China Telecom Uses AlcaLu Routers

PARIS -- Alcatel-Lucent ( Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced it has signed a centralized purchasing contract with China Telecom, China’s leading telecom operator, to provide and maintain an IP/MPLS backbone across ten provinces (Guangxi, Hubei, Jiangxi, Ningxia, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Guizhou, Gansu, Xinjiang and Shanghai). Upon completion in October 2009, China Telecom will be able to deliver advanced broadband services with superior quality to its millions of subscribers. The contract which is part of the USD700 million framework agreement recently signed between China Telecom and Alcatel-Lucent, was awarded to Alcatel-Lucent’s Chinese flagship company, Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell.

“This agreement builds on our longstanding collaboration with China Telecom and our commitment to ensure our customer has a state-of-the-art network which supports its business goals and strategy,” said Olivia Qiu, President of Alcatel-Lucent in East Asia and Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell. “This win also strengthens Alcatel-Lucent’s leading position in the Chinese IP market and is a further recognition of our ability to assist operators around the globe in their journey to all-IP networks.”

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