U.S. Government’s Joint Interoperability Test Command Approves Alcatel-Lucent’s IP Routers

LGS, a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) dedicated to serving the U.S. government community, announced today that the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 and 7710 Service Routers were certified by the Joint Interoperability Test Command and will be added to the IPv6 Approved Products List.

This certification demonstrates the continued commitment of LGS and Alcatel-Lucent to deliver products and services designed to fit the unique needs of the U.S. government customer.

The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 and 7710 Service Routers deliver carrier-grade MPLS and Ethernet services, combined with high performance, reliability and exceptional quality of service. The two products certified are:

• The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router (SR) is a flexible and high performance service delivery platform that provides the scalability of core routers with the flexibility of edge routers. The 7750 Service router family offer up to a terabit of capacity and is characterized with the capability to deliver highly available, simultaneous Layer 2 and Layer 3 service. These Service Routers are the first choice for network operators delivering comprehensive services, especially in networks employing voice, video and data.
• Alcatel-Lucent 7710 Service Router delivers the same multi service functionality of the 7750 in a smaller form factor. The 7710 SR is built for those areas in the network with lesser bandwidth demands, where high availability and flexibility of interface aggregation is required.

Additionally, both products are currently undergoing Common Criteria Evaluation and Certification Scheme EAL 2. Common Criteria is an international standard for security certification.

More than 260 service providers in more than 90 countries have selected the Alcatel-Lucent IP/MPLS portfolio, which expands easily to terabit capacity and performance with modules based on the award-winning FP2 chipset. During the second quarter of 2008, Alcatel-Lucent reinforced its No. 2 position in IP/MPLS Edge according to Ovum RHK. Alcatel Lucent and LGS were assisted in this testing by Command Information, a leader in IPv6 technology.

About LGS

LGS, a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, designs and delivers Transformed Communications and R&D-based technology solutions to the U.S. government community. Leveraging the world-class R&D of Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, with global reach and expertise, LGS challenges itself to solve the unsolvable and deliver secure, reliable, standards-based solutions to its customers. LGS, is headquartered in Vienna, Va., in the U.S. and with offices in Colorado, Maryland, New Jersey and North Carolina. For more information about LGS visit www.LGSinnovations.com.

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises 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 16.98 billion in 2008 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.