Bell Labs was the best-funded and most successful corporate research laboratory the world has ever seen. ... But the breakup of Ma Bell was the beginning of the end for Bell Labs. The organization exists today as a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), but it is a shell of its former self.

Where is Bell Labs now?

It is now part of the Finnish telecommunications company Nokia. Headquarters for the laboratories are in Murray Hill, New Jersey. The company was incorporated in 1925 as an AT&T subsidiary under the name Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.

Is Bell Labs still relevant?

Bell Labs is alive and well. It is the present and the future, and not just the past. It is arguably the most important tech center in the country (I'll explain later). And it is, Weldon admits, one place in New Jersey's ecosystem that is frequently overlooked.