Alcatel-Lucent awarded Optical vendor of the year in Asia Pacific by Frost & Sullivan for second consecutive year

New Delhi / Singapore, June 5, 2009 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) was awarded the Optical Vendor of the Year in Asia Pacific at this year’s Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards. The 2009 award also marks Alcatel-Lucent’s second consecutive win in the category.

The Frost & Sullivan award recognises Alcatel-Lucent’s exemplary innovation, growth and performance in the Asia Pacific carrier network optical infrastructure market. Nominees were judged by an influential panel of representatives from the regional ICT industry based upon a set of stringent criteria including revenue and revenue growth, portfolio diversity, major wins and key achievements in financial year 2008.

“Alcatel-Lucent would like to extend our appreciation to our peers, the organisers and our customers for making this memorable win possible,” said Sean Dolan, president of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in Asia-Pacific. “To achieve this despite a challenging global economic climate and business environment makes it even more special, and is a testament to Alcatel-Lucent’s outstanding efforts and progress in this highly significant industry segment.”

“Alcatel-Lucent’s strong product portfolio offering end-to-end optical network solutions has ensured that the company remained the optical vendor of choice among Asian operators. Last year the company successfully implemented T-MPLS and introduced its zero touch photonics technology designed to help service providers minimise operating costs. As a result of its innovative solutions and timely launches, Alcatel-Lucent managed to secure significant contracts in key Asia-Pacific markets in 2008,” said Adeel Najam, industry analyst, Frost & Sullivan.

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise 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 revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 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

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