KazakhTelecom Selects Lucent Technologies to Supply Next-Generation Network for Business and Residential Voice and Data Services.

HANNOVER, Germany, ASTANA, Kazakhstan, and MOSCOW, March 8 - KazakhTelecom, Kazakhstan's national carrier, Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) and Winncom Technologies today announced that they are deploying a new, Internet protocol (IP)-based next-generation network for KazakhTelecom in Astana, the nation's new capital, to support advanced voice and data services for business and residential subscribers.

Under a multimillion-dollar agreement, Lucent will partner with Winncom Technologies to build a multi-service broadband network featuring an IP/multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) core, broadband access solutions and multimedia application platforms, fully integrated with KazakhTelecom's existing public switched telephony network (PSTN). The new network will be managed from a Network Operations Center (NOC), supplied by Lucent and operated by KazakhTelecom. Lucent Worldwide Services and Winncom Technologies are also providing multivendor technical support, maintenance services and network integration of the NGN into the existing KazakhTelecom network.

The network will incorporate key network elements from across Lucent's Broadband Solutions, Applications Solutions and Converged Core portfolios, and also will incorporate network infrastructure from Lucent's global partner Juniper Networks, including a full portfolio of routing platforms.

"KazakhTelecom wants to bring IP services to the market quickly and be able to rapidly deploy them," said Dmitry Kamensky, managing director, Lucent Technologies Russia and CIS. "We are proud to work with them in creating a next-generation network capable of matching and excelling service levels available anywhere else."

Lucent is delivering a broad set of solutions and services from its Accelerate(TM) Next Generation Communications Solutions portfolio, including elements of Lucent's Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution. As a result, this advanced new network will be IMS-ready, capable of meeting both current subscriber needs as well as future requirements.

To deploy the powerful IP/MPLS core, Lucent is delivering Lucent Network Controllers (NC), Lucent APX(R) Universal Gateways and Juniper Networks E-, M-, and T-series routing platforms, as well as

 Juniper's SDX Service Deployment System. The access network will be based on Lucent's AnyMedia(R) Access System and the Stinger(R) DSL Access Concentrator product families. Lucent also is providing a suite of platform and middleware components based on the Lucent MiLife(R) Application Server (Lucent's service delivery platform) including the MiLife(R) Universal Subscriber Data Server solution. The overall next-generation solution also includes functionality for prepaid calling cards based on the MiLife(R) SurePay solutions suite, Lucent Feature Server 3000, Lucent Communication Manager (a web-portal solution), and a number of Advanced Routing Services (ARS) from Covansys, one of Lucent's partners in the Market Advantage Program (MAP) for Application Partners. The MAP for Applications Partners offers a unique ecosystem for application developers and content providers to foster the creation of a vast array of applications that service providers can access to help them capture new revenue.

About KazakhTelecom

KazakhTelecom is the largest Kazakhstan carrier, leader of the national telecommunication market. KazakhTelecom's extensive network of the service-providing centers offers its business and residential customers a wide range of telecommunication services, such as traditional telephony and telegraph, data and Internet access, intellectual network and satellite communications, etc. KazakhTelecom connects its more than two million business and residential customers with 230 countries around the world.

During the last years, KazakhTelecom develops large-scale projects that are fundamental for the national telecommunication infrastructure. The optical network that connects all the major cities of the country and the availability of digital interfaces with the networks of neighbouring countries allows Kazakhstan to become a largest Eurasian transit center. Today, KazakhTelecom already operates a communication line that provides the shortest telecommunication path between Europe and Asia.

KazakhTelecom actively participates in the development of the uniform informational and communicational landscape of the Eurasian continent and is open to mutually beneficial cooperation with new business partners.

About Lucent Technologies

Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent uses its strengths in mobility, optical, software, data and voice networking technologies, as well as services, to create new revenue-generating opportunities for its customers, while enabling them to quickly deploy and better manage their networks. Lucent's customer base includes communications service providers, governments and enterprises worldwide. For more information on Lucent Technologies, which has headquarters in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, visit http://www.lucent.com/.

About Winncom Technologies

Winncom Technologies Corp., a subsidiary of ARC Wireless Solutions Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ARCS.OB) , is a value-added distributor supplying products, systems, solutions and services for a variety of networking applications including wireless and WiMAX. Winncom is one of the first companies offering products and solutions for New Generation Networks for carriers and large enterprises, with customers located throughout North America, Eastern Europe, CIS and Central Asian countries. Winncom has established a reputation as a leader in providing networking products and solutions with a highly qualified sales professionals, as well as engineering and technical support personnel. For more information on Winncom visit http://www.winncom.com/ or call 888-WINNCOM (1-888-946-6266) or +1-440-498-9510.

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Source: Lucent Technologies

CONTACT: Elena Shugaley, Lucent Technologies, mobile: +7-812-960-6031, eshugal@lucent.com, or John Verdon, Lucent Technologies Europe, mobile: +44-7801-762387, verdon@lucent.com; or Michelle Jones, Covansys, +1-248-848-2269, mjones@covansys.com; or Penny Still, Juniper Networks, mobile: +44-7831-581-439, pstill@juniper.net