Lucent Technologies
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| NYSE: LU | |
| Industry | Telecommunications equipment |
| Predecessor | AT&T Technologies (holding company of Western Electric and Bell Labs) |
| Founded | September 30, 1996 |
| Defunct | December 1, 2006 |
| Fate | Acquired by and merged with Alcatel SA to form Alcatel-Lucent |
| Successor | Alcatel-Lucent |
| Headquarters | , United States |
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| Revenue | US$9.44 billion (2005) |
Number of employees | 30,500 (2006) |
| Website | lucent.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-02-16) |
Lucent Technologies, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications equipment company headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey. It was established on September 30, 1996, through the divestiture of the former AT&T Technologies business unit of AT&T Corporation, which included Western Electric and Bell Labs.
Lucent was acquired by Alcatel SA on December 1, 2006, forming Alcatel-Lucent.