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To: Steve Fancy who wrote (2554)	10/10/2000 7:13:43 AM
From: shotski1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3891

Paris, October 10, 2000 - Alcatel has announced the set up in the United Kingdom of a new technical center dedicated to the validation of the interoperability of its 3G/UMTS mobile communication solutions with the various systems available on the market. >From the beginning of 2001, network infrastructure platforms will allow a large number of interoperability test combinations to be implemented with different core network, radio infrastructure and mobile terminal systems. They will also serve to validate the pertinence, functionality and compatibility of the new multimedia applications and 3G/UMTS services proposed by Alcatel and its partners. This structure will reinforce the Alcatel development and technical support teams already operating in France, Japan, Germany, Belgium and China. This network gives operators the guarantee of optimized support for the deployment and rapid maintenance of their 3G/UMTS networks throughout the world. The creation of this interoperability platform is part of Alcatel's proactive strategy to open up its 2G and 3G solutions to the international environment. The bilateral cooperation agreements that already exist with other manufacturers, and the recent creation of Evolium SAS-a joint Alcatel-Fujitsu company specialized in defining and developing mobile communication solutions-not to mention Alcatel's participation as an active member in the IOT* Forum, are all concrete examples of this strategy. "This technical center will give us the means to demonstrate very rapidly that the new mobile Internet applications of the mobile Internet will fit perfectly into the traffic models of our 3G/UMTS mobile network infrastructure", underlined Michel Rahier, President of Alcatel's Mobile Communications Activities. "It will also enable us to satisfy the needs of the many 3G or PDA mobile terminal manufacturers who have already expressed their desire to be among the first to come and test their solutions and products". " *The Networks Vendors IOT Forum groups together the main suppliers of mobile networks with a view to developing interoperability test programs for the GPRS, EDGE and UMTS systems. About Alcatel and mobile communications Primarily through Evolium SAS - the Alcatel-Fujitsu joint venture - Alcatel develops and markets 2G and 3G mobile radio communications networks, including GSM and its various evolutions (GPRS and EDGE). Alcatel places particular emphasis on the development and marketing of a 3G/UMTS offering that is highly competitive in terms of performance and time to market. These UMTS solutions are based in particular on the experience Fujitsu has acquired as supplier to NTT DoCoMo in Japan, which will be putting its 3G mobile communication service into commercial operation in the spring of 2001. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 23 billion in 1999, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. alcatel.com ====================================================================== ALCATEL QUICK CLICK SPECIALS The Alcatel press room: alcatel.com ====================================================================== Sincerely, mailto:press@www.alcatel.com