Alcatel*
* information as of October 6, 2006
Location	Paris, France		link
Annual Sales**		15,554.00
Market Cap**		16,686
Number of Employees		58,000
** in millions
Corporate R&D
Year	Country	Size in $$	Size in People	Focus Area	Comment	Links
2004	Italy		50	next-generation broadband networks	Opens R&D Center	link
2004	Australia			showcase broadband services and development	Opens R&D Center	link
2006	France				opening main R&D center or Alcatel	link
2006	China			optical, mobile and wireless transmission product portfolio and technical aspects	Alcatel Shanghai Bell inaugerates R&D center in China	ink
2003	Taiwan			Information, Communications, and Telecommunications (ICT)	opened up R&D center in Taiwan	link
2002	China			broadband access solutions and next generation mobile technologies	launched its Research and Innovation (R&I) center	link
University Interactions
Year	Country	Size in $$	Size in People	Focus Area	Comment	Links
2003	Australia					link
2002	Canada			telecommunications networking	Carleton University joined research partner program	link
					research partner program includes 12 worldwide universities	link