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Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

ALE International SAS, trading as Alcatel-Lucent, is a French software company headquartered in Colombes, France, providing communication equipment and services to telecommunications companies, ISPs and data providers.[1] The company was founded after China Huaxin Post and Telecom Technologies acquired the enterprise division of Alcatel-Lucent in 2014.

History

Background

The company has origins in French telecommunications company Alcatel (acronym for the Société Alsacienne de Constructions Atomiques, de Télécommunications et d'Électronique), that formed as a result of a series of merges and acquisitions by Compagnie Générale d'Electricité (CGE) in the late 1960s. However, the predecessors of the company have been a part of telecommunications industry since the late 19th century.[2]

In 2006, Alcatel-Lucent was formed by the merger of France-based Alcatel and U.S.-based Lucent Technologies, the latter being a successor of AT&T's Western Electric and Bell Labs.[3]

Establishment

Alcatel-Lucent spun off its Enterprise division on 1 October 2014 to Chinese company China Huaxin Post and Telecommunication Economy Development Center (later renamed China Huaxin Post and Telecom Technologies). Alcatel-Lucent retained a 15% stake.[4] ALE International continued to use the Alcatel-Lucent brand name, now licensed from Nokia, which purchased Alcatel-Lucent in 2015.[5][6] In 2016, Alcatel-Lucent was merged into Nokia Networks, while Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise continued as a separate company.[7][8]

Technology and organization

The company develops infrastructure software for access networking, data centers, wireless networks, voice-over-IP, unified communications, contact centers, and cloud services, among others.[1][9] In 2019, ALE was the first vendor to release a certified Wi-Fi 6 outdoor access point.[10][11] In April 2021, it released two Wi-Fi 6 indoor access points.[12] In May 2021, the company designed Rainbow Classroom, a cloud-based virtual classroom for educational institutions with communication tools for remote group learning.[13][14]

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has its main offices at 32 Avenue Kleber in Colombes, France. The company operates its business through three main corporate divisions: Core Networking, Access and Other.[1]

References

  1. Alcatel-Lucent Forbes, retrieved 2024-09-04^
  2. Alcatel-Lucent History (archived) Alcatel-Lucent^
  3. Zeus Kerravala. What's Next for Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise? www.nojitter.com, 11 February 2019, retrieved 2021-04-16^
  4. Hollie Luxford. China Huaxin buys Alcatel Lucent Enterprise DatacenterDynamics, 1 October 2014, retrieved 2017-07-26^
  5. Nokia-Alcatel Lucent Deal Progressing Well As It Gets Department Of Justice Clearance Forbes, June 26, 2015^
  6. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise cédé au groupe China Huaxin itespresso.fr, 6 October 2014, retrieved 2017-07-26^
  7. Hollie Luxford. China Huaxin Acquires Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Business ChinaTechNews.com, 8 October 2014, retrieved 31 May 2021^
  8. Andrew Tonner. Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent Finally Seal the Deal The Motley Fool, 6 January 2016, retrieved 31 May 2021^
  9. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise rolls out new communication platform for Deutscher Sparkassenverlag Telecompaper^
  10. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise debuts entry-level Wi-Fi 6 APs for SMBs Wi-Fi Now, 12 April 2021^
  11. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise debuts 'Stellar' Wi-Fi 6 featuring IoT, security Wi-Fi Now, 21 October 2019^
  12. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise sharpens its focus on Wi-Fi 6 market ITP.Net, 15 April 2021^
  13. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise's Rainbow Classroom solution built to meet e-learning needs BackEndNews, 3 May 2021^
  14. Alcatel-Lucent enhances distance learning with cloud-based solution BusinessMirror, 15 May 2021^