Alcatel-Lucent IP/MPLS Router Wins Utilities Telecom Council Best Telecom Equipment...

Alcatel-Lucent IP/MPLS Router Wins Utilities Telecom Council Best Telecom
Equipment Award

PARIS, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- In an endorsement of its industry-leading
IP/MPLS and pseudowire capabilities, Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:
ALU) is proud to announce the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) has declared the
7705 Service Aggregation Router (SAR) as the winner of its "Best Telecom
Equipment" award.

The UTC product awards highlight the very best in critical infrastructure
industry technology. The 7705 SAR was chosen in part for its ability to adapt
legacy and advanced services onto a modern Ethernet and IP/MPLS
infrastructure. Leveraging the powerful Service Router Operating System (SR
OS) and 5620 Service Aware Manager (SAM), the 7705 SAR is available in
compact, low power consumption platforms delivering highly available services
over resilient and flexible network topologies.

The significance of this market is captured in a recent study by the UTC
showing that utility telecom spending is increasing in 2009. Utilities plan to
spend around $2.6 billion on telecommunications equipment and services in
2009, a level of spending that represents a 13% increase over 2008 utility
telecom-related expenditures, according to preliminary results from UTC's
Utilities Telecommunications Forecast Study.

Based on the survey results, spending on 'smart grid' technologies should
reach $569 million in 2009, a baseline level of spending that could
dramatically escalate over the coming two years given the influx of billions
of dollars in smart grid stimulus funding.

"Winning this award is a strong endorsement of the 7705 SAR and the
Alcatel-Lucent IP/MPLS solution capabilities in this exciting and demanding
market," said Basil Alwan, president of Alcatel-Lucent's IP activities. "Many
utilities are transforming, converging and modernizing their networks through
investment in newer technologies for scalable, efficient and reliable control
and monitoring of their systems."

For more information on Alcatel-Lucent's industries solutions please go to
http://enterprise.alcatel-lucent.com/?solution=Industries&page=Directory

About the 7705 SAR
The Alcatel-Lucent 7705 Service Aggregation Router (SAR) delivers
industry-leading IP/MPLS and pseudowire capabilities in compact platforms with
the ability to reliably groom, route and aggregate multiple media, service and
transport protocols onto an economical packet transport infrastructure.

About the UTC
The UTC is a global trade association dedicated to creating a favorable
business, regulatory, and technological environment for companies that own,
manage, or provide critical telecommunications systems in support of their
core business.

The UTC Product Awards, an annual competition held at UTC EXPO, highlight the
very best in critical infrastructure industry technology. Open to all
exhibitors, each entrant selects a product and submits it for entry in one of
four categories: Best Wireless Equipment, Best Telecom Equipment, Best Telecom
Services, and Best Smart Meter/Smart Grid Products/Service. A panel of
utility telecom and IT professionals reviews all entrants by visiting the
booths and learning more about the product and service beyond the description
submitted. The judges then choose winners in each category based on
innovation, functionality, economical feasibility, and practicality as applied
to the utility industry."

About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: 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.

SOURCE Alcatel-Lucent

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