Tatung University and Alcatel-Lucent launch the first WiMAX campus network in Taiwan

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Taipei, April 21, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Tatung University today announced the launch of Taiwan’s first WiMAX 16e campus network to foster research and innovations in wireless broadband technologies. The University’s Center of WiMAX Wireless Broadband Technology features Alcatel-Lucent’s advanced, world-leading WiMAX solutions. Tatung University’s community of professors and students (more than 4000 people) can utilize the new WiMAX 16e network to delve deeper into wireless technology research, while WiMAX developers can also benefit from Tatung University’s research outcome for compatible hardware and innovative software. Alcatel-Lucent today signed a memorandum of cooperation with Tatung University to strengthen the telecommunication research and development of innovative WiMAX application by coordinating resources from both parties, marking it an important milestone in the WiMAX industry in Taiwan.

Tatung University’s WiMAX 16e experimental network is supported by the Tatung InfoComm, a WiMAX operator in Taiwan with the aim of building innovative, professional and trustworthy WiMAX products. Leveraging on WiMAX’s advantages of high bandwidth, large capacity, and low latencies, Tatung University’s experimental network provides “ubiquitous,” “always-on” service from base stations, indoor and outdoor CPEs, PCMCIA/Express cards, USB dongles to laptops with built-in WiMAX capabilities and other devices. In the future, user behaviour information and usage data will be analyzed and available to WiMAX developers to further improve and develop newer and appealing WiMAX services.

Tatung University and Alcatel-Lucent are also demonstrating WiMAX technology’s maturity through various innovative, state-of-the-art WiMAX application services, including smart metering, digital video surveillance systems, IPTV, PS3 gaming , IMS, and high-speed video streaming. These innovative applications show that WiMAX technology can make every day life more convenient and hassle-free.

“Before deploying WiMAX application services in the commercial market, field testing and evaluation are crucial. Tatung University’s network not only proves WiMAX’s capabilities in real life but also provides a wealth of data as well as an R&D environment for WiMAX developers and research institutes,” said C.Y. Hsu, the leader of Tatung University’s Wireless Broadband Laboratory. “The WiMAX industry will no doubt continue to broaden its presence in our daily lives to meet people’s needs.”

Alcatel-Lucent is a leading player in the wireless infrastructure market and the commercial leader in WiMAX Rev-e, with 14 networks in service out of its 35 commercial references worldwide.

“We are honoured to be able to participate in the Tatung University’s WiMAX project. This project further attests WiMAX technology’s potential in the development of application services and Alcatel-Lucent’s sustained leading role in WiMAX” said Larry Chai, Alcatel-Lucent Taiwan president. “We shall continue to cooperate with Tatung University to develop innovative next-generation wireless broadband application services.”

Other WiMAX partners participating in today’s press conference are Accton Wireless Broadband Corp., ASUSTeK Computer Inc., China Television Co., dmedia System Co., D-Link Corporation, Gemtek Technology Co., the Institute of Information Industry, Intel Taiwan, Polycom Asia Pacific PTE Ltd., MOXA Technologies, Quanta Microsystems Inc., Tatung Company, VIA Technologies Inc., World-Tech Technology, and ZyXEL Communications Corp. .

About Tatung University
Tatung University was formerly the Tatung Institute of Technology, which was founded in 1956 by the donation of Mr. S.C. Lin, the founder of Tatung Company. Renamed as Tatung University in 1999, the School is composed of four colleges, including Engineering, Electrical and Information Engineering, Management, and Design, as well as 15 departments (including programmes for bachelor, master, and Ph.D.). The University maintains its tradition of upholding the highest standard of education and is best known for being a source of business entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers. For more information, visit Tatung University on the Internet: www.ttu.edu.tw.

About Tatung InfoComm
Tatung InfoComm was formerly the Tatung Company’s WiMAX division, which charged with the “M-Taiwan (Mobile Taiwan)” project by the Industrial Development Bureau. To embrace the mobile wireless age, the Taiwan Government issued an open call for WiMAX application proposals in 2007 and Tatung InfoComm was granted a WiMAX operation license to service the southern region of Taiwan.

On 27 April 2009, Tatung InfoComm will formally launch its service in Penghu to become the first company in Taiwan to operate WiMAX services. The company will continue to focus on WiMAX as the core technology to develop next generation mobile broadband networks with the aim of building innovative, professional and trustworthy mobile applications. For more information, visit Tatung InfoComm on the Internet: www.tatung.net.tw


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



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