Lucent Technologies Rolls Out Advanced DSL Platform Enabling Increased Broadband Capacity and Performance.

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MURRAY HILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2002

France Telecom to Use Super-High Density and Gigabit IP Architecture to Deliver Next Generation Broadband Services

Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today announced a new super-high density broadband digital subscriber line (DSL) solution that enables service providers to increase their subscriber densities by 50 percent and boost the IP performance of their broadband networks - reinforcing that Lucent provides the highest subscriber port density and most cost-effective DSL platform in the industry. The high-density DSL solution includes the new Stinger(r) FS+ chassis, which allows service providers to significantly reduce DSL equipment and power consumption in their central offices where space and power are typically at a premium. The new platform increases the capacity of the Lucent DSL offer by 50 percent, supporting up to 1008 DSL subscribers per chassis and up to 3024 subscribers per rack in both North American (ANSI) and global (ETSI) installations.

France Telecom is deploying the new Lucent Stinger solution because it offers the highest subscriber port density currently available. The solution gives France Telecom full IP network integration, video over DSL services and interoperability with currently deployed customer premise equipment (CPE) in the network.

The solution provides tangible benefits to carriers, including:

- Reduced power consumption per port by more than 30 percent,

- Reduced cost per port through increased hardware integration,

- Reduced equipment footprint by more than 33 percent over previous Stinger
solutions and over 50 percent compared to other vendor's solutions,

- Reduced total number of DSLAM systems, translating to fewer ports in the
aggregation network. All of these benefits translate directly to lower capital
and operating expenditures, helping improve the bottom line of broadband
service providers.

The new solution also provides enhanced asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and IP performance, offering the bandwidth needed to support increased subscriber densities. Stinger's integrated switching and routing fabric produces ATM plus IP data forwarding throughput up to 7.2 Gigabits per second. With Gigabit Ethernet and OC-12 bandwidth to the backbone and enhancements such as IP multicast, the new Stinger solution enables high-speed video and data delivery over DSL for service providers.

As part of the new Lucent DSL solution along with the Stinger FS+, Lucent also announced support for new 72 port ADSL and SHDSL line modules. These modules operate in the FS+ as well as the Stinger RT and LS systems, improving capacity up to 504 ports in these platforms. With operational compatibility of existing and new line cards between all Stinger chassis, Lucent provides an easy migration path to customers looking to increase system capacity and performance without upgrading to entirely new platforms.

Lucent provides a complete product and services solution for DSL deployment, including the Lucent CellPipe(tm) line of customer premises equipment. This cost-effective line of modems, routers and Integrated Access Devices (IADs) provide end-to-end DSL network interoperability - even with other vendor DSL products. For a view of new capabilities of the CellPipe product line, go to www.lucent.com/products/cellpipe.

The new Lucent Stinger DSL solution is available this March, and can be viewed in detail at http://www.lucent.com/products/stingerfs+.

About Lucent Technologies

Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and delivers networks for the world's largest communications service providers. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent relies on its strengths in mobility, optical, data and voice networking technologies as well as software and services to develop next-generation networks. The company's systems, services and software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better manage their networks and create new, revenue-generating services that help businesses and consumers. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com.