China Unicom Selects Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy 3G W-CDMA Networks in 14 Provinces

September 9th, 2009 PARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) will hold a live web press conference on Wednesday September 16, 2009 to announce groundbreaking technology which addresses the explosive growth in video traffic straining traditional core router networks. The web conference will take place September 16, 2009 at 7AM PST/ 10AM EST / 4PM CET and will be hosted by Basil Alwan, head of Alcatel-Lucent's Carrier Group portfolio strategy.

September 6th, 2009 PARIS - BROADBAND WORLD FORUM EUROPE - - Allowing Service Providers to Create True Multi-Vendor GPON Networks, Without Operational Challenges Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced it is taking a major step to help service providers create a true multi-vendor gigabit passive optical networking (GPON) infrastructure, by publishing its "OMCI Interoperability Implementer's Guide - Version 1". Using this guide, optical network terminal (ONT) vendors will gain insights in Alcatel-Lucent's ONT management and control interfaces (OMCI), which they can then integrate in their own terminals to interoperate with Alcatel-Lucent's extensive, embedded base of GPON central office equipment.

July 8th, 2009 PARIS - Ben Verwaayen, CEO of Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Paul Tufano, Chief Financial Officer will present the second quarter 2009 results on July 30, at 1:00 pm CET (12:00 pm GMT, 7:00 am EST). The press and analyst conference will be held in the company's headquarters, 54 rue La Boétie, Paris.

July 8th, 2009 PARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) will hold a live web press conference on Thursday July 16, 2009 to announce groundbreaking technology which addresses the explosive growth in video traffic. Alcatel-Lucent will also discuss its IP strategy and how it fits into the overall company direction.

May 28th, 2009 PARIS - The Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) annual ordinary and extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting held on May 29, 2009 approved all the proposed resolutions. Shareholders present or represented by proxy had in the aggregate a total of 1,152.6 million shares, which represented a quorum of 51.008 per cent.

May 27th, 2009 PARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that, according to data from Infonetics, it is now the #1 vendor in the IP edge router market in the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) region with almost 31 percent market share. During Q1 2009, Alcatel-Lucent increased its market share in the worldwide IP edge router segment, strengthening its #2 position globally with 20 percent share.

May 13th, 2009 PARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has been selected by Unitech Wireless to support the initial launch of the company's GSM/EDGE mobile service offering. Alcatel Lucent will deploy turn-key GSM/EDGE networks in Kerala and Orissa circles.

April 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has inked two framework agreements valued USD 1.7 billion in total with China Mobile and China Telecom, to provide network upgrades, integration and maintenance services in 2009. As the leading operators in China, China Mobile and China Telecom were granted 3G licenses in January 2009, for TD-SCDMA and CDMA/EV-DO technologies, respectively.

March 30th, 2009 CTIA Wireless, LAS VEGAS - Enables Service Providers Offer Broadband Services Everywhere, While Reducing Their Power Consumption and Carbon Footprint Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has expanded its wireless networking portfolio to enable mobile service providers to offer both 3G CDMA and Long Term Evolution (LTE) services using a common network infrastructure. Alcatel-Lucent's innovative "Converged RAN" (radio access network) offerings support the delivery of a wide variety of new wireless broadband services while simultaneously reducing power consumption - and attendant carbon footprint -- and lowering operating costs.

March 10th, 2009 SHENZHEN, China - Company Plays Key Role in Helping Drive Local 3G Network Deployment CCID, an established research firm in China disclosed recently in an industry report entitled "Local Vendors Stand out in China's 3G Equipment Market" that the rapid deployment of 3G networks in China will eventually result in the creation of about 660,000 3G carrier frequency by mid this year. This will make China the country with the largest 3G network construction in the world.

August 11th, 2009 Nu Horizons becomes an Alcatel-Lucent distributorNEW YORK — Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. said Tuesday that it has been named a master distributor for Alcatel-Lucent telephone and networking services in North America.

August 11th, 2009 Nu Horizons named Alcatel-Lucent distributorNEW YORK — Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. said Tuesday that it has been named a master distributor in North America for Alcatel-Lucent telephony and networking solutions.

July 23rd, 2009 Alcatel-Lucent details job cuts planPARIS — Alcatel-Lucent SA aims to cut 850 jobs in France as part of a plan to save several hundred million euros (dollars) this year, the company said Thursday. The telecommunications network equipment maker told French employees the job cuts would be made over this year and next.

June 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Telecom equipment manufacturer Alcatel Lucent has entered into a 10-year agreement with Hewlett-Packard (HP) to market telecom and IT products and services, it was announced Thursday. As per the agreement, the companies will jointly market communication solutions among mid and large-size enterprises and public sector units through one-stop-shop business model, a joint statement said.

May 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - French telecom infrastructure firm Alcatel-Lucent Friday said it had bagged a $150 million contract from Unitech Wireless to support its launch of GSM operations. Unitech Wireless is a joint venture between real estate major Unitech Ltd and Norwegian telecom giant Telenor.

April 29th, 2009 China Unicom says 1Q profit $525 millionBEIJING — China Unicom Ltd., one of China's three major state-owned phone companies, said Wednesday it earned 3.6 billion yuan ($525 million) in the first quarter following its merger with rival China Netcom. The profit for the three months ending March 31 was equal to 0.15 yuan per share, the Beijing-based company said.

May 5th, 2009 Alcatel-Lucent net loss widens in 1QPARIS — Alcatel-Lucent's net loss widened in the first quarter as sales of both wireless and wireline communications gear continued to fall in all major markets amid the global economic downturn. The world's third-largest supplier of wireless networking equipment for telecom operators and companies blamed tough market conditions and continued restructuring for the shortfall — its ninth consecutive quarterly loss since Alcatel-Lucent was created in 2006.

September 7th, 2009 China Unicom, Spain's Telefonica expand allianceBEIJING — Spanish phone company Telefonica SA and China Unicom Ltd., one of China's three main state-owned carriers, say they will expand a strategic alliance and buy $1 billion worth of each other's shares. The companies said they will cooperate in development of technology for mobile phones, providing services to multinational customers and other areas under the agreement signed Sunday.

July 30th, 2009 Alcatel-Lucent makes 1st profit since 2006 mergerPARIS — Alcatel-Lucent surprised its investors Thursday by posting its first profit since the company's creation in a trans-Atlantic merger in 2006, as gains on asset sales helped the telecommunications equipment maker's bottom line. The Paris-based company reported a net profit of euro14 million ($19.6 million) for the April through June period, compared to a net loss of euro1.1 billion a year earlier, when earnings were hit by a nearly billion-euro writedown on wireless technology assets.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's telecom equipment industry reported 20 percent growth in revenues at Rs.114,527 crore ($24 billion) in 2008-09, compared to 24 percent rise recorded the year before, an industry survey said Monday. The survey was conducted by Voice&Data, the flagship telecom magazine of Cybermedia.