Alcatel-Lucent becomes Synterra’s strategic partner to deploy Russia’s first commercial Universal WiMAX networks'

Paris, July 5, 2007 — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Synterra, a national telecommunications service provider, today announced a strategic partnership to deploy Russia’s first Universal WiMAX networks. This project will be conducted in cooperation with regional telecom operators to provide WiMAX access throughout the country. Deployments will cover many towns and cities with an average population of 100,000 inhabitants. First regional WiMAX networks should be operational in Q4 2007. Synterra – which holds a national license – intends to partner with operators in order to cover more than 1,000 Russian cities and towns by end of 2008.

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