Alcatel-Lucent and LGS Win Spot as Subcontractor on The Qwest Networx Team.VIENNA, Va. -- Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) The high-speed CPU circuit that does calculating and comparing. Numbers are transferred from memory into the ALU for calculation, and the results are sent back into memory. Alphanumeric data are sent from memory into the ALU for comparing. ) and LGS LGS Laser Guide Star LGS Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome LGS Leaky Gut Syndrome LGS Langer-Giedion Syndrome LGS Light Gauge Steel (steel frame construction system) LGS Looking Glass Studios (game development company) , Alcatel-Lucent's subsidiary dedicated to serving the U.S. Government community, today announced they are a part of the team led by Qwest Communications
Alcatel-Lucent will work through its LGS subsidiary to provide a variety of solutions and services that support Qwest's role to deliver leading-edge network, data/IP, security and communications services to any level of government customers. The Networx program, announced at the end of March by the General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ), is the largest communications services contract in the world and is valued at more than $20 billion over the next 10 years. As part of the U.S. government contract, Qwest and its team members offers leading-edge voice, data and video services, including managed and secure advanced data networks, to federal agencies nationwide "We are pleased to be part of the Qwest team that has been chosen as one of the most robust, tier-one services providers to the government," said Ron Iverson, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , LGS. "Our history of innovation through Bell Labs together with Qwest and its long history of serving government customers is a powerful combination." About LGS LGS designs and delivers Transformed Communications and R&D-based technology solutions to the U.S. government community. Leveraging the world-class R&D of Bell Labs and innovation of Alcatel-Lucent, with global reach and expertise, LGS challenges itself to solve the unsolvable and deliver secure, reliable, standards-based solutions to its customers. LGS, headquartered in Vienna, Va., and with offices in California, Colorado, Maryland, New Jersey and North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , was created by joining the Lucent and Alcatel Government business units and Bell Labs Government. For more information about LGS visit www.LGSinnovations.com. About Alcatel-Lucent Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the London Stock Exchange. and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in 2006 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. [All figures exclude impact of activities transferred to Thales]. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com |
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