TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd. - one of largest companies for production electronic equipment in China. Started its activity in 1981. TCL was founded by the Chinese government and at first was only engaged in government contracts. Mainly manufacturing of electronic elements of wide use, tape cassettes and so on. However, later orders began to arrive from private companies, and not only from China. TCL owes a lot to such offices as Philips, Toshiba, Panasonic.
Thanks to Western partners, TCL opened up new business horizons, and by the end of the 80s they began to assemble their own boards for video devices and other household appliances. By the end of the 1990s, the Chinese electrical engineering manufacturer was seriously thinking about promoting its products on the world market. In Europe and North America, TCL received a very warm welcome. The company's products very quickly entered the Western markets, and TCL declared itself to the world.
TCL has always put innovation first. In China, they became pioneers in many areas - Computer techologies, mobile devices, Appliances.
Nowadays
In the CIS countries, they learned about TCL through mobile Alcatel phones. In 2004, a Chinese company bought this French brand and merged it with its subsidiary TCL Communication. The newly formed organization was named TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones Limited. The purchase of Alcatel was a major milestone in the company's history. Sales of mobile devices under this brand grew every year. In 2010, TCL sold 36 million devices and accessories. In 2011, Alcatel tablets appear on the world market. 
TCL's revenues grew by leaps and bounds. Trying to consolidate financial success and at the same time get another industrial giant as a partner, TCL Corporation establishes joint venture with Toshiba Consumer. The established company starts manufacturing washing machines and refrigerators.
TCL do not stand still and continue to master various areas electronic equipment. Today, the company occupies one of the leading positions in the world in the production of household appliances, video equipment, home and mobile phones, cooling equipment, etc. They have representative offices in many European and Asian countries, but TCL management plans to establish a single production of its products in the US , European and Asian continent.
About Alcatel phones
It is not known how the fate of this French brand, if he had not joined the ranks of TCL. However, one myth should be immediately dispelled - mobile devices are just a side business for Alcatel. The main field of activity is telecommunication equipment. Moreover, this business is very successful. Perhaps this name became known to an ordinary layman only thanks to phones, but in fact, Alcatel has long penetrated all sorts of corners mobile business: supply of communication technologies for mobile operators and ISPs, providing a wide range of services to large corporations and government organizations, installing and maintaining broadband mobile networks Worldwide. And this is only a small part of what Alcatel is doing. But the French preferred to deal with mobile phones together with TCL. 
Alcatel phones have proven themselves to be solid, award-winning devices at an affordable price. Smartphones run on the Android OS, have high-definition pictures, a nice design with a hint of austerity, a camera with relatively good resolutions and fairly good performance. Users also praise the loud and clear sound.
Of the shortcomings, the fragility of the work is noted. Some owners complain about Android crashes after a few months. The inconvenient SIM card slot also makes up a small percentage of all negative reviews. These minuses are not a drop in the ocean, but so far they do not allow Alcatel smartphones to be classified as “failed”. After all, as mentioned above, sales growth is steadily going up, and consumers are used to voting with a bill. The latest on our website about Alcatel smartphones. 
ABOUT trademark Alcatel
Alcatel was founded in France in 1898 under the name Compagnie Générale d'Electricité (CGE). In December 2006, Alcatel merged with the American company Lucent Technologies. The combined company was named Alcatel-Lucent. Alcatel was engaged in the supply of equipment and software products for telecommunications, however, it is better known to the general consumer as a manufacturer of mobile and cordless telephones. Interestingly, prior to 2010, Alcatel-Lucent held all legal rights to the MP3 audio format.
Since 2007, Alcatel-Lucent has suffered multi-billion dollar losses and its turnover has been declining. In 2011, the market value of the company is steadily declining.
The first Alcatel mobile phone was released in 1995. In 2011, the company introduced 15 cell phone models.
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Phone "Alcatel OT-C701" is an ordinary, clear phone without show-offs. But people are scared away by its cheapness and stupid appearance, but in vain, since it has everything, but at the same time for a penny .....
I bought it a long time ago, and I use it for a long time:)))
When I was deciding whether to buy a phone, my choice fell on "Alcatel OneTouch 802" because I wanted a functional phone with a qwerty keyboard for little money, white color. And so it happened! ;)))
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Until December 2006, Alcatel was purely French. It was known throughout the world for the production and supply of telecommunications equipment. Then she merged with the American company Lucent Technologies and received the name Alcatel-Lucent. This company still exists today. It is still the leading manufacturer of software, computer and telecommunications equipment. But paradoxically, Alcatel-Lucent no longer manufactures Cell phones.
Currently, they are produced under the Alcatel brand by the Chinese company TCL, which back in 2004 bought all the shares from the French company. A year later, TCL was renamed TCT Mobile. This means that today all Alcatel phones are a product of TCT Mobile and are produced in China.
New manufacturer - new phones
Before the shares were sold to the Chinese company, Alcatel-Lucent launched many brands of mobile phones on the market. But they were not in demand among users and did not represent any interest in the market of cellular devices.
Alcatel phones were first talked about after the appearance of the Alcatel One Touch S853 model. It was already released by a Chinese company on the Alcatel 756 platform. Although the model had many drawbacks, including a limited set of functions, the manufacturer managed to draw attention to it.
Today, Alcatel phones have completely changed. They are not only stylish appearance, but also quite good quality among devices with a similar cost. This is quite understandable. After all production capacity in this country are located in fairly developed provinces. The size of the plants is impressive, and the quality of production has high level. In addition, cheap work force and high production volumes are driving the low price of Alcatel phones.
It is at such factories that Alcatel mobile phones are produced. First, the electronic boards are placed on the conveyor. And then the machine connects hundreds of different components to each board. The robot works with amazing speed and accuracy - it can install 80,000 components per hour. Parts for the phone, ready to be attached to the electronic board, are placed on another film.
One incorrectly installed part - and the phone is considered defective, there is simply no room for errors on the current dimensions of electronic circuit boards. But the assembly process is monitored by the assembler through the camera, which, in which case, can correct the location of the components. As the phone moves along the conveyor, the device is “overgrown” with new parts - a case, a camera, a keyboard - and the output is a ready-made mobile phone.
C:Companies founded in 1898 C:Companies abolished in 2006Alcatel SA(pronounced Alcatel) - previously a French company, one of the leaders in the global telecommunications equipment market. The headquarters was in Paris.
Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO before the merger - Serge Churuk.
Activity
Alcatel worked in more than 130 countries of the world, providing a range of services in terms of supplying equipment and software products for telecommunications. The company's activities were carried out in three main segments through three business groups of the company: Fixed Communications Group (fixed communication systems), Mobile Communication Group (mobile communication systems) and Private Communication Group ( corporate systems connections). From the consumer's point of view, Alcatel is most widely known for its cellular phones, which are widely used around the world.
In addition, the company included a division engaged in the development and production of signaling and traffic control systems for railways. Another significant division of Alcatel was Alcatel Space, engaged in the development and production of geostationary and low-orbit artificial earth satellites.
The number of personnel for - 55.7 thousand people. The company's revenue in 2005 amounted to €13.1 billion.
Nokia has announced a deal to acquire Alcatel-Lucent. Previously, it was rumored that the purpose of the negotiations between the managers of the two companies is to acquire only the wireless business of Alcatel-Lucent, based in Paris. The website of the Finnish manufacturer indicates the amount of the transaction - 15.6 billion euros. The deal has already been approved by the boards of directors of the two companies. Its completion should be expected in the first half of 2016 after approval by the Nokia shareholders meeting and approval by the regulatory authorities. The combined company will be named Nokia Corporation, headquartered in Finland with a significant presence in France. Risto Siilasmaa will be appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors, CEO- Rajeev Suri.
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At that moment he remembered his recent encounter with the doctor's wife and the Furshtat officer.
What is the Commander-in-Chief doing here? - he asked.
“I don’t understand anything,” said Nesvitsky.
“I only understand that everything is vile, vile and vile,” said Prince Andrei and went to the house where the commander-in-chief was standing.
Passing by Kutuzov's carriage, the tortured riding horses of the retinue, and the Cossacks, who were talking loudly among themselves, Prince Andrei entered the hallway. Kutuzov himself, as Prince Andrei was told, was in the hut with Prince Bagration and Weyrother. Weyrother was the Austrian general who replaced the slain Schmitt. In the passage little Kozlovsky was squatting in front of the clerk. The clerk, on an inverted tub, turned up the cuffs of his uniform, hastily wrote. Kozlovsky's face was exhausted - he, apparently, also did not sleep the night. He glanced at Prince Andrei and did not even nod his head at him.
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“You won’t be in time, your honor,” the clerk answered irreverently and angrily, looking back at Kozlovsky.
At that time, Kutuzov's animatedly dissatisfied voice was heard from behind the door, interrupted by another, unfamiliar voice. By the sound of these voices, by the inattention with which Kozlovsky looked at him, by the irreverence of the exhausted clerk, by the fact that the clerk and Kozlovsky were sitting so close to the commander-in-chief on the floor near the tub, and by the fact that the Cossacks holding the horses laughed loudly under by the window of the house - for all this, Prince Andrei felt that something important and unfortunate was about to happen.
Prince Andrei urged Kozlovsky with questions.
“Now, prince,” said Kozlovsky. - Disposition to Bagration.
What about surrender?
- There is none; orders for battle were made.
Prince Andrei went to the door, through which voices were heard. But just as he was about to open the door, the voices in the room fell silent, the door opened of its own accord, and Kutuzov, with his aquiline nose on his plump face, appeared on the threshold.
Prince Andrei stood directly opposite Kutuzov; but from the expression of the commander-in-chief's only sighted eye, it was clear that thought and care occupied him so much that it seemed as if his vision was obscured. He looked directly at the face of his adjutant and did not recognize him.
- Well, are you finished? he turned to Kozlovsky.
“Just a second, Your Excellency.
Bagration, not tall, with an oriental type of hard and immovable face, dry, not yet an old man, went out for the commander-in-chief.
“I have the honor to appear,” Prince Andrei repeated rather loudly, handing the envelope.
“Ah, from Vienna?” Fine. After, after!
Kutuzov went out with Bagration to the porch.
“Well, good-bye, prince,” he said to Bagration. “Christ is with you. I bless you for a great achievement.
Kutuzov's face suddenly softened, and tears appeared in his eyes. He pulled Bagration to himself with his left hand, and with his right hand, on which there was a ring, he apparently crossed him with a habitual gesture and offered him a plump cheek, instead of which Bagration kissed him on the neck.
