PARIS - BROADBAND WORLD FORUM EUROPE, September 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- 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.

Service providers will thus be able to benefit from a more
competitive ONT environment and a huge choice of third-party ONT models
working seamlessly with Alcatel-Lucent's flagship GPON product, the 7342 ISAM
FTTU. This will translate into faster time-to-market, fewer engineering
constraints and a reduced need for interop events. For ONT vendors, this will
mean new business opportunities and less OPEX by having less interoperability
events.

"Alcatel-Lucent is taking a bold step by being the first GPON
player to share its OMCI specifications with other vendors. Our goal is to
encourage the adoption of fiber-to-the-home by breaking down interoperability
barriers," comments Dave Geary, President of Alcatel-Lucent's wireline
networks activities. "Alcatel-Lucent will shortly be publishing its OMCI
Version-1, and is even prepared to go a step further - by making its full
OMCI available to its partners on a case-by-case basis."

Alcatel-Lucent is currently involved in over 95 FTTH projects
worldwide, over 80 of which are with GPON. Additionally, Alcatel-Lucent's
GPON network has been deployed by a considerable number of utility companies
as well as municipalities and regions around the world. In Gartner's latest
FTTH Magic Quadrant assessment1, Alcatel-Lucent was positioned in the leaders
quadrant for the fiber-to-the-home space.

1. Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Fiber-to-the-Home Equipment (December
12th, 2008)

Editorial background material

China Mobile deploys Alcatel-Lucent's GPON solution in the provinces of
Anhui and Guangdong (July 21st, 2009)
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001695.xml&lu_lang_code=en

R-KOM selects Alcatel-Lucent for turnkey integration and deployment of
fiber-based access network in the eastern Bavarian region (July 9th, 2009)
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001667.xml&lu_lang_code=en

Alcatel-Lucent and SFR launch the first 3G+ very high-speed pilot network
based on a GPON FTTU backhauling solution (July 1st, 2009)
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001652.xml&lu_lang_code=en

Alcatel-Lucent confirms 1Q'09 broadband access leadership, performing
strongly in VDSL and GPON (June 8th, 2009)
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001611.xml&lu_lang_code=en

Alcatel-Lucent confirmed as global IPTV access and middleware market
leader (Apr 30th, 2009)
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001554.xml&lu_lang_code=en

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About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted
partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide,
providing solutions that 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.