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

Posted on: Monday, 29 June 2009, 12:10 CDT

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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