| Business Summary | | Alcatel
builds
next-generation
networks,
delivering
integrated
end-to-end
voice
and
data
communications
solutions
to
established
and
new
carriers,
as
well
as
enterprises
and
consumers
worldwide.
The
Company
conducts
these
operations
through
its
consolidated
subsidiaries
and
associated
companies
(collectively,
Alcatel).
While
Alcatel
has
operations
in
130
countries,
it
has
a
particularly
strong
market
base
in
Europe,
where
it
currently
generates
approximately
60%
of
its
consolidated
net
sales.
In
1998,
however,
the
United
States
became
Alcatel's
largest
telecom
market,
and,
in
1999,
the
United
States
represented
approximately
18%
of
Alcatel's
consolidated
net
sales.
In
March
1999,
Alcatel
streamlined
the
five
business
segments
it
established
in
1998
(Networking;
Transport
and
Access;
Enterprise
and
Consumer;
Telecom
Components,
and
Energy
Cables)
by
transferring
certain
activities
between
segments
and
renaming
the
Transport
and
Access
segment
the
Internet
and
Optics
Group. | More
from
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Alcatel
is
a
telecommunications
company
operating
in
five
segments:
Networking,
Transport
and
Access,
Enterprise
and
Consumer,
Telecom
Components,
and
Energy
Cables.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
net
sales
fell
6%
to
EUR12.97
billion.
Net
loss
before
US
GAAP
totalled
EUR2.91
billion
vs.
an
income
of
EUR602M.
Revenues
reflect
a
decrease
in
sales
of
GSM
mobile
handsets.
Loss
reflects
an
increase
in
restructuring
and
research
and
development
costs. | More
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Developments |
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| Position | Serge Tchuruk, 63 | Chairman
and CEO | Jean-Pierre Halbron, 64 | Pres,
CFO, Director | Martin De Prycker, 46 | CTO | Jacques Dunogue, 50 | Sec.,
Gen. Counsel | Julien De Wilde, 57 | Pres
of Alcatel Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India |
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List, Bios,
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