Alcatel-Lucent to Host Live Web Press Conference to Announce Breakthrough Innovations in Wireless IP

PARIS, March 11, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext
and NYSE: ALU) will hold a live web press conference on March 18, 2010 to
announce groundbreaking enhancements to its end to end LTE solution. With one
of the industry’s most complete LTE solutions on the market, and with several
trials underway, Alcatel-Lucent is making the next move to firmly establish
its technical lead in wireless IP.

The web conference will take place on March 18 at 8AM PST/ 11AM EST / 4
PM CET and will be hosted by Basil Alwan, head of Alcatel-Lucent’s Carrier
Group portfolio strategy.

To access the audio and web session please use the following information:

Audio bridge dial- in numbers:

N. America toll free: 866.383.8009

International toll: 617.597.5342 (see below for specific country toll
free numbers)

Participant passcode: 27826387

Webcast link

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=94709&eve

ntID=2790822

(Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste
this hyperlink into your Internet browser’s URL address field. Remove the
space if one exists.)

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the
presentation over the audio bridge or via the webcast interface tool.

For media queries following the event, please send them to
sarah.miller@alcatel-lucent.com or kurt.steinert@alcatel-lucent.com -
referencing the web press conference.

    Additional international numbers:

    AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY and MELBOURNE - +61(0)282239376
    BELGIUM - +32(0)27106452
    CHINA - 108007122655 [local toll free# only]
    FRANCE, PARIS - +33(0)171230188
    GERMANY - 49(0)6950071846
    HONG KONG - +852-30021672
    INDIA - 0008004401172 [local toll free # only]
    ITALY - +39-0666053188
    JAPAN, TOKYO - +81(0)335708282
    NEW ZEALAND - +64(0)99122617
    UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON - +44(0)2073658426

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted
transformation partner of service providers, enterprises, strategic
industries such as defense, energy, healthcare, transportation, and
governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video
communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged
broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services,
Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of

Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications
industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced
global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local
partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 15.2
billion in 2009 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located
in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

SOURCE Alcatel-Lucent