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News The largest handset maker in the world, Nokia, was joined by Alcatel-Lucent, NEC, NextWave Wireless and Sony Ericsson. Several companies yesterday agreed to sign their names to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) framework for the next generation of... [15 Apr 2008]
Swinton Insurance gets chatty with IP tech
News High street insurance chain Swinton has completed a roll-out of IP telephony and contact centre technology from Alcatel-Lucent. The technology used includes the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise platform along with its OmniTouch call centre... [21 Feb 2008]
More jobs to go at Alcatel-Lucent
News Alcatel-Lucent is to cut 4,000 jobs and undergo major restructuring after it posted a third-quarter loss of €258m. Also departing Alcatel-Lucent in the restructuring is Christian Reinaudo, head of the Europe and North region. [01 Nov 2007]
European R&D spending on the up
News Other tech companies in the European top 50 include Alcatel Lucent, BT, SAP and Siemens. Research and development investment from European Union-based companies has increased by 7.4 per cent in the past financial year - but continues to lag behind... [08 Oct 2007]
Judge throws out $1.5bn MP3 decision
News Microsoft has won a reversal of a $1.5bn jury verdict against it for infringing on a patent for MP3 technology held by Alcatel-Lucent. Furthermore, it doesn't allow Lucent-Alcatel to sue Microsoft for infringement because Fraunhofer wasn't included... [07 Aug 2007]
London gets free wi-fi network
News Paris is currently building a free citywide wi-fi network in partnership with Alcatel-Lucent and mobile operator SFR. A free metropolitan wi-fi network has been launched in London, continuing the gradual trend towards free public wireless access in... [16 Jul 2007]
100Mbps mobiles coming soon?
News Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel, Orange and its parent company France Telecom, T-Mobile and Vodafone have all announced their intention to work together on promoting LTE (long term evolution), a super high speed... [08 May 2007]
Windows users 'paying $20 patent tax'
News The SFLC, which supports open source software, worked out the 'tax' by calculating the amount Microsoft has spent on lost patent cases - such as the $1.5bn settlement with Alcatel-Lucent - which totals $4bn and then adding the $100m in legal fees... [20 Apr 2007]
Microsoft lucks out in latest patent case
News A week after Microsoft was ordered to hand over $1.5bn in an Alcatel-Lucent MP3 patent dispute, a US federal judge has ruled the Windows maker did not violate a patent at the heart of a second trial which was set to begin soon. [05 Mar 2007]
Shock: Microsoft hit with $1.5bn patent ruling
News A federal jury in San Diego has ordered Microsoft to pay $1.5bn to Alcatel-Lucent in a patent dispute over MP3 audio technology used in Windows. The case could have broader implications, should Alcatel-Lucent pursue claims against other companies... [23 Feb 2007]
Nortel to slash 10 per cent of workforce
News Nortel is facing increased pressure from competitors, some of which are merging (such as Alcatel and Lucent) and some of which are new rivals entering its markets. Alcatel-Lucent said last week it would revise upwards its previously announced job... [12 Feb 2007]
Nortel joins BT's 21CN gang
News Alcatel, Ciena, Cisco, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Huawei, Lucent and Siemens all already made the procurement cut. Nortel has become the latest vendor on BT's books for supplying 21CN kit. Nortel will now be one of the suppliers of BT's 21CN Ethernet... [16 Jan 2007]
Microsoft is 2006 takeover titan
News The largest global technology deal in 2006 was Alcatel's acquisition of Lucent at $11.5bn. Microsoft racked up the largest number of global acquisitions in 2006 with 14 takeovers. Oracle and KPN were placed joint second, with 13 acquisitions apiece... [15 Jan 2007]
VoIP market growing "every quarter"
News The largest market share went to Cisco (34.2 per cent), followed by Avaya and Alcatel. Both Cisco and Alcatel improved their market share during the period. The market for enterprise IP telephony infrastructure in Western Europe continues to grow. [14 Dec 2006]
Alcatel slaps Microsoft with patent claims
News Alcatel has filed two lawsuits against Microsoft alleging infringement of seven of its patents. Lucent, which is due to merge with Alcatel by 30 November, was already involved in a patent dispute with Microsoft over video-decoding technology in its... [24 Nov 2006]
