Alcatel-Lucent

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Alcatel-Lucent
Company typePublic (Euronext: ALU, NYSE: ALU, TYO: 6687)
Industrytelecommunications
Founded1898
Headquarters
Paris, France & Murray Hill, New Jersey
,
France
Key people
Patricia Russo (ex-Lucent), CEO and Serge Tchuruk (ex-Alcatel), chairman
Productsprovides hardware, software and services to telecommunications service providers and enterprises
RevenueIncrease17.8 Billion EUR (2007) (combined from Alcatel and Lucent Technologies)[1]
Number of employees
77,000 (2008)
Websitewww.alcatel-lucent.com

Alcatel-Lucent is one of the world's biggest industry players in telecommunications that provides hardware, software, and services to service providers and enterprises all over the globe. The company is incorporated in France. The company does business in 132 countries, with almost equal sales distribution coming from both its European and North American regions, and an additional third of its channel located elsewhere in the world. Alcatel-Lucent was formed after Alcatel merged with Lucent Technologies on December 1, 2006.[2]

On March 10, 2008, Alcatel-Lucent announced they will aquire privately held consulting firm Reachview Technologies.

History

Americas headquarters in Murray Hill, New Jersey and rest of the world headquarters in Paris (France), with significant operations in and around Murray Hill, Chicago, and around Paris, Alcatel-Lucent has a long history. The original home of the company was the Murray Hill, New Jersey and it still maintains R&D and Bell-Labs operations in the that area.

Areas of business

Alcatel is mostly well known for its DSL multiplexers, used for high-speed Internet access over ADSL and VDSL. It had over 40% of the world DSLAM market in 2007, with more than 143 million lines shipped. It has a partnership with Microsoft as of 2004 to provide IPTV services via its TPSDA (Triple Play Services Delivery Architecture) over DSL and using its 7x50 VPLS/MPLS routers and switches to service providers such as AT&T in the United States. It is also a leading provider of optical transmission equipment, especially for submarine communications cable. Genesys, a U.S. subsidiary, is a leading provider of call centre software.

Alcatel-Lucent is also the world leader in point-to-point microwave radios and wireless transmission; with over 50 years expertise and over 17% of the global market share in 2005. It has a field-proven experience in deploying and managing wireless transmission networks and 2G, 2.5G, and 3G mobile backhauling.

Alcatel-Lucent has several notable non-network-based businesses. It has a Transport Solutions division that provides routing, control and network management for railway and mass transit operators, such as city undergrounds in Berlin, London and New York.

Lucent buyout

On April 2, 2006, Alcatel announced a merger with its U.S. competitor, Lucent. The combined company, Alcatel-Lucent, was expected to have revenues of approximately $25 billion U.S. based on 2005 calendar results. [1]

The acquisition was completed on December 1, 2006.

On February 8, 2008, Alcatel-Lucent posting a $3.74 billion fourth-quarter loss and canceled its 2007 dividend, after taking a writedown of more than $3 billion on its U.S. wireless business. Analysts suggested that Alcatel shareholders had overpaid for Lucent.[2]

Organisation

Offices

Business groups

  • Carrier, including Government
  • Enterprise
  • Services

Lawsuits

Alcatel-Lucent v. Microsoft

Main article: Alcatel-Lucent v. Microsoft

Lucent Technologies filed suit against Gateway and Dell, claiming they had violated patents on MP3, MPEG and other technologies developed by Bell Labs, a division of predecessor company American Telephone & Telegraph. Microsoft voluntarily joined the lawsuit in April of 2003, and Alcatel was added after it acquired Lucent. The case, involving a number of patents, is pending in U.S. District Court in San Diego, California.[when?]

The first part of the case involved two audio coding patents that Alcatel-Lucent claimed were infringed by Microsoft's Windows Media Player application. Alcatel-Lucent won the trial and $1.52 Billion in damages, but the Judge granted[3] Microsoft's motion for judgment and new trial.[4],[5] Alcatel-Lucent says it will appeal.[6]

In the second part of the case, the Judge ruled that Microsoft had not violated Alcatel-Lucent's patents relating to speech recognition and the case was therefore dismissed before going to trial. Alcatel-Lucent intends to appeal.[7][8]

The third part of the case involves several user interface-related patents, is scheduled to begin on May 21.[when?]

Additional patent infringement cases, some filed by Microsoft and some filed by Alcatel-Lucent, are pending across the U.S..

Ex-Alcatel problems and shortcomings

Alcatel is seriously questioned in Costa Rica due to bribes to high ranking government officials particularly in the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) -the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity- to persuade them to purchase the country's cellular telephone network from them [citation needed]. The issue is still outstanding in Costa Rica's highest courts[citation needed]. Also, there are other issues standing due to the low quality of the equipment and signal of the mentioned equipment.[citation needed]

Corporate image

The corporate image and brand image of the company was designed by Euro RSCG.[9]

It vaguely represents A and L which stand for Alcatel and Lucent and also symbolizes infinity. According to their website [10], "It symbolizes infinity. It implies movement. Its colour combines the stability of blue with the energy of red".

See also

References

  1. ^ "2006: Alcatel-Lucent Merger" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Alcatel-Lucent Company Overview Fact Sheet".
  3. ^ http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/download/legal/Other/08-06-07Alcatel-LucentRuling.pdf
  4. ^ BBC NEWS | Business | Microsoft faces $1.5bn MP3 payout
  5. ^ Microsoft hit with $1.5 billion patent verdict | CNET News.com
  6. ^ Bangeman, Eric (August 06, 2007). "Judge tosses verdict, $1.52 billion award in Microsoft MP3 patent case". arstechnica. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |accessdatep= ignored (help)
  7. ^ Broache, Anne (March 2, 2007). "Microsoft wins in second Alcatel-Lucent patent suit". CNET News.com. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
  8. ^ Montalbano, Elizabeth (March 03, 2007). "One Patent Claim Against Microsoft Dropped". {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |accessdatep= ignored (help)
  9. ^ "Euro RSCG set to win Alcatel Lucent rebranding task".
  10. ^ Alcatel Lucent: Because the world is always on

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