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To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (3262)	5/2/2001 5:53:50 PM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk	Respond to of 3891

Danish mobile operator will use industry leading Alcatel LMDS to expand into exploding broadband services business Paris, May 2, 2001 - Sonofon, Denmark's second largest mobile operator, has selected Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) for the deployment of a nation-wide broadband wireless network in Denmark. In a multi-year contract, Sonofon has also selected Alcatel as its exclusive local multipoint distribution service (LMDS) supplier for its 26 GHz spectrum license. In order to meet Sonofon's ambitious network deployment targets of five base stations per week, Alcatel will immediately begin delivery of its broadband wireless access solution, giving Sonofon a significant time-to-market competitive advantage in the Danish market. Alcatel's solution includes the Alcatel 5620 Network Manager which enables seamless, end-to-end wireless/wireline management of the network and service delivery. Delivery of nation-wide business services including high speed Internet and secure virtual private networks (VPN) are scheduled to begin in July 2001. In addition, Sonofon will also use its LMDS network for mobile backhaul. "Alcatel's professional approach to broadband wireless access networks was key in our decision to select them as our exclusive LMDS technology partner," said Mr. Ulrik Bülow, Sonofon's CEO. "With a solid understanding of our business needs and objectives, Alcatel proved flexibility to both accommodate our current needs as well as our needs for future network development." "Sonofon further illustrates how progressive telecommunications companies are using LMDS to quickly and cost effectively expand their service offering and their revenue," said Jean-David Calvet, executive vice-president, Fixed Wireless, Alcatel. "Alcatel's turnkey LMDS solution enables Sonofon to fully exploit their market opportunities." About Sonofon Sonofon is the second largest telecom company in Denmark with close to one million wireless customers and a 25% share of the mobile market.. Its largest business area is GSM mobile telephony based on GSM900 and GSM1800, with a growing focus on wireless data transmission including WAP, HSCSD and GPRS. Sonofon has more than 1,600 employees. 53.5 % of Sonofon shares are owned by Telenor and 46.5% by BellSouth International. 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 130,000 employees and sales of EURO 31 billion in 2000, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. The comprehensive Alcatel LMDS solution, deployed for more than 100 customers worldwide, is a multiservice broadband wireless network comprised of base station and customer premises equipment, and network and service management. A base station, consisting of digital modulation equipment with optional switching capabilities and point-to-multipoint transmitters and receivers, is the central location that collects all traffic to and from customers within a given wireless coverage area. The base station is also the linking point between the customer and the network backbone. Customer premises equipment includes radio termination (RT) transceivers and network termination (NT) units, which support a full range of services. The network and service management suite supports complete end-to-end management of both the wireless and wireline portions of the network, providing a full range of VPN capabilities, billing and performance information, statistics and maintenance support. Contact press@www.alcatel.com