Chinese President Hu Jintao and French President Nicolas Sarkozy Take Part in Formal Signing Ceremony for Alcatel-Lucent and Chinese Mobile Operators Frame Agreements for Mobile Networking Solutions and Services

Signed Agreements Have a Combined Value of Euro 750 Million

    PARIS, November 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext
 Paris and  ALU) today formally signed a package of frame agreements
 with a combined value of up to Euro 750 million for mobile communications
 solutions and services with China Mobile and China Unicom, leading Chinese
 mobile service providers. Part of these agreements was previously
 announced. They were secured through Alcatel-Lucent's flagship company in
 China, Alcatel Shanghai Bell, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy and
 Chinese President Hu Jintao took part in the formal signing ceremony held
 today in Beijing.
 
     The solutions Alcatel-Lucent is providing are enabling China Mobile and
 China Unicom to dramatically expand the capacity and coverage of their
 mobile networks so that they can continue to meet the robust demand for
 mobile services in China.
 
     Under the terms of the Euro 600 million agreement with China Mobile,
 Alcatel-Lucent is providing end-to-end mobile solutions supporting China
 Mobile's extensive network expansion plans. The solution includes
 GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio and core networking equipment, mobile applications, IP
 routers and optical networking equipment. Alcatel-Lucent also is providing
 China Mobile with a TD-SCDMA solution being implemented in the operator's
 trial network and will support services such as Video Streaming, WAP and
 Personal Ring Back Tone.
 
     The agreement with China Unicom, valued at Euro 150 million,
 encompasses a range of industry-leading, end-to-end solutions including
 CDMA networking equipment, GSM/GPRS radio and core networking equipment,
 mobile applications, IP routers, optical networking equipment and related
 services to support China Unicom's network deployment and expansion. In
 addition, the agreement includes the expansion and upgrade of China
 Unicom's third-generation (3G) CDMA1xEVDO, a high-speed data network in
 Macau.
 
     "China Mobile and Alcatel-Lucent have established a strong relationship
 through years of close cooperation," said Wang Jianzhou, President of China
 Mobile Communications Corporation. "Alcatel-Lucent's diverse portfolio and
 first-class service will enable us to deliver innovative and useful new
 services to our customers throughout China."
 
     "Alcatel-Lucent and China Unicom are in long-term cooperation
 partnership." said Chang Xiaobing, Chairman of China United
 Telecommunications Corporation. "I believe the agreement we signed today
 will facilitate our business successes. "
 
     "We are delighted and proud that both China Mobile and China Unicom
 selected Alcatel-Lucent to play such a significant role in their network
 expansion projects and see it as a testament to the quality and innovation
 of our solutions," said Frederic Rose, President of Alcatel-Lucent's
 business in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia and President of Alcatel
 Shanghai Bell. "Alcatel-Lucent has experienced a significant year in China
 with an increased market share in both fixed and mobile market sectors. We
 are committed to continue supporting our Chinese customers through our
 flagship company, Alcatel Shanghai Bell."
 
     These contracts further strengthen Alcatel-Lucent's position as one of
 the leading mobile communications suppliers in the Chinese market and
 follow similar agreements Alcatel-Lucent signed with both operators in May
 to support the expansion of the their respective mobile communications
 networks.
 
     Alcatel-Lucent is a leading player in the GSM/EDGE market -- with more
 than 170 customers in more than 90 countries - as well as the global leader
 in the development and deployment of third-generation (3G) networks, having
 deployed commercial 3G (UMTS/HSPA and CDMA/EV-DO) systems for more than 70
 operators worldwide, and played a leading role in the introduction of 3G
 TD-SCDMA in China. And according to Ovum RHK, Alcatel-Lucent leads the
 worldwide optical networking market with a 23.3% market share at the end of
 2006 and is No. 2 in the IP/MPLS Edge market.
 
     About the Alcatel-Lucent solution
 
     For these projects Alcatel-Lucent will supply its comprehensive
 GSM/EDGE and CDMA/EV-DO radio networking solutions including base stations,
 radio network and base station controllers, wireless network management
 system solutions and engineering tools. Alcatel-Lucent also will supply
 core networking platforms, as well as a comprehensive optical networking
 solution based on its data-aware Optical Multi-Service Node (OMSN) systems,
 1675 LambdaUnite MultiService Switch, 1678 Metro Core Connect, 1626 Light
 Manager multi-reach DWDM platform and 1696 Metrospan and the 1643 Access
 Multiplexer Small (AMS).
 
     About Alcatel-Lucent
 
     Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and  ALU) provides solutions that
 enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver
 voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in
 fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies,
 applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions
 that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work
 and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent
 is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced
 global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research,
 technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry.
 Alcatel-Lucent achieved adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in
 2006 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in
 Paris. (All figures exclude impact of activities transferred to Thales).
 For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
 http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
 
 

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