 Alcatel had two units in the 1980s, one in Cherbourg, then Tourlaville (formerly Thomson-CSF) the other in Querqueville (Alcatel CIT).Both, regarded as flagships of the group, specialised respectively in microwave and electronic telephone exchanges.However, Alcatel decided to close the Querqueville factory in 1997, Codifur then took over part of the business with hundreds of employees.