PARIS, September 4 /PRNewswire/ --     Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced
that it has been awarded the WiMAX Forum Certified(TM) seal of approval for
its WiMAX 802.16e Compact Base Station at 2.5GHz. This achievement further
confirms Alcatel-Lucent's leadership in WiMAX and its commitment to
accelerate the development of a global and open WiMAX(TM) eco-system.

Alcatel-Lucent's infrastructure portfolio is made up of
products that strictly comply with the 802.16e-2005 standard (also called
Rev-e), which supports fixed, nomadic and mobile services. The company's
"Open CPE Program" is helping to accelerate the availability of terminals by
encompassing comprehensive interoperability testing programs with WiMAX
chipset and end-user device suppliers.

This significant milestone is also the first step toward the
certification of the company's entire portfolio of WiMAX solutions already
available in other licensed frequency bands and deployed in several networks
worldwide, including some in commercial service today in Europe, Asia and
Latin America. Alcatel-Lucent expects its 3.5GHz equipment to be WiMAX Forum
Certified by end of 2008.

"Alcatel-Lucent is proud to receive the WiMAX Forum Certified
designation, which acknowledges the development efforts we have made over the
last four years," said Karim El Naggar, Vice President and head of
Alcatel-Lucent's WiMAX activities. "Customers can be confident that
Alcatel-Lucent's WiMAX solution complies with the most stringent requirements
of the standard and smoothly interoperates with any WiMAX Forum Certified
device."

Karim El Naggar pointed out that, unique in the industry,
Alcatel-Lucent systematically guarantees strict alignment of features and
compliance at 2.3, 2.5 and 3.5GHz, as part of its global mobile WiMAX(TM)
strategy. He noted that with 30 commercial contracts and more than 70 trials
around the world, "Alcatel-Lucent is the undisputed leader in the WiMAX
market," he said.

Currently the WiMAX Forum has more than 530 member companies
including service providers, regulators, equipment vendors, chip vendors and
content providers. Alcatel-Lucent is a member of the WiMAX Forum board.

"The first series of Mobile WiMAX certifications by the WiMAX
Forum represent a critical milestone for the WiMAX industry as it will
further accelerate the availability of interoperable solutions and ensure
widespread adoption and deployment of WiMAX technology and products," said
Ron Resnick, President of the WiMAX Forum. "Alcatel-Lucent is playing a key
role in taking that important step with the WiMAX Forum, enabling the global
WiMAX community to benefit from fully interoperable infrastructures and
devices."

To earn this certification, Alcatel-Lucent's 802.16e WiMAX
products underwent rigorous and extensive series of tests by the WiMAX
Forum's lead certification laboratory partner, AT4 wireless, spanning
protocol conformance, radio conformance and interoperability testing.

"Achieving Mobile WiMAX certification is the result of the
teamwork between leading wireless companies and our lab people, the most
experienced in WiMAX certification testing world-wide. That is why AT4
wireless would like to thank Alcatel-Lucent for its key contribution towards
putting in place the necessary process and tools," said Fernando E.
Hardasmal, Deputy General Director at AT4 wireless.

In addition to being a board member of the WiMAX Forum,
Alcatel-Lucent is a founding member of the Open Patent Alliance formed by key
industry players to advance WIMAX 4G technology.

About WiMAX Forum(R)

The WiMAX Forum(R) is an industry-led, not-for-profit
organization formed to certify and promote the compatibility and
interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized
IEEE 802.16/ETSI HiperMAN standard. WiMAX Forum Certified products are
interoperable and support broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile
services. Along these lines, the WiMAX Forum(R) works closely with service
providers and regulators to ensure that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet
customer and government requirements. Through the WiMAX Forum Congress Events
Series of global trade shows and events, the WiMAX Forum is committed to
furthering education, training and collaboration to expand the reach of the
WiMAX ecosystem. For more information, visit the trade show link at
http://www.wimaxforum.org

"WiMAX Forum" is a registered trademark of the WiMAX Forum.
"WiMAX," the WiMAX Forum logo, "WiMAX Forum Certified," and the WiMAX Forum
Certified logo are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. All other trademarks are
the properties of their respective owners.

About AT4 wireless

AT4 wireless, a global supplier of Testing Solutions for
wireless technologies prides itself on being both, the most complete Wireless
Certification & Testing Laboratory in the world and a leading manufacturer of
cutting-edge test & measurement equipment for telecommunication technologies.
With the largest coverage in different technologies (GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA,
HSPA, LTE, WiMAX, Bluetooth(R), Wi-Fi(R), RFID, NFC and EPC) and a portfolio
that ranges from conformance, regulatory and interoperability testing to
world-wide compliance services AT4 wireless' Test Laboratory offers a
one-stop-shop approach for the certification of telecommunication devices.
With our world-class self-developed Test Systems MINT, BITE and RIDER, AT4
wireless meets all certification aspects like R&TTE, FCC, GCF, PTCRB, WiMAX
Forum(R), Wi-Fi Alliance and Bluetooth SIG. AT4 wireless was founded in 1991,
has more than 340 employees and operates from it's headquarter in
Malaga/Spain and its US-based branch in Herndon/VA. For more information,
visit http://www.at4wireless.com./

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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 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