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To: LBstocks who wrote (2510)	10/19/1999 1:36:00 PM
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-LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES: Sprint and Lucent to conduct trial of next generation wireless technology M2 PRESSWIRE-19 October 1999-LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES: Sprint and Lucent to conduct trial of next generation wireless technology (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD KANSAS CITY, MO -- Sprint PCS [NYSE: PCS] and Lucent Technologies [NYSE: LU] today announced they will conduct a technology trial of third-generation (3G) Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless technology in the first half of 2000. This next-generation technology, called 3G1XRTT, is an enhancement to the CDMA format currently used in the Sprint PCS all-digital network, known as cdmaOne. The trial will take place over Lucent's wireless equipment at the Sprint PCS Technology Integration Center in Lenexa, Kan., and will to help accelerate Sprint PCS' commercialization of wireless enhanced voice and high-speed data. The trial is expected to verify the performance of the new 3G 1X Radio Transmission Technology (RTT), which is expected to effectively double the voice capacity and provide peak data transmission rates up to 10 times faster than currently available. 3G1XRTT is based on a recently adopted standard (cdma2000) for allowing today's CDMA to support more users and improve data performance in line with a global standards proposal under consideration by the International Telecommunications Union, an arm of the United Nations. "Because of the immense benefits in call-carrying capacity and data speeds with 3G1XRTT deployment, Sprint PCS is aggressively pursuing this evolutionary 3G technology," said Oliver Valente, vice president of Technology and Advanced Systems Development for Sprint PCS. "Lucent is helping us accomplish this goal while enabling us to protect our current infrastructure investment." "An important element of this new technology is that it is fully compatible with today's existing cdmaOne infrastructures and handsets," said John Marione, vice president-AMPS/PCS Development for Lucent. "This is key because 3G1XRTT will be a cost-effective way for Sprint PCS to be ready for the next generation of wireless communications since it preserves current investments." Lucent Technologies supplies mobile and fixed wireless communications systems that offer global service providers standards-based solutions for serving the information needs of consumers and enterprises. Headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., Lucent designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, data networking systems, business telephone systems and microelectronic components. Bell Labs is the research and development arm for the company. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit the company's Web site at lucent.com. Sprint PCS operates the largest 100 percent digital, 100 percent PCS nationwide wireless network in the United States, already serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint PCS has licensed PCS coverage of nearly 270 million people in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information, visit the Sprint PCS Web site at sprintpcs.com. Sprint PCS is a wholly-owned tracking group of Sprint Corporation trading on the NYSE under the symbol "PCS." Sprint is a global communications company at the forefront in integrating long distance, local and wireless communications services and one of the world's largest carriers of Internet traffic. Sprint built and operates the United States' only nationwide all-digital, fiber optic network and is a leader in advanced data communications services. Sprint has $17 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 20 million business and residential customers. CONTACT: Roger Frizzell, Lucent Technologies Tel: +1 972 745 4831 e-mail: rcfrizzell@Lucent.com Jeff Chaltas, Sprint PCS Tel: +1 816 559 5398 e-mail: jchalt01@sprintspectrum.com