CAIRO, Egypt -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) will showcase its leadership in the network evolution to mass broadband and feature the full breadth of its end-to-end solutions to support fixed and wireless broadband multimedia services at the upcoming ITU Telecom Africa 2008, taking place in Cairo, Egypt, from May 12th to 15th.

As service providers gather for the major networking event for information and communication technology (ICT) players across the African region, visitors to the Alcatel-Lucent booth (booth C95 in Hall 2) will be able to view demonstrations of innovative solutions, software and services developed to enrich the broadband end-user experience and to help transform telecommunications.

As demand for mobile services and new residential services increases throughout Africa, network operators need to expand their reach to get more subscribers onto their networks, and to create value through usage, which is all about the innovative and affordable services that can be offered to the end-users. Alcatel-Lucent will demonstrate how it helps service providers in Africa leapfrog to the latest technologies and implement new business models to deliver compelling and differentiated broadband services.

Alcatel-Lucent is a long-term committed market leader in Africa and the Middle East, with a regional headquarters in Egypt and an active presence in almost all the region’s countries. With a comprehensive and diversified portfolio of products and solutions, R&D capabilities and a renowned services practice, Alcatel-Lucent is well positioned in Africa and the Middle East to address the fastest growing areas of broadband network transformation of various network operators and services providers in the region. The Africa and Middle East region is considered among Alcatel-Lucent's most promising growing markets.

Live Demos

Among a wide range of demonstrations, Alcatel-Lucent features:

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