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To: David C. Burns who wrote (7575)	4/27/1999 8:00:00 AM
From: KYA27	Respond to of 21876

Lucent Technologies to Supply W-CDMA Equipment for NTT Docomo's Nation-Wide Next-Generation Wireless Network in Japan TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1999--Lucent Technologies today announced that it has been chosen by NTT DoCoMo to supply W-CDMA (wideband-code division multiple access) equipment for NTT DoCoMo's next-generation wireless commercial network in Japan. Lucent will provide two major components of the network - the Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) and the Radio Network Controller / Multimedia Processing Equipment (RNC/MPE). The equipment Lucent will provide to NTT DoCoMo uses a modular design. The BTS can be equipped with up to twelve transceivers per single base station frame. The Lucent BTS is ideal for implementation in a growing network, as extra transceivers can be added when needed. This reduces initial network investment and adds a degree of flexibility and investment protection to the network. The RNC/MPE provides BTS control and multimedia signal processing capabilities. Capitalizing on Lucent's CDMA experience, resources are dedicated to this project from the U.S., U.K., and Japan. Bell Laboratories engineers in Yokosuka work with DoCoMo to ensure that the performance of the commercial products exceeds DoCoMo's expectations. Lucent's Product Realization Center in Mount Olive, NJ (US) in conjunction with its GSM headquarters in Swindon, UK provide development and manufacturing support. ''NTT DoCoMo is leading the way in the deployment of next-generation wireless technology and Lucent is delighted to be part of the team,'' said Jim Brewington, president of Lucent's Wireless Networks Group. ''NTT DoCoMo has an aggressive timetable for the commercialization of its third generation network. We are committed to supporting this important customer through this critical next phase.'' Lucent Technologies is the only 3G system vendor to have announced collaboration with network operators around the world involving multiple technologies. In addition to the NTT DoCoMo (W-CDMA) project, Lucent Technologies is involved with joint DDI/IDO (cdma2000) trials in Japan; Vodafone (UMTS) in the UK; and Sprint PCS and Bell Atlantic Mobile (cdma2000) in the US. Lucent Technologies is developing a wide-range of 3G integrated mobile network solutions that encompass every major aspect of future wireless network service offerings. These include wireless-infrastructure equipment supporting voice and data; transmission and switching equipment; and a wide portfolio of software solutions for provisioning, maintenance, administration and operations as well as advanced services. Supported by its research and development arm, Bell Labs, and through third-party agreements with terminal, application and content providers, Lucent can provide total end-to-end 3G solutions to network operators worldwide. Lucent Technologies is a leading provider of wireless infrastructure equipment based on the major wireless standards available in the market today - CDMA (code division multiple access), GSM (Global Service for Mobile Systems), TDMA (time division multiple access) and AMPS (advance mobile phone service). It supplies mobile and fixed wireless communications systems that offer service providers and telecom operators around the world standards-based solution for serving the information needs of consumers and enterprises. It also enables them to provide the highest quality of service, unique and advanced capabilities to their mobile users. Lucent Technologies is an active member of multiple standards and industry organizations throughout the world, including the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the European Telecommunication Standard Institute (ETSI) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). It also actively participates in the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Forum, the Universal Wireless Communications (UWC), the CDMA Development Group (CDG), and the GSM MoU Association. Lucent Technologies Japan has three operations in Japan employing more than 700 people. It offers a wide array of products including: switching, wireless network systems, optical networking products, data communications products, communications software, business communications systems and transmissions, microelectronic components. Bell Labs are set-up in: Makuhari, near Tokyo, on next-generation passive optical networking (PON) systems on fiber optic links, and in Yokosuka concentrating on next generation wireless communications system. Japan also serves as the Asia/Pacific regional headquarters for the Microelectronics Group. For more information on Lucent Technologies Japan, visit lucent.co.jp Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, 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 Laboratories is the research and development arm for the company. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at lucent.com