Bharti Airtel to buyout its joint venture with Alcatel Lucent

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 14:43

Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said it is buying the entire shareholding in the joint venture with Alcatel Lucent, as part of a new business model to manage fixed line and broadband networks.

RCom awards over Rs 5,400 crore contract to Alcatel-Lucent

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 15:25

RCom has pan-India telecom network covering over 24,000 towns and 600,000 villages.

Alcatel-Lucent to provide gear to Airtel for Africa operations

Last Updated: Monday, December 10, 2012, 18:24

Alcatel-Lucent will supply advanced new IP (Internet Protocol)-based networking technology to support Bharti Airtel in delivery of new mobile broadband data and video services in Africa, Alcatel-Lucent said in a statement.

India is important R&D centre and market: Alcatel Lucent

Last Updated: Monday, October 15, 2012, 19:09

The firm in July this year had said it would reduce headcount by 5,000 globally and exit or restructure non-profitable markets to save 1.25 billion euros by the end of 2013.

Alcatel-Lucent to axe 5,000 jobs, exit non-profitable markets

Last Updated: Thursday, July 26, 2012, 18:25

Alcatel Lucent (ALU) Thursday said it will reduce headcount by 5,000 globally and exit or restructure non-profitable markets to save Euro 1.25 billion by the end of 2013.

BSNL to buy equipment from ZTE, ALU for over 10 mn lines

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 19:03

Chinese telecom gear firm ZTE and European firm Alcatel Lucent will supply equipment to BSNL for network expansion involving 10.37 million lines.

Telecom vendors growth dipped in FY'12 to Rs 1.13 lakh crore

Last Updated: Monday, June 25, 2012, 19:32

The estimation done by telecom journal Voice&Data showed that the turnover of telecom equipment and devices segment in the country declined by 0.83 percent compared to Rs 1,14,133 crore in 2010-11 fiscal year.

Vendors refuse to supply gear to BSNL at ZTE's prices

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 19:44

BSNL had issued them advance purchase order in which they were offered a chance to supply equipment at the price quoted by ZTE.

Alcatel Lucent to create CEN-based IP network for Airtel

Last Updated: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 16:02

This network would also be catering to the DSL broadband as well as 2G/3G/4G voice and data traffic.

BSNL to issue 14.37 mn line purchase order by Feb-end

Last Updated: Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12:35

The 14.37 million lines tender floated by BSNL includes planning, financing, engineering, supply, installation, testing, commissioning and annual maintenance.