Alcatel (mobile device brand)
Subsidiary | |
Founded | April 2004 (as Alcatel ONETOUCH) |
Products | Telecommunications devices |
Parent | TCL Communication |
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Alcatel (previously Alcatel ONETOUCH) is a brand of mobile handsets used under license[1]by Chinese electronics company TCL Corporation. It was established in 2004 as a joint venture between Alcatel-Lucent (45%) and TCL (55%).[2] In 2005 the joint venture was dissolved and TCL acquired Alcatel-Lucent's 45 percent share. Since then, Alcatel became a wholly owned subsidiary group of TCL.
TCL Mobile Limited (former name: T&A Mobile Phones Limited) is a member of TCL Communication listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE: 2618) which was established in August 2004 by TCL Communication and Alcatel.[3]
TCL Mobile Limited manages three business units: Alcatel, TCL Mobile Phones and Brand Design Lab. Alcatel-Lucent later sold its shares in TCL and is no longer related to the Alcatel mobile phone brand.[4]
Awards
In 2012, Alcatel won an International Forum Design iF design award for its One Touch 818 and the Onetouch 355 Play models.[5]
Models
The first Alcatel phone was the OT Easy HF. It was released in 1998, and had a battery standby life of up to 140 hours.
References
- ↑ "About Us". alcatel-mobile.com. TCL Communication. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
TCL Communication designs, develops and markets a diversified range of mobile devices in more than 170 countries under the Alcatel brand [..] Alcatel is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucent used under license by TCL Communication.
- ↑ Withers, Paul. "Alcatel eyes mid-tier move". Mobile News Online. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- ↑ "TCL Company Profile".
- ↑ "The Disillusion of TCL and Alcatel".
- ↑ "ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Wins 2 iF Design Awards". Retrieved 1 December 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alcatel mobile phones. |
- Official website (English)
- TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited (TCL Communication) site
- Press release about TCL-Alcatel Joint Venture
- Official website UAE
- Alcatel OT Easy HF