The emergence of a new line of Alcatel phones made users pay close attention to them. Consumers are interested in where and how Alcatel phones are made.
Who makes Alcatel-branded phones?
Until December 2006, Alcatel was purely French. She was known all over the world for the production and supply of telecommunications equipment. Then it merged with the American company Lucent Technologies and received the name Alcatel-Lucent. This company still exists today. It is still the leader among manufacturers of software, computer and telecommunications equipment. But paradoxical as it sounds, Alcatel-Lucent no longer manufactures mobile phones.
Currently, they are produced under the Alcatel brand by the Chinese company TCL, which back in 2004 bought all the shares from the French company. A year later, TCL was renamed TCT Mobile. This means that today all Alcatel phones are a TCT Mobile product and manufactured in China.
New manufacturer - new phones
Before the shares were sold to the Chinese company, Alcatel-Lucent launched many brands of mobile phones on the market. But they were not in demand among users and did not represent any interest in the cellular market.
For the first time, they started talking about Alcatel phones after the appearance of the Alcatel One Touch S853 model. It was already released by a Chinese company on the Alcatel 756 platform. Although the model had many shortcomings, including a limited set of functions, the manufacturer managed to draw attention to it.
Today, Alcatel phones are completely transformed. They have not only a stylish appearance, but also a fairly good quality among devices with a similar cost. This is understandable. After all, production facilities in this country are located in fairly developed provinces. The size of the factories is impressive and the quality of production is of a high standard. In addition, cheap labor and large production volumes contribute to the low price of Alcatel phones.
It is at these factories that Alcatel mobile phones are produced. First, the electronic boards are put on the conveyor. And then the machine connects hundreds of different components to each board. The robot works with amazing speed and accuracy - it can install 80 thousand components per hour. The parts for the phone, ready to be attached to the electronic board, are placed on another film.
One incorrectly installed part - and the phone is considered defective, there is simply no room for errors on the current dimensions of electronic boards. But the assembly process is watched through the camera by the assembler, who, if something happens, can correct the location of the components. As the phone moves along the conveyor belt, the device is "overgrown" with new details - a case, a camera, a keyboard - and the result is a ready-made mobile phone.
