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Alcatel-Lucent News ( NYSE: ALU )

World’s first call over LTE network (Long Term Evolution)

September 2, 2010 Alcatel-Lucent News ( NYSE: ALU )

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) achieved an industry first by successfully completing a data call using a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless broadband network operating at Band 14 , the spectrum earmarked for public safety agencies in the United States. The call demonstrates the readiness of the network to support current public safety applications [...]

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OpenPlug Acquired by Alcatel-Lucent

September 1, 2010 Alcatel-Lucent News ( NYSE: ALU )

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has acquired the mobile software and applications development tools vendor OpenPlug. By acquiring OpenPlug, ALU deepens its role in the applications space by delivering, as part of its integrated suite of developer tools, a platform where application developers can write an application once, which will then be translated to [...]

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Alcatel-Lucent remains the leader in the CDMA space

August 10, 2010 Alcatel-Lucent News ( NYSE: ALU )

Alcatel-Lucent remains the leader in the CDMA space according to Dell’Oro’s latest Mobility Infrastructure report. Not only does Dell’Oro place Alcatel-Lucent as the historical leader in CDMA (leading in CDMA revenues since 3Q’01), the industry analyst firm also acknowledges that Alcatel-Lucent has reinforced its number one position on a quarterly basis, growing its market share [...]

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Gartner “Strong Positive” for Genesys

August 3, 2010 Alcatel-Lucent News ( NYSE: ALU )

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that Genesys, its customer service software arm, based on evaluation of the Genesys interactive voice response (IVR) solution, iCFD (intelligent customer front door), received a “Strong Positive,” the highest rating possible, in Gartner’s MarketScope for IVR Systems and Enterprise Voice Portals* report¹. “Businesses focused on providing a [...]

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HKBN offers 1 Gbps broadband services to residential customers (US$26/month)

July 6, 2010 Alcatel-Lucent News ( NYSE: ALU )

Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited (HKBN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of City Telecom (H.K.) Limited (SEHK: 1137 and NASDAQ: CTEL), has launched a symmetric 1 Gbps broadband servicesAt US$26/month offering – powered by Alcatel-Lucent’s gigabit passive optical network (GPON) solution. , the offer, which targets Hong Kong’s residential market, is amongst the world’s best “value for [...]

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Verizon completes industry-leading 100G Ethernet field trial

June 23, 2010 Alcatel-Lucent News ( NYSE: ALU )

Continuing to lead the industry in 100G technology, Verizon has completed a field trial carrying 100 gigabit-per-second Ethernet traffic on a metropolitan Ethernet infrastructure. Using Alcatel-Lucent equipment deployed in Verizon’s Switched Ethernet Services network, the trial successfully transmitted data over 12.7 kilometers (7.9 miles) of field fiber in the company’s Dallas area network. Verizon SES [...]

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Alcatel-Lucent 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report

June 8, 2010 Alcatel-Lucent News ( NYSE: ALU )

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) issued its 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, which gives an update on the company’s actions to operate as a responsible and involved corporate citizen.  The report provides details on a broad range of activities including: Initiating the formation of the industry-wide GreenTouch™ consortium and launching the Alcatel-Lucent Alternative [...]

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Apollo and Alcatel-Lucent break submarine networking speed barrier

May 11, 2010 Alcatel-Lucent News ( NYSE: ALU )

At the SubOptic tradeshow in Yokohama Japan today, Apollo, a UK based company who owns and operates one of the most advanced transatlantic fiber optic cable system in existence today, and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced the achievement of an industry milestone with the successful demonstration of the transmission of approximately three terabits [...]

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Alcatel-Lucent Q1 2010

May 6, 2010 Alcatel-Lucent News ( NYSE: ALU )

EXECUTIVE COMMENTARY Ben Verwaayen, CEO, commented: “We are witnessing a recovery in the telecommunications equipment and related services market in some geographical areas especially North America. This recovery is driven by key technologies such as IP, terrestrial optics and WCDMA/LTE. With a solid position in all of these areas, Alcatel-Lucent is experiencing a strong increase [...]

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