe Camus
Logo:
- It was designed by EURO RSCG Worldwide. The logo is literal unity between Alcatel’s 'A' and Lucent’s 'L' which together form 'The Infinity Symbol'. According to the press release it should look like it is 'drawn by hand' portraying the combination of two great companies creating a better future for its employees, its customers and its customers’ customers. The new identity also symbolizes the 'endless possibilities for the future of the combined company, and its commitment to being a strong, stable and enduring ally for our customers around the world.’
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Achievements:
- Alcatel-Lucent IMS for Voice over LTE named “Best Mobile Network Product for Serving Customers” by GSMA.
- Alcatel-Lucent’s StrongHer Initiative Wins 2014 GEM-TECH Global Achiever Award.
- Alcatel-Lucent is the only company to have achieved CTSS certification six times.
- Alcatel-Lucent Awarded the 2014 INTERNET TELEPHONY NFV Pioneer and Cloud Computing Excellence Awards.
- Alcatel-Lucent passes 5 million VDSL2 vectoring lines shipped confirming global adoption of ultra-broadband access over copper.
- Alcatel-Lucent Cloud DVR solution wins TV Connect Industry Award 2014.
- Alcatel-Lucent receives world-class recognition for industry leadership and ‘Gold Class’ performance in sustainability.
- Alcatel-Lucent wins Emmy® Award for contributing to fundamental changes in how television is watched