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Alcatel has relaunched A3 10” tablet from its A series. The Alcatel A3 10 comes with a 10’’HD IPS Display (1280 x 800 pixels) with 16M colours. It features ergonomic design and a slim 3D texturized back cover. Equipped with a 4,600mAh non-removable battery, the tablet also packs an 8MP primary and 5MP front camera for snapshots and video calls. Running on Android N 7.0, the device supports 4G LTE connectivity and is powered by a 1.1 GHz quad-core processor alongside 16GB ROM and 3GB RAM of storage. Speaking at the launch, Praveen Valecha, Regional Director, Alcatel India, remarked, “With the success of the launch of A310 in the Indian market. We have come up with all-new specification for the consumers to experience them never like before entertainment on this 10” HD tablet.... Read More

Alcatel has introduced the A3 10’’ tablet for Rs.9,999 in India. The A3 10 is a 4G LTE- supported device and will be now available exclusively at Flipkart from 15th June. Praveen Valecha, Regional Director, Alcatel India, said, “The new A310 was designed to provide our users with a complete immersive experience. The tablet comes with an array of features that are unprecedented at this price and shall change the shape of this segment entirely.” Bipul Kumar, Category Head, Flipkart, added, "The new tablet from Alcatel looks like a potential game-changer. We have had fruitful association with Alcatel in the past, with their innovative products and our wide reach making it an ideal partnership. I believe the new A3 10 is a fantastic offering for our consumers." Read More

Alcatel-Lucent is to help cable operator DEN Networks to launch ultra-broadband Internet connectivity to homes and businesses using GPON fixed access, IP routing and aggregation technologies. With a customer base for its cable TV service of 13 million throughout 200 cities, DEN Networks plans to use fiber-optic access technology to expand its “DEN Boomband” broadband service to 8.5 million city homes within three years. Pradeep Parameswaran of DEN Networks said, “Broadband is our key thrust area and we constantly strive to make the experience fast and consistent for our customers. With Alcatel-Lucent’s fiber and IP routing solutions, we now extend our high-speed Internet connectivity and services superfast surfing experience to more people and businesses around the country.” Read more

Nokia has announced planned leadership and organizational structure that it intends to implement after and subject to the successful closing of the public exchange offer for Alcatel-Lucent securities announced on April 15, 2015. With this transaction, Nokia expects to create an innovation leader in next-generation technology and services for an IP-connected world, and to position the combined company to create the foundation of seamless connectivity for people and things wherever they are. “We are making very good progress on being ready to operate as a combined company when the proposed exchange offer closes,” said Rajeev Suri, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nokia. “After a thorough selection process, I am pleased to announce the company’s future organizational structure and exceptional leaders who will help chart the next steps... Read more

Applicable from May 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015, the Partner Rewards Programme will recognize IRs under two categories – Biggest and Fastest Achievers – for their overall business performance in driving sales for the Alcatel-Lucent OpenTouch Suite for SMB, engineered specifically for SMB customers in India. The OpenTouch Suite for SMB offers all-in-one, end-to-end converged solution for voice and data, with zero touch deployment. It is the perfect response to the social, mobile and visual forces currently driving the needs of the SMBs. The Biggest Achievers category is open to IRs registered under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Partner Program. The accredited IR who achieves minimum ALE business with at least 20-per cent growth during the program period, as against the earlier eight months, will compete in the Biggest Achievers category. The Fastest Achievers category is open for existing as well as new IRs. New IRs need to get accredited by November 30, 2015 to participate in...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Alcatel-Lucent (EURONEXT PARIS AND NYSE: ALU)  and  Qualcomm Technologies(NASDAQ:QCOM)  have announced their plans to collaborate to develop small cell base stations that enhance 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi networks to improve wireless connectivity in residential and enterprise environments. These next-generation small cells would combine Alcatel-Lucent's proven expertise and innovation in developing small cell solutions with Qualcomm Technologies' industry-leading mobile and networking technologies, to enable ultra-broadband wireless communications. The planned collaboration brings the two industry leaders in wireless communications together in the development of small cells to enhance wireless network reception in environments such as urban areas, shopping malls and other enterprise venues. Michel Combes, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent ,  said, "This initiative perfectly illustrates the Shift Plan we announced last month, whi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Alcatel-Lucent is believed to enable the Asia Pacific Telecom Co., Ltd (APT) to expand its delivery of high-speed 3G services and meet customers' growing demand for video, Internet and data services on-the-move. In the second half of 2012, APT is said to extend its existing comprehensive list of fixed and mobile services to deliver seamless data services - including the latest multimedia applications - to business and residential customers. This is expected to provide a new experience for customers, enabling them to switch from text to voice to video on the communications most convenient at the time and wherever they are - in the home, office or on the move. Over the course of the supply agreement, Alcatel-Lucent claims to replace equipment previously supplied to APT by other vendors. Additionally, as it continues to evolve its network to offer even higher speeds and a greater variety of services, APT is said to be able to utilise Alcate...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Alcatel-Lucent has been chosen by France Telecom-Orange to considerably increase the capacity of its optical fiber network linking Paris and London and therefore meet increasing demand by its customers in bandwidth. After a field trial carried out in the autumn, a first 100 Gigabit per second (100G) connection was put into operation at the end of last November and a second connection will be available by the end of December. High-speed data networks are at the heart of the digital economy, supporting services such as video and multimedia content distribution, social networking, e-commerce and a vast array of business transactions. To meet the ever-growing demand for such services, operators need to be able to continually increase bandwidth, while maintaining exceptional transmission quality and keeping costs in check. The solution deployed is part of Alcatel-Lucent's Converged Backbone Transformation Solution, a key domain of the Alcatel...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP and Alcatel-Lucent have jointly developed a solution to help organizations move, store and access vast amounts of information by integrating data center infrastructure technology and high-performance communications networks. The new HP and Alcatel-Lucent Data Center Network Connect (DCNC) is an integrated architecture that brings together the strengths of data center technology with high-performance communications networks to offer enterprises the same levels of reliability, speed and capacity that are available on telecommunication service provider networks - now at a substantially lower cost. "Clients are creating vast amounts of information that needs to be resourced, distributed and shared without compromising the quality of data or the speed at which it's delivered. HP and Alcatel-Lucent provide clients a way to securely share extremely high volumes of data between data center sites when and where it's needed in an instan...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Alcatel-Lucent and INEO have announced the official signing of the "RDIP-Air" (for air force base Internet Protocol service networks) Partnership Agreement with the Direction Generale de l'Armement (DGA), the French defense agency. Closely associated on this project as industrial partners, Alcatel-Lucent and INEO Defense have also the support of financial partners: Caisse des Depots and the SEIEF investment company (South Europe Infrastructure Equity Finance). This Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is backed by a 16-year contract valued at Euro350 million. As part of this contract, Alcatel-Lucent - as the consortium lead - will coordinate the design, deployment, financing, management and maintenance of IP (Internet Protocol)-based telecommunication networks at French metropolitan air force bases. These networks will carry general air force base data as well as information pertaining to military air control and airspace protecti...