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Lucent Technologies Wins China Unicom Expansion Contracts Valued at More Than $230 Million

Posted on: Thursday, 25 September 2003, 06:00 CDT

BEIJING, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucent Technologies today announced that it has signed CDMA mobile network expansion contracts valued at more than $230 million with China Unicom. Under these agreements, part of the initial stage of China Unicom's phase III expansion, Lucent will supply CDMA2000(R) equipment to China Unicom's subsidiaries in six provinces including Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Guangdong.

The contracts demonstrate the continued collaboration between China Unicom and Lucent Technologies. With this expansion, China Unicom will significantly improve the capacity and coverage of its network, enhancing network quality. China Unicom also will be able to deliver a variety of value-added data services such as video-on-demand, live streaming video and high-speed mobile Internet access to its subscribers.

"We are very honored that China Unicom has selected Lucent Technologies as a supplier for its Phase III expansion," said Jim Brewington, president of Lucent Technologies' Mobility Solutions Group. "These new agreements reflect the strength of our mobile networking solutions, and our relentless commitment to helping China Unicom deliver best-in-class services to its customers."

"These new agreements further demonstrate Lucent's leadership in CDMA, both in China and worldwide," said Jason Chi, chairman and president of Lucent Technologies China. "China Unicom's selection of Lucent as a partner also highlights the important role Lucent plays in the telecommunications market in China, and the outstanding relationship we have with this very important customer."

Backed by Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies is the global market leader in the development and deployment of CDMA networks, having deployed more than 80,000 spread-spectrum CDMA base stations worldwide, of which more than 40,000 are supporting 3G services.

"As the basis of the primary 3G mobile communication standards, CDMA spread-spectrum technology is playing an increasingly important role in the telecommunications market in China," said Mary Chan, president of mobility research and development for Lucent. "Lucent's CDMA2000 equipment provides mobile operators with a smooth and cost-effective migration path to 3G voice and data services that maximizes their existing investment."

About Lucent Technologies

Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and delivers networks for the world's largest communications service providers. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent relies on its strengths in mobility, optical, data and voice networking technologies as well as software and services to develop next-generation networks. The company's systems, services and software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better manage their networks and create new, revenue-generating services that help businesses and consumers. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com/.

Lucent China has eight regional offices, two Bell Labs branches and five R&D facilities, as well as several joint ventures and wholly owned enterprises. Currently, the company has approximately 3,000 employees in China and manufactures a full array of telecommunications network equipment that serves the Chinese and international markets. For more information on Lucent China, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com.cn/.

CDMA2000 is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association.

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