LGS and REDCOM to Provide Solution Delivering Secure Wireless Communications for Deployable Communications on the Move

VIENNA, Va. & VICTOR, N.Y.--(Business Wire)--
LGS, a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) dedicated to serving the U.S.
government community, and REDCOM Laboratories Inc., a company that designs and
manufactures the world`s most reliable digital and IP-enabled telecommunications
systems, announced today that they are working together on a solution that will
deliver end-to-end secure communications on the move. These new capabilities
support major U.S. Government initiatives for deployable, secure communications
that leverage the capabilities and interoperability of commercial cellular and
Voice over IP (VoIP) technologies.

The combination of technical expertise brought to the table by both LGS and
REDCOM provides military customers with rapidly deployable command and control
communications systems capable of supporting both voice and data requirements at
security levels up to Department of Defense (DoD) Type-1. These solutions sets
have already been demonstrated to a number of DoD customers and will be a part
of the upcoming Joint Users Interoperability Communications Exercise (JUICE)
taking place at Fort Monmouth, N.J., June 1-19.

"Working with REDCOM`s JITC-certified products, LGS is able to leverage its
strong experience in providing mobile wireless communications equipment and add
to that a level of secure encryption that makes this solution set particularly
attractive for tactical and battlefield usage," said Ron Iverson, CEO, LGS.

The joint, fully interoperable solution combines the LGS Tactical Base Station
Router (TacBSRTM) multi-band GSM cellular system and the REDCOM SLICE 2100 voice
switching system, powered by REDCOM`s TRANSip technology suite which enables
seamless integrated VoIP and TDM interoperability in a single platform. It is
ready for deployment to support command and control requirements today.

One key innovation with the joint solution is the implementation of ITU Standard
V.150.1 -- the industry- and government-accepted method for implementing
modem-over-IP networks. This allows government customers to place Type-1 secure
calls on cell phones and PDAs registered with the LGS TacBSR, traverse any
commodity IP network and terminate the call on a PSN- or DSN-based secure
telephone (STE) via the V.150.1 gateway functionality on the REDCOM SLICE 2100.
Another important innovation is the ability to provide priority and preemption
features for high-priority users, end-to-end, via LGS and REDCOM`s
implementation of a key DoD feature - MLPP - Multi-Level Precedence and
Preemption. This ensures that the most important calls get through during crisis
situations.

"By combining the LGS TacBSR with REDCOM`s SLICE 2100, we can truly deliver to
the soldier a converged communications solution set," said Klaus Gueldenpfennig,
President, REDCOM. "This solution set is reliable and is standards-based.
Soldiers can now have secure, end-to-end, wired-to-wireless communications and
have secure interoperability with U.S. Joint Forces fielded TDM and VoIP
technologies."

The LGS TacBSR provides a single box GSM cellular solution - encapsulating
cellular network functions in the smallest form factor in the industry (as small
as 5 lbs). It leverages VoIP (SIP 2.0) for backhaul and to inter-network
multiple TacBSRs in a simple, easy to deploy and manage, flat architecture
employing commodity IP networks to inter-connect - providing "cellular-over-IP"
functionality. The latest release of the TacBSR supports Enhanced MLPP (EMLPP)
as well as the V.150.1 Modem over IP standard. When combined with a
V.150.1-capable gateway, the TacBSR can provide connectivity to VoIP, PSN, and
DSN networks for standard GSM handsets and PDAs as well as for Type-1 encrypted
GSM handsets and Smartphones such as those being developed under the National
Security Agency`s Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device (SME PED)
program.

SLICE 2100 is a fully integrated VoIP and TDM solution in a slim, compact 1U
platform. The SLICE 2100 supports the V.150.1 ("modem over IP" capability)
published standard ensuring VoIP to TDM interoperability for encrypted, secure
voice communications. REDCOM`s SLICE 2100 (Version 3.0) has been tested and
certified by DISA`s Joint Interoperability Testing Command (JITC) and listed on
the JITC`s Approved Products List in the Deployable Voice Exchange (DVX)
category.

About LGS

LGS, a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU), designs and delivers
Transformed Communications and R&D-based technology solutions to the U.S.
government community. Leveraging the world-class R&D of Bell Labs and innovation
of Alcatel-Lucent, with global reach and expertise, LGS challenges itself to
solve the unsolvable and deliver secure, reliable, standards-based solutions to
its customers. For more information about LGS visit www.LGSinnovations.com.

About REDCOM

For more than 30 years, REDCOM has designed and manufactured innovative
telecommunications products noted for their quality and reliability. REDCOM
products provide customers with state-of-the-art public and private network
systems, programmable switches, test equipment, interoperable tactical systems,
and transportable communications platforms for disaster recovery. Located in
Victor, New York, REDCOM markets to a global customer base, customizing products
to meet each market`s specific needs. All REDCOM products are designed and
manufactured in the United States. REDCOM is a closely-held private company. The
company website is: www.redcom.com.

This equipment may be subject to FCC rules and will comply with such rules prior
to delivery to the buyer or distribution point.

LGS
Wendy Zajack
703-269-3645
Mobile: 703-943-6298
wzajack@lgsinnovations.com

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