Alcatel-Lucent, Tunisie Telecom sign three-year agreement to extend ultra-broadband services throughout Tunisia

By Akhona for Alcatel Lucent

Tunis/Paris, 19 Feb 2014

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Tunisie Telecom, the leading telecommunications provider in Tunisia, have today announced a three-year agreement to transform the carrier's voice and data network, paving the way for ultra-broadband access services for residential and enterprise customers throughout Tunisia.

Tunisie Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent's market-leading Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) portfolio to upgrade tens of thousands of existing voice lines to provide high-speed broadband using ADSL, VDSL and GPON technology.

The agreement follows the successful trial of VDSL2 Vectoring technology in December 2012, using Alcatel-Lucent's Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) 7302 platform running on Tunisie's existing copper cable infrastructure. VDSL2 vectoring technology enables a smooth migration path towards 100Mbps ultra-broadband that can support a wide range applications, like video on-demand and online gaming for consumers, and secure point-to-point Ethernet services for enterprise.

Key facts:

* Tunisie Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent's 7302, 7330 and 7353 Intelligent Services Access Manager solutions, 5526 Access Management System, and customised street cabinets to provide both voice and ultra-broadband services to thousands of customers.
* This project forms part of Tunisie Telecom's strategic plans to evolve its voice and data networks into a single IP infrastructure in order to provide customers with high quality voice calls, faster Internet access, and new services.
* VDSL2 is a key component of Alcatel-Lucent's portfolio as it repositions as a specialist vendor of IP networking and ultra-broadband access technologies, as part of The Shift Plan.

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Quotes:

Nizar Bouguila, Chief Technology Officer of Tunisie Telecom, said: "We were looking for a comprehensive technology solution that would allow us to reinforce our position as the leader in providing high-speed, high-quality voice and broadband services in Tunisia. The trial in late 2012 demonstrated to us Alcatel-Lucent had the technology and expertise to achieve our immediate goals and support our longer-term plans in the most timely and cost-efficient way."

Faical Haffoudhi, Country Senior Officer of Alcatel-Lucent Tunisia, said: "Tunisie Telecom is a longstanding customer and we have worked very closely together to shape and evolve the network to the next level. This three-year agreement underscores the confidence Tunisie has in our VDSL2 and GPON technology and ability to help provide customers with the fastest broadband speeds possible now and in the future."

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU)

The long-trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments around the world, Alcatel-Lucent is a leading innovator in the field of networking and communications technology, products and services. The company is home to Bell Labs, one of the world's foremost research centres, responsible for breakthroughs that have shaped the networking and communications industry.

Alcatel-Lucent innovations are regularly recognised by international institutions for their positive impact on society. In 2012 and for the second year running, Alcatel-Lucent was named one of the Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators, recognition for the company's continued addition to its world-class patent portfolio, one of the largest in the telecom industry. Alcatel-Lucent has also been recognised for its sustainability performance. In 2012, the company was ranked Technology Supersector Leader by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Through its innovations, Alcatel-Lucent is making communications more sustainable, more affordable and more accessible as we pursue our mission of 'Realising the Potential of a Connected World'.

With operations throughout the world, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company achieved revenues of Euro 14.4 billion in 2012 and is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris.

For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com, read the latest posts on the Alcatel-Lucent blog http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/blog and follow the company on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Alcatel_Lucent.

Tunisie Telecom

Positioned as the Tunisian telecommunications market leader and one of the pioneers among the major operators in the region, Tunisie Telecom is the integrated incumbent operator in the country. The company markets a full range of fixed, mobile and Internet data transmission services.

It offers tailor-made products and services to residential customers, small businesses and large corporations, as well as third-party operators. It is also the only operator in the country providing domestic inter-operators with connections.

Building on heavy investments in modern infrastructure, leading-edge high-speed broadband technologies (FO, IP MPLS, 3G) and a broadband global connectivity, Tunisie Telecom core values focus on proximity to customers, accessibility and innovation in favour of international standards quality service and better customer relationship.

Thus, Tunisie Telecom has always been the first to launch innovative services by anticipating its customers' needs and exceeding their expectations. For further information, please visit Tunisie Telecom's Web site: www.tunisietelecom.tn.

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