JITC Approves AlcaLu

VIENNA, Va. -- LGS, a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) dedicated to serving the U.S. government community, announced today that two Alcatel-Lucent products sold to the federal government by LGS, the Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMX Data Multiplexer and 1665 DMXtend Multiplexer, were certified as interoperable with the Defense Switched Network (DSN) by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC). As a result, these two metro optical products have been added to the DoD Approved Products List (APL).

The Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMX and 1665 DMXtend are next-generation multiplexers designed for high-capacity voice, data and video transport. The Department of Defense and enterprises of all sizes throughout the United States deploy these products, giving these optical networks the ability to carry and interface with more cost-effective, next-generation Ethernet services.

Alcatel-Lucent is spearheading the transformation of optical transport from legacy technologies to packet. The company provides a complete portfolio of optical products that support a broad range of services and applications such as triple play, Gigabit Ethernet connectivity and 3G mobile backhauling. Alcatel-Lucent is the world leader in optical networking with a 23.3% market share in 2006 (Source: Ovum RHK).

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