Alcatel-Lucent to Host Live Web Press Conference to Announce Breakthrough Innovations in Wireless IP

PARIS, March 11, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext andNYSE: ALU) will hold a live web press conference on March 18, 2010 to announce groundbreaking enhancements to its end to end LTE solution. With one of the industry's most complete LTE solutions on the market, and with several trials underway, Alcatel-Lucent is making the next move to firmly establish its technical lead in wireless IP.

The web conference will take place on March 18 at 8AM PST/ 11AM EST / 4 PM CET and will be hosted by Basil Alwan, head of Alcatel-Lucent's Carrier Group portfolio strategy.

To access the audio and web session please use the following information:

Audio bridge dial- in numbers:

N. America toll free: 866.383.8009

International toll: 617.597.5342 (see below for specific country toll free numbers)

Participant passcode: 27826387

Webcast link

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=94709&eve

ntID=2790822

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Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation over the audio bridge or via the webcast interface tool.

For media queries following the event, please send them to [email protected] or [email protected] - referencing the web press conference.

    Additional international numbers:

    AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY and MELBOURNE - +61(0)282239376
    BELGIUM - +32(0)27106452
    CHINA - 108007122655 [local toll free# only]
    FRANCE, PARIS - +33(0)171230188
    GERMANY - 49(0)6950071846
    HONG KONG - +852-30021672
    INDIA - 0008004401172 [local toll free # only]
    ITALY - +39-0666053188
    JAPAN, TOKYO - +81(0)335708282
    NEW ZEALAND - +64(0)99122617
    UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON - +44(0)2073658426

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris andNYSE: ALU) is the trusted transformation partner of service providers, enterprises, strategic industries such as defense, energy, healthcare, transportation, and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 15.2 billion in 2009 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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