Technical Insight
Alcatel Expands Component Production Capacity (Fiber Optics News)
Alcatel Optronics has invested more than 15 M Euro ($14 M) to extend its production facility based in Lannion, Northern France. The new 20,500 sq.ft. production facility includes 12,100 sq.ft. of clean room space and will serve to increase Alcatel s manufacturing capacity for transmission lasers and submarine and terrestrial pump laser modules. The expansion will create more than 150 jobs. "This investment plan illustrates our industrial strategy of developing the technological specialization of each of our production sites, allowing the flexibility to manufacture a variety of key components," said CEO Jean-Christophe Giroux. "In a period in which market demand evolves quickly, industrial processes and infrastructure must be modular, flexible, and intelligent."