Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) is a French manufacturer of mobile phones and telecommunications equipment. The company's main focus is on networking hardware, software, IP technology and other services. Its current CEO is Michel Combes.

In the first quarter of 2013, Alcatel-Lucent burned through $694 million in cash worsening the year-earlier free cash flow loss of nearly $211 million. First-quarter 2013 revenues improved 0.6 percent to $4.2 billion, thanks to a 16 percent increase in North America.

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Gee Rittenhouse named president of Bell Labs

Alcatel-Lucent on Monday named Gee Rittenhouse the new president of Bell Labs, replacing Jeong Kim, who is returning to South Korea to serve as that country's minister of Future Creation and Science.

Carrier VoIP saw turnaround in 2012, says Infonetics

Following three years of annual declines, a new Infonetics Q4 2012 report revealed that the VoIP and IMS equipment market grew 9 percent over 2011 due to strong IMS sales.

Large network vendors deliver confused small cell backhaul messages

Major infrastructure vendors have taken a toolkit approach to small cell backhaul that blends a variety of approaches, but their shifting strategies are perplexing their operator customers, according to an advisory report from Current Analysis.

Reliance outsources network operations to Ericsson in $1 billion agreement

Reliance Communications announced on Monday it is outsourcing its network operations to Ericsson in a $1 billion managed, eight-year services contract covering its wireline and wireless networks located in north and west India.

Hibernia halts cable build with Huawei due to US-China cybersecurity issues

Hibernia Networks has been forced to stop work on its trans-Atlantic submarine cable, the Hibernia Express, over cybersecurity issues due to its work with Huawei.

Report: Alcatel-Lucent board struggles to find CEO to replace Verwaayen

The resignation of Alcatel-Lucent's CEO Ben Verwaayen has heightened the urgency to find a successor. According to a Bloomberg report, which cited unnamed sources, Alcatel-Lucent board members have not attracted much interest in the position after discretely contacting potential candidates over the past six months.

Report: Nokia Siemens parents could use Alcatel-Lucent to exit JV

Nokia and Siemens are intensifying their talks to exit their Nokia Siemens Networks joint venture, according to a  Bloomberg  report, which cited unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Alcatel-Lucent CEO Verwaayen to step down amid turnaround struggles

Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen will step down from the struggling network equipment vendor. The news essentially puts a period on Verwaayen's attempts to turn around Alcatel-Lucent in the highly competitive network infrastructure market.

Alcatel-Lucent's Verwaayen steps down as its turnaround battle continues

Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen, who came to the struggling vendor in 2008 with the goal of turning around its financial fortunes, announced on Thursday he is stepping down.

Dell'Oro: Service provider router market growth to level off by 2017

The core and edge service provider router market will level off by 2017 as the market reaches maturity, says a new Dell'Oro report.