Alcatel-Lucent to Unveil the Next Major Breakthrough in Networking

PARIS, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) will hold a live web press conference on Tuesday June 28 to announce a groundbreaking innovation in Internet Protocol (IP) technology which will advance the future performance of the Internet (see: http://www.topsecretspeed.com).

The web press conference will take place June 28 at 7am PST/10am EST/4pm CET and will be hosted by the president of Alcatel-Lucent's IP Division and head of portfolio strategy, Basil Alwan.

To access the session please use the following information:

Participant Passcode:  49904704

DIAL-IN NUMBERS
NORTH AMERICANTOLL FREE: 800-320-2978
INTERNATIONAL TOLL: 617-614-4923

(see international toll free numbers below)

WEBCAST URL:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=234389&eventID=4136614

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation.

If journalists would like to ask questions following the event please send them to sarah.miller@alcatel-lucent.com or wendy.zajack@alcatel-lucent.com, referencing the web press conference. Industry analysts can contact carol.hung@alcatel-lucent.com and financial analysts, don.sweeney@alcatel-lucent.com.

The press conference will be available for digital replay at the following link:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=234389&eventID=4136614

International toll free:
AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY -- MELBOURNE -- 1800002971
CHINA - 108007122655, 108008521490, 108001300399, 108001521490 and/or 108001202655
FRANCE, PARIS - 0805540044
GERMANY -- 08001813857
HONG KONG -- 800963844
INDIA -- 0008004401172
ITALY - 800784533
JAPAN, TOKYO - 00531130421 and/or 0120995370
NEW ZEALAND -- 0800446717
UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON - 08082347616
SPAIN - 900971761
KOREA (South Korea) - 00308131153, 0079885219342 and/or 0079885219343
BELGIUM - 080011158

About Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU)

The long-trusted partner of service providers, enterprises, strategic industries and governments around the world, Alcatel-Lucent is a leader in mobile, fixed, IP and Optics technologies, and a pioneer in applications and services. Alcatel-Lucent includes Bell Labs, one of the world's foremost centres of research and innovation in communications technology.

With operations in more than 130 countries and one of the most experienced global services organizations in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach.

The Company achieved revenues of Euro 16 billion in 2010 and is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris.

For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com, read the latest posts on the Alcatel-Lucent blog http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/blog and follow the Company on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Alcatel_Lucent.