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Alcatel

Alcatel SA was a French industrial conglomerate that was active between 1963 and 2006. It had roots in Compagnie Générale d’Electricité (CGE), a conglomerate founded in 1898 as an early state-owned cable and telephone equipment company that later expanded into construction, shipbuilding and energy. In telecommunications, Alcatel was a major supplier of…

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Founded
1898; 128 years ago (1898) (as Compagnie Générale d'Electricité) · 1963; 63 years ago (1963) (as Société Alsacienne de Constructions Atomiques, de Télécommunications et d'Électronique) [a]
Industry
Telecommunications
Headquarters
Paris, France
Defunct
December 1, 2006; 19 years ago (2006-12-01)
Fate
Renamed to Alcatel-Lucent after acquiring Lucent Technologies
Traded as
Euronext: ACL NYSE: ACL

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Alcatel

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Triples87
Avg. degree1.97
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Alcatel

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related to Telecommunications focus · 40
Alcatel → Alcatel Alsthom, Alcatel Network Systems, Alcatel Shanghai Bell, Alcatel Space, Alcatel Telecom, Alsthom, Alsthom GEC, Alstom, Areva, Assured Access, Astral Point Communications Inc, Cegelec, CEO, DSC Communications, DSL, Framatome, French, Furthermore, Genesys, In
related to Formation and early activities · 38
Alcatel → Alcatel's, Alsthom, Alsthom Atlantique, Ambroise Roux, British General Electric Company, Cables, Cegelec, CGE, CGEE-Alsthom, CIT, Constructions Mécaniques, During, ENTE, France, François Mitterrand, French, French Government, GEC Alsthom, In, ITT
Founded · 2
Alcatel → 1898; 128 years ago (1898) (as Compagnie Générale d'Electricité), 1963; 63 years ago (1963) (as Société Alsacienne de Constructions Atomiques, de Télécommunications et d'Électronique) [a]
Defunct · 1
Alcatel → December 1, 2006; 19 years ago (2006-12-01)
Fate · 1
Alcatel → Renamed to Alcatel-Lucent after acquiring Lucent Technologies
Headquarters · 1
Alcatel → Paris, France
Industry · 1
Alcatel → Telecommunications
Traded as · 1
Alcatel → Euronext: ACL NYSE: ACL
Type · 1
Alcatel → public
Website · 1
Alcatel → alcatel.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2000-12-14)

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cge company alsthom telecommunications acquired later de compagnie stake alcatel-lucent french years became year percent formed telecom conglomerate société alsacienne

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AlcatelDefunctDecember 1, 2006; 19 years ago (2006-12-01)1.00infobox
AlcatelFateRenamed to Alcatel-Lucent after acquiring Lucent Technologies1.00infobox
AlcatelFounded1898; 128 years ago (1898) (as Compagnie Générale d'Electricité)1.00infobox
AlcatelFounded1963; 63 years ago (1963) (as Société Alsacienne de Constructions Atomiques, de Télécommunications et d'Électronique) [a]1.00infobox
AlcatelHeadquartersParis, France1.00infobox
AlcatelIndustryTelecommunications1.00infobox
AlcatelTraded asEuronext: ACL NYSE: ACL1.00infobox
AlcatelTypepublic1.00infobox
AlcatelWebsitealcatel.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2000-12-14)1.00infobox
Alcatelrelated to Formation and early activitiesIn0.60section
Alcatelrelated to Formation and early activitiesCIT0.60section
Alcatelrelated to Formation and early activitiesENTE0.60section

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