Gtd Manquehue selects Alcatel-Lucent to deploy first fiber-to-the-home network in Chile based on GPON technology

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Paris, July 28, 2008 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has been selected by Gtd Group, one of the main service providers in Chile, to deploy the country’s first network based on fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) gigabit passive optical network (GPON) technology.  Installation and deployment of the GPON network will start in the third quarter of 2008, initially serving residential broadband users in Santiago’s prestigious Santa María de Manquehue district, with other neighborhoods of Chile’s capital city following shortly after.

Alcatel-Lucent’s solution will enable Gtd Manquehue, which serves residential customers and small and medium businesses for the Gtd Group, to deliver advanced broadband services such as high-definition television (HDTV), Internet protocol television (IPTV), video on demand (VoD) and high-speed Internet.  Alcatel-Lucent’s GPON architecture also will enable Gtd Manquehue to seamlessly migrate its traditional voice services to voice over IP (VoIP).

“We selected GPON technology so we can offer our customers unlimited triple play and advanced business services backed with a richer quality of experience, which we think will better serve our residential and business customers and give us a competitive advantage in this market”, said Alberto Domínguez, General Manager of Gtd Manquehue.  “Alcatel-Lucent’s worldwide leadership in broadband and their experienced local services teams will help Gtd Manquehue successfully deploy this new fiber infrastructure, the first of its kind in Chile ”.

“Operators are facing an increasingly competitive environment so the evolution toward fiber is the next logical step they need to take to strengthen their position ”, said Victor Agnellini, President of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in the Caribbean and Latin America region.  “Alcatel-Lucent has been an important supplier of optical and IP/MPLS solutions to Gtd Group, and we are fully committed to support the evolution of this operator’s network, as they launch innovative services to their customers ”.

Gtd Manquehue will deploy the Alcatel-Lucent 7342 Intelligent Services Access Manager Fiber-to-the-User (ISAM FTTU)and the Alcatel-Lucent 5520 Access Management System for element management.  The 7342 ISAM FTTU has been the market’s first platform to comply with the GPON recommendations of the Full Service Access Network (FSAN) group.

Alcatel-Lucent remains the uncontested market leader in fixed broadband access with more than 166 million DSL lines shipped to date and a cumulative market share of more than 40%, more than three times that of its nearest competitor.  More than 185 customers have adopted the Alcatel-Lucent ISAM product family – the industry’s first true high-end IP access platform that accommodates a wide range of access flavors and topologies.  Alcatel-Lucent is engaged in more than 80 FTTx projects around the world, more than 60 of which are with GPON.  Alcatel-Lucent is also a global leader in design, deployment, installation and maintenance of networks through its Services business.

About GTD
Mainly oriented to corporate and institutional sector, Gtd Group offers products and services ranging from country-wide voice and video enabled networks, to the most sophisticated local and long distance telephony solutions. Gtd subsidiaries provide specific solutions for Public Telephony, Datacenter, Internet access and telemedicine services. The GTD Group orients its mission towards the delivery of highest quality services with innovative, agile and flexible solutions, kind to the specific necessities of its customers. For it it has specialized engineers who analyze each requirement in detail. GTD Manquehue is the residential branch of Gtd Group. With more than 30 years, it has a long history of innovations and it is continuously developing new services. Today, as part of GTD Group it continues delivering the same top class local and long distance telephone, high speed Internet access and digital television services for residential customers.


About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise 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



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