Alcatel-Lucent posts first profit: asset sales help telecom-gear maker end string of quarterly losses

Boosted by 277 million euro in gains from the sale of non-core assets, Alcatel-Lucent S.A. reports a net profit increase to 14 million euro from a net loss of 1.1 billion euro a year earlier. Article discusses Alcatel's earnings by market, and earnings outlook through 2011.