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Vietnam Power Telecom Selects Lucent Technologies To Deploy A Wireless Voice And Data Network In Northern Vietnam

Posted on: Tuesday, 15 June 2004, 06:00 CDT

HANOI, Vietnam, June 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lucent Technologies today announced that Vietnam Power Telecom (VP Telecom) has selected Lucent to deploy an advanced wireless network to provide voice and high-speed data services in the northern provinces of Vietnam. This is the first customer contract in Vietnam for Lucent.

Under the agreement, Lucent will supply VP Telecom with equipment and services to deploy a commercial wireless network based on Lucent's CDMA2000 1X solution for the 450 MHz spectrum band, known as CDMA450. The network will provide access to high-quality voice and high-speed data services at speeds of up to 153 kilobits per second to both consumers and business customers.

"We look forward to helping VP Telecom introduce world-class wireless voice and data services to hundreds of thousands of new subscribers in both rural and urban areas of Vietnam," said Cindy Christy, president of Lucent Technologies' Mobility Solutions Group.

Lucent, the first to deliver CDMA450 solutions globally, has deployed commercial networks in 450 MHz spectrum for Delta Telecom and Moscow Cellular Communications -- both part of the SkyLink initiative in Russia -- Zapp Mobile in Romania and Uzbek Telecom in Uzbekistan, and is conducting numerous CDMA450 trials with customers around the world.

A global leader in the development of commercial 3G spread-spectrum solutions, Lucent's Mobility Solutions Group has deployed CDMA2000 networks with more than 25 mobile operators on the continents of North and South America, Asia, Europe and in the Australia/New Zealand region. Lucent also is collaborating with major UMTS/W-CDMA operators in Asia, Europe and North America on the development of their 3G networks. Lucent has deployed more than 90,000 spread-spectrum base stations for mobile operators worldwide, of which 50,000 are already supporting 3G services.

About Lucent Technologies

Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent uses its strengths in mobility, optical, software, data and voice networking technologies, as well as services, to create new revenue-generating opportunities for its customers, while enabling them to quickly deploy and better manage their networks. Lucent's customer base includes communications service providers, governments and enterprises worldwide. For more information on Lucent Technologies, which has headquarters in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, visit http://www.lucent.com/.

Richard Wright - Asia-Pacific

Mobile: +852-9378-3800

Office: +852-2506-8043

rjwright1@lucent.com

Donough Foley- Asia-Pacific

Mobile: +852-9306-0401

Office: +852-2506-8035

dffoley@lucent.com

Kurt Steinert - Mobility Solutions

+1 973 386-8438 (office)

+1 908 285-1641 (mobile)

ksteinert@lucent.com

Ichiro Kawasaki - Mobility Solutions

+1 973-386-3479 (office)

+1 973-477-4793 (mobile)

kawasaki@lucent.com

Lucent Technologies

CONTACT: Richard Wright - Asia-Pacific, +852-9378-3800,or +852-2506-8043, rjwright1@lucent.com; Donough Foley- Asia-Pacific,+852-9306-0401, +852-2506-8035, dffoley@lucent.com; Kurt Steinert - MobilitySolutions, +1-973-386-8438, +1-908-285-1641, ksteinert@lucent.com; IchiroKawasaki - Mobility Solutions, +1-973-386-3479, or +1-973-477-4793,kawasaki@lucent.com, all of Lucent Technologies

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