services for the expansion of Sprint's wireless network. Visit Vault at www.vault.com for insider company profiles, expert advice, VAULT CAREER career message boards, expert resume reviews, the Vault Job Board and more. LIBRARY Vault Guide to the Top Telecom Employers Lucent Technologies Inc. During the summer of 2001, Lucent sold its Optical Fiber Solutions business for $2.525 billion to Furukawa Electric, Co., Ltd. Furukawa was a partner with Lucent in FiNet, a packager of high-volume, low-cost uncooled laser and detector components. Corning Incorporated, a materials pioneer and world's top maker of the fiber optic cable, also paid $225 million to Lucent for interests in Lucent Technologies Shanghai Fiber Optic Co. Ltd. and Lucent Technologies Beijing Fiber Optic Cable Col., Ltd. Next, Lucent sold a manufacturing plant in Columbus, along with its equipment and inventory, for between $550 million and $640 million to electronics manufacturer Celestica Inc., which also leased Lucent's Oklahoma City plant. Celestica also agreed to build switches and networking equipment previously produced by Lucent. Signs of change In October 2003, however, Lucent stock soared, hitting a new 52-week high during the last week of the month. CEO Russo proudly suggested that the company was stabilized and back on track. In November, Lucent collaborated with SUN Microsystems to create the Enhanced Communications Solution (ECS), a suite of products, services, and programs created to increase operational efficiencies and enhance revenue. The next month, Lucent announced a partnership with InMotion, an innovator of passenger-area networking solutions, to integrate third-generation mobile networks and Wi-Fi networks. Lucent acquired Telica, a Massachusetts-based provider of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services and solutions in May 2004, for approximately $295 million in stock and options. The deal notably strengthened Lucent's VoIP portfolio, and enhanced its ability to link next-generation and legacy networks for wireline and wire