ALCATEL LUCENT: ARMENIAN DATACOM COMPANY TO EXPAND SERVICE OFFERING OVER CONVERGED ALCATEL LUCENT IP/MPLS BACKBONE

M2 Presswire – United Kingdom
Published: Feb 21, 2007

Paris – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced
that Armenian Datacom Company, a competitive data provider in Armenia,
selected Alcatel-Lucent to supply an IP/MPLS network to deliver
high quality data and Internet services to business and residential
customers.

Covering most of the Armenian capital city of Yerevan, Alcatel-Lucent’s
IP/MPLS network will allow Armenian Datacom to benefit from a wider
variety of service offerings and increased service flexibility. Once
deployed, the operator can provide advanced services such as high speed
Internet (HSI) and virtual private LAN services (VPLS) for corporate
customers. By running all services on a single, next generation IP
infrastructure, Armenian Datacom can achieve significant economies
of scale and maximize profitability of services while streamlined
and simplified network management tools will result in significant
operational savings.

"By leveraging Alcatel-Lucent’s IP portfolio of products, Armenian
Datacom Company can offer advanced business and residential services
for the first time in Armenia," said Armenian Datacom CEO Harald
Grytten. "Implementing Alcatel-Lucent’s leading-edge solutions gives
us the business and technology tools we need to compete and to offer
subscribers a variety of converged services."

"As an early supplier of cutting edge IP/MPLS solutions in Armenia,
we are in a position to contribute to further development and
modernization of the data infrastructure in Armenia," said Basil Alwan,
President of Alcatel-Lucent’s IP activities. "Armenian Datacom is able
to leverage the unique features of our IP/MPLS solution to provide
a new generation of services to its customers."

Armenian Datacom Company joins a list of more than 160 service
providers in over 60 countries who have selected the Alcatel-Lucent
IP portfolio, including massive, multi-year IP network and
service transformation projects at AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless, and
Telstra. According to Ovum-RHK, Alcatel-Lucent was #2 in the IP/MPLS
Edge market segment in Q4 2006, with 19% market share.

About ADC

Armenian Datacom Company CJSC (ADC) is an Armenian-Norwegian
joint venture formed in 2006. The company is set up to provide
telecommunications services in and around the city of Yerevan
with focus on the latest available services for commercial data
communication and Internet access for an unlimited amount of
users.ADC’s vision is to invite businesses and the population of
Yerevan into a new digital world that is always available, is secure
and offers access to advanced services of today and tomorrow. ADC
is built up by a highly competent and dedicated organisation with
international IT & telecommunications experience Continuous development
ensures availability of advanced services for new customers. 24/7
support operations secure optimal subscriber connections at all
times. ADC has professional owners with extensive international
experience from telecommunications, IT and capital markets. The
combination is a small company operating telecommunications services
to the best international standards.

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 to be transferred to
Thales]. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
_http://www.alcatel-lucent.com_ ()
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