LUCENT The formation of Alcatel-Lucent in 2006 created the worldâx80x99s first truly global communications solutions provider, with the most complete, end-to-end portfolio of solutions and services in the industry. Alcatel-Lucent combined 2 entities âx80x94 Alcatel and Lucent Technologies âx80x94 which shared a common lineage dating back to 1986, the year Alcatelâx80x99s parent company, CGE (la Compagnie Générale dâx80x99Electricité), acquired ITTâx80x99s European telecom business. Nearly 60 years earlier, ITT had purchased most of AT&Tâx80x99s manufacturing operations outside the United States. Lucent Technologies was spun off from AT&T. - See more at: https://www.alcatel-lucent.com/about/history#sthash.A3oo3K5v.dpuf

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