Alcatel Mobile

Alcatel (formerly Alcatel Mobile Phones and Alcatel OneTouch) is a French/Chinese brand of mobile handsets owned by Finnish consumer electronics company Nokia and used under license[1] by Chinese electronics company TCL Technology. 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]

This article is about the spun-off phone brand. For the original Alcatel telecommunications company and its successor, see Alcatel-Lucent.

Alcatel
TypeTrademark
Founded1996 (1996) (as Alcatel)
2007 (2007) (as Alcatel mobile phones)
2010 (2010) (as Alcatel OneTouch)
2016 (2016) (as Alcatel Mobile)
HeadquartersNanterre, France
Shenzhen, China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Kristeleen Rala (CEO)
ProductsTelecommunications devices
OwnerNokia, TCL Technology (licensed)
ParentNokia
Websitealcatelmobile.com

History
Former Alcatel One Touch logo

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 its 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 Alcatel OT Easy HF, released in 1998.[11] Its battery standby time was up to 140 hours.

2014: Alcatel OneTouch Pop 7 was released.[12]

2015: Alcatel OneTouch Pop Fit was released. The Pop Fit could be strapped to a wrist.[13]

2016 saw several releases: Alcatel Idol 4s,[14] Pop 4, Pop 4+, Pop 4s, and Pop 7 lte.[15]

2017: During that year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, TCL launched Alcatel A5 LED, purportedly the first Android smartphone with an "interactive LED-covered phone".[16] On 10 November, the company launched the Alcatel A5 LED and Alcatel A7 in India.[17]

Early devices
  • Alcatel One Touch Easy HD1 (1997)
  • Alcatel OT 300 (2000)
  • Alcatel One Touch Easy (2000)
  • Alcatel OT 735 (2003)
  • Alcatel One Touch 535 (2003)

2005–present
  • Alcatel OT 980 (2010)
  • Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 (2015)
  • Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 (2015)
  • Alcatel Watch (2015)
  • Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3 (7) tablet (back; ca 2015)
  • Alcatel OneTouch 1050 (2016)
  • Alcatel One Touch Pixi 4 (2016)

References
  1. "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.
  2. "#Nokia owns the #Alcatel brand. #TCL license expires in 2024". Nokiamob. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. Withers, Paul. "Alcatel eyes mid-tier move". Mobile News Online. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. "The Disillusion of TCL and Alcatel". Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. "Alcatel drops the 'OneTouch' in major rebranding". Android Central. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  6. "TCL Company Profile".
  7. "BlackBerry Gives China's TCL Rights to Use Its Brand on Phones". Bloomberg.com. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  8. Mobile, BlackBerry (3 February 2020). "pic.twitter.com/jhcfVHjVqL". @BBMobile. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  9. "TCL won't make BlackBerry phones anymore, sending the brand back into limbo". www.digitaltrends.com. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  10. "ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Wins 2 iF Design Awards". Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  11. "Alcatel OT Easy HF". phonesreview.com. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  12. D., Luis (15 April 2014). "Alcatel OneTouch Pop 7 Review". phonearena.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  13. Chacksfield, Marc (25 February 2014). "Pop goes the Alcatel with new tablet and phone offerings". TechRadar. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  14. "Alcatel Idol 4s". gsmarena.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  15. "alcatel phones". gsmarena.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  16. Curtis, Sophie (1 March 2017). "Alcatel wants to light up your life with A5 LED 'disco' phone launched at MWC 2017". The Mirror. United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  17. "Alcatel A5 LED and A7 launched in India starting at Rs. 12999". www.fonearena.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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