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To: Gilbert Drapeau who wrote (3844)	4/2/2002 11:59:51 AM
From: Gilbert Drapeau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3891

China Telecom Selects Alcatel To Deploy Voice Over IP DALLAS, TEXAS--APRIL 2, 2002 - 11:48 EST Alcatel (NYSE: ALA), through Shanghai Bell, its Chinese joint venture, and China Telecom Corporation, the largest incumbent operator in China, have signed a contract for the deployment of a complete VoIP NGN (Next Generation Network) solution, connecting Shanghai and Beijing. Alcatel's solution will provide new revenue-generating services and multimedia applications, enabling China Telecom to migrate its traditional infrastructure toward next generation technology. Alcatel, leveraging its leadership in multiservice and broadband access, will enable China Telecom to commercially trial multimedia IP-based services, thereby ensuring full interoperability between voice and packet-based terminals. Alcatel's solution includes state-of-the-art 5000 and 5020 Softswitches, enabling advanced voice services as well as IP-telephony and multimedia applications, Alcatel Litespan 1540 multiservice access gateway and Alcatel 7505 media gateway. Application servers, network and service management equipment are also part of the contract. "We chose Alcatel for their capability in voice switches and their strength and vision in NGN solutions," said Wei Leping, chief engineer of China Telecom. "The creation of Alcatel Shanghai Bell, announced in October 2001, is good for China's telecom industry. This company, bringing together the forces of Alcatel and Shanghai Bell, will benefit from its unified strength on products, technologies and marketing." "As a world leader in both voice and data solutions, Alcatel is ideally positioned to lead China Telecom's migration towards NGN, guarantee service continuity and offer opportunities for additional revenues," said Ludwig De Maeyer, Alcatel's president of Voice Networks. With more than 300 million lines delivered worldwide on digital switching systems, Alcatel connects one out of five telephone subscribers in the world. Alcatel is the dominant supplier of tandem/toll switches for domestic and international long distance call connection in China, which is a perfect stepping stone to the new era of telecommunication network solutions. About Alcatel Alcatel designs, develops and builds innovative and competitive communications networks, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver any type of content, such as voice, data and multimedia, to any type of consumer, anywhere in the world. Relying on its leading and comprehensive products and solutions portfolio, stretching from end-to-end optical infrastructures, fixed and mobile networks to broadband access, Alcatel's customers can focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams. With sales of Euro 25 billion in 2001 and 99,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, alcatel.com

To: Gilbert Drapeau who wrote (3844)	10/22/2002 11:29:58 AM
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Alcatel Selects Carleton University as First Canadian Research Partner; Partnership to Exploit Demonstrated Excellence in Data Communications, Network Security and Management OTTAWA, ONTARIO--OCTOBER 22, 2002 - 10:32 EDT Alcatel (Paris:CGEP.PA) (NYSE:ALA) today announced that Carleton University has joined the company's Research Partner Program, a global initiative designed to foster technological innovation through strategic research relationships. Carleton University will work closely with Alcatel's Ottawa Research & Innovation (R&I) Center, established this year to leverage the region's recognized leadership in telecommunications networking. "Alcatel continues to invest in research and development that our customers need," said Zlatko Krstulich, chief technology officer, Alcatel Canada and Ottawa R&I director. "Working in partnership with Carleton University, we expect to contribute significantly to the development of breakthrough technologies or product concepts that contribute to the Alcatel portfolio." Carleton joins a prestigious list of eight other academic institutions who are members of the Alcatel Research Partner Program. They include: Microelectronics Center of North Carolina (MCNC), Sarnoff Institute, and University of Texas, Dallas (UTD) in the United States; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), Groupe des Ecoles de Telecom (GET), Heinrich-Hertz Institut (HHI), and University of Stuttgart in Europe. "I am delighted that Carleton has been selected as the first Canadian university to join Alcatel's Research Partner program. Carleton University is a national leader in telecommunications research, and we welcome the opportunity to collaborate with Alcatel in furthering technological innovation," says Carleton University President Richard Van Loon. "This partnership will also open up exciting research opportunities for our students and faculty." About Carleton University Carleton University, Canada's capital university, is a dynamic, research-intensive institution with a tradition of anticipating and leading change. Carleton has a strong reputation for excellence in high technology and public affairs and management and is a leading innovator in undergraduate education. Recently, the University introduced many new degree programs that focus on the kind of knowledge students urgently need in today's changing world. Carleton offers undergraduate and graduate programs in 50 areas of study taught by professors renowned nationally and internationally for their scholarship and cutting-edge research. Carleton has a community of over 1500 faculty and staff, 20,000 students and 87,000 alumni. carleton.ca About Alcatel Alcatel designs, develops and builds innovative and competitive communications networks, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver any type of content, such as voice, data and multimedia, to any type of consumer, anywhere in the world. Relying on its leading and comprehensive products and solutions portfolio, stretching from end-to-end optical infrastructures, fixed and mobile networks to broadband access, Alcatel's customers can focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams. With sales of Euro 25 billion in 2001, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, www.alcatel.com