Telekom Austria selects Alcatel-Lucent to enrich IPTV offering.

M2 PRESSWIRE-30 May 2008-Alcatel-Lucent: Telekom Austria selects Alcatel-Lucent to enrich IPTV offering(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Paris -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced today that it has been selected by Telekom Austria, Austria's major service provider, to enrich Telekom Austria's IPTV offering. The operator is launching two state-of-the-art features - Time shift TV and High-Definition TV (HDTV), enhancing the service experience of its aonTV subscribers.

One week prior to the start of the European soccer championship (EURO 2008), aonTV customers will be able to stop live broadcasts, take a break, and then continue to watch the transmission of the program thanks to Telekom Austria's Time shift TV capabilities. Additionally, the launch of Telekom Austria's HDTV service brings to the Austrian households the next level of visual quality and TV-experience.

"From June on, we can offer the aonTV users the newest Time shift TV functionalities without additional investment. Our customers can now enjoy a higher degree of convenience and freedom to watch the programs they want", said Hannes Ametsreiter, Chief Marketing Officer, Telekom Austria TA AG and Chief Officer Marketing, Sales & Customer Services, mobilkom Austria. "Alcatel-Lucent is our trusted partner for the delivery of IPTV middleware and the related integration services, enabling us to enrich our aonTV offering with a range of innovative applications."

"Telekom Austria is an innovator in broadband services and IPTV, and the launch of these new functionalitiesisanother milestone in its continued efforts to provide Austrians with a dynamic entertainment and communications experience," said Frederic Rose, President of Alcatel-Lucent's activities for Europe, Asia and Africa. "This project provides further evidence of the strong relationship between Telekom Austria and Alcatel-Lucent, which spans many years."

Alcatel-Lucent is the leader in end-to end triple-play networks, currently deploying its Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture (TPSDA) with over 50 service providers worldwide.

Alcatel-Lucent is the world leader in both IPTV and Mobile TV, having enabled TV, video and music services with more than 140 fixed and mobile service providers around the world.

Alcatel-Lucent is managing the design, integration, testing and deployment of this project through its professional services team and also providing maintenance services.

Alcatel-Lucent is the leader in IPTV service integration, having secured video integration projects with 59 customers to date. As part of its Services business, Alcatel-Lucent can count on the experience of a dedicated team of video experts- backed by significant investments in its IP Transformation Centers and world-class laboratory environments.

About Telekom Austria

The Telekom Austria Group is the largest telecommunications company in Austria and is successfully positioned on international markets.

The operating segments of the Telekom Austria Group are composed of fixed net and mobile communications. The fixed net segment comprises all fixed net activities of the Telekom Austria Group in Austria and of Telekom Austria Czech Republic in the Czech Republic. Its product portfolio covers voice telephony, data and IT solutions, Internet access and media, added-value services and wholesale. The segment mobile communications bundles the mobile phone activities of the Telekom Austria Group. Besides mobilkom austria in Austria, the mobile communications companies of the Telekom Austria Group are Mobiltel in Bulgaria, Velcom in Belarus, Vipnet in Croatia, Si.mobil in Slovenia, Vip mobile in the Republic of Serbia, vip operator in the Republic of Macedonia and mobilkom liechtenstein in Liechtenstein.

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

CONTACT: Press Office, Alcatel-Lucente-mail: press@alcatel-lucent.com

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