Alcatel Mobile
Alcatel (formerly Alcatel Mobile Phones and Alcatel OneTouch) is a French brand of mobile handsets owned by Finnish consumer electronics company Nokia and used under license[1] by Chinese electronics company TCL Corporation. The Alcatel brand was licensed in 2005 by former French electronics and telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent to TCL for mobile phones and devices, and the current license expires at the end of 2024. Nokia acquired the assets of Alcatel-Lucent in 2016 and thus also inherited the licensing agreements for the Alcatel brand.[2]
Trademark | |
Founded | April 2004 (as Alcatel OneTouch) |
Founder | Alcatel-Lucent |
Headquarters | Nanterre, France |
Key people | Kristeleen Rala (CEO) |
Products | Telecommunications devices |
Owner | Nokia, TCL Corporation (licensed) |
Website | alcatelmobile |
History
Alcatel Mobile Phones was established in April 2004 as a joint venture between Alcatel-Lucent (45%) and TCL Corporation (55%).[3] Alcatel originally started making mobile phones in late 1996.
In 2005, the joint venture was dissolved and TCL acquired Alcatel-Lucent's 45 percent share, and Alcatel Mobile Phones became a wholly owned subsidiary group of TCL. The brand name was licensed to TCL.[4]
In 2010, Alcatel One Touch became the corporate brand. In February 2016, it was changed back to simply Alcatel and a new logo was introduced.[5]
Company structure
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.[6] TCL Mobile Limited manages three business units: Alcatel, TCL Mobile Phones and Brand Design Lab. TCL Communication was also the developer of BlackBerry devices from 2016 to 2020 when it's contract with BlackBerry expires.[7][8][9]
Awards
In 2012, Alcatel won an International Forum Design iF design award for its One Touch 818 and the Onetouch 355 Play models.[10]
Models
The first Alcatel phone was the OT Easy HF, released in 1998,[11] and had a battery standby life of up to 140 hours.
In 2014, 'Alcatel OneTouch Pop 7' was released.[12]
In 2015, they released the 'Alcatel OneTouch Pop Fit', which could be strapped to a wrist.[13]
In 2016, 'Alcatel Idol 4s' was released.[14]
In 2016, 'Alcatel Pop 4,' 'Alcatel Pop 4+,' 'Alcatel Pop 4s,' and 'Alcatel Pop 7 lte' were released.[15]
During the 2017 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, TCL launched the Alcatel A50 LED, purportedly the first Android smartphone with an "interactive LED-covered phone".[16] And on 10 November, the company launched the Alcatel A5 LED and Alcatel A7 in India.[17]
Gallery
- Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 (2015)
- Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 (2015)
- Alcatel Watch (2015)
- Alcatel OneTouch 1050 (2016)
- Alcatel OT 300 (2000)
- Alcatel OT 980 (2010)
- Alcatel OT 735 (2003)
- Alcatel One Touch Pixi 4 (2016)
- Alcatel One Touch Easy HD1 (1997)
- Alcatel One Touch Easy (2000)
- Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3 (7) tablet (c. 2015)
- Alcatel One Touch 535 (2003)
References
- "About Us". alcatel-mobile.com. TCL Communication. Retrieved 13 October 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.
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- "BlackBerry Gives China's TCL Rights to Use Its Brand on Phones". Bloomberg.com. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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- "TCL won't make BlackBerry phones anymore, sending the brand back into limbo". www.digitaltrends.com. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Wins 2 iF Design Awards". Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- "Alcatel OT Easy HF". phonesreview.com. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- D., Luis (15 April 2014). "Alcatel OneTouch Pop 7 Review". phonearena.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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- Curtis, Sophie (1 March 2017). "Alcatel wants to light up your life with A5 LED 'disco' phone launched at MWC 2017". The Mirror. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- "Alcatel A5 LED and A7 launched in India starting at Rs. 12999". www.fonearena.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
External links
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