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Paris, France - September 5, 2013

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has reached an agreement with Telefónica, to become a reference supplier for its 4G LTE network in Spain, in a 4G LTE project that is among the largest in Western Europe.

Telefónica Spain selected Alcatel-Lucent to deliver a 4G LTE network overlay.

Philippe Keryer, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Alcatel-Lucent.
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Alcatel-Lucent will deploy some 8,000 4G LTE base stations and the 5620 Service Aware Manager (5620 SAM).

Commercial 4G LTE networks are about 10 times faster than 3G networks when they are used for downloading mobile content such as YouTube video clips.

“We’re very pleased to announce that Alcatel-Lucent has been chosen to be one of two suppliers helping Telefónica Spain deploy a 4G LTE ‘overlay’ network over its existing nationwide 3G network. I am very excited by this announcement, as it will enable Telefónica to bring 4G service to Spain - quickly - using our technology.”
- Philippe Keryer, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Alcatel-Lucent
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Network tests also saw upload speeds of around 10 megabits-per-second and low latency connections of 50 milliseconds – vital for video sharing and online gaming.

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“Telefónica’s launch of 4G LTE services in Europe is certainly an indicator that 4G is beginning to take off outside the US and Asia, a point supported by the recent commercial launches of 4G services in other European countries, such as France, the UK and Germany, as well as services in the Middle East and Africa.”
- Philippe Keryer, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Alcatel-Lucent
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Alcatel-Lucent will also deliver installation and turnkey project management services in the initial phase of the project, as well as systems integration, maintenance and configuration optimization to reduce time-to-market even further for Telefonica Spain.

César Alierta, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Telefonica.
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Largest 4G LTE agreement for Alcatel-Lucent in Western Europe to date and supports Alcatel-Lucent’s ultra-broadband strategy as it helps service providers meet the ever-growing demands for data over their networks.

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Agreement follows two successful pre-commercial 4G LTE pilot networks in Madrid and Barcelona and the demonstration of Alcatel-Lucent’s 4G LTE capabilities over a live network- consisting of small ‘metro cells’ and macro base stations – with Telefónica in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress 2012.

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Deployment complements Telefónica Spain’s existing ultra-broadband fiber network with the capacity to meet customers’ data needs today and into the future.

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Alcatel-Lucent has established a strong global leadership position in 4G LTE with more than 40 contracts for commercial deployments, including two of the largest 4G LTE network roll-outs to date, with two more in process and more than 40 trials worldwide.

The Alcatel-Lucent 4G LTE Network Solution is the industry’s most innovative and comprehensive answer to unleashing mobile broadband innovation with speed, massive capacity and network performance that delivers a superior end-user experience.
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Roque Lozano, President Alcatel-Lucent Spain and Global Account Manager for Telefonica, said:
“This is a significant agreement for Alcatel-Lucent and our largest in scope to date in Western Europe. We are very excited to be able to work with Telefónica Spain in its 4G LTE project to serve its customers throughout the country. And we are ready to further explore other wireless technologies down the road, such as small cells to enhance coverage anytime, anywhere and over any device toward a wider collaboration framework.”

About Telefónica

Telefónica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world in terms of market capitalisation and number of customers.

From this outstanding position in the industry, and with its mobile, fixed and broadband businesses as the key drivers of its growth, Telefónica has focused its strategy on becoming a leading company in the digital world.

The company has a significant presence in 25 countries and a customer base that amounts more than 300 million accesses around the world.

Telefónica has a strong presence in Spain, Europe and Latin America, where the company focuses an important part of its growth strategy.

Telefónica is a 100% listed company, with more than 1.5 million direct shareholders.

Its share capital currently comprises 4.563.996.485 ordinary shares traded on the Spanish Stock Market (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia) and on those in London, New York, Lima, and Buenos Aires.

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is at the forefront of global communications, providing products and innovations in IP and cloud networking, as well as ultra-broadband fixed and wireless access to service providers and their customers, enterprises and institutions throughout the world.

Underpinning Alcatel-Lucent in driving the industrial transformation from voice telephony to high-speed digital delivery of data, video and information is Bell Labs, an integral part of Alcatel-Lucent and one of the world’s foremost technology research institutes, responsible for countless breakthroughs that have shaped the networking and communications industry.

Alcatel-Lucent innovations have resulted in the company being recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Top 100 Global Innovator, as well as being named by MIT Technology Review as amongst 2012’s Top 50 “World’s Most Innovative Companies”.

Alcatel-Lucent has also been recognized for innovation in sustainability, being ranked Technology Supersector Leader by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index in 2012 for making global communications more sustainable, affordable and accessible, all in pursuit of the company’s mission to realize the potential of a connected world.

With revenues of Euro 14.4 billion in 2012, Alcatel-Lucent is listed on the Paris and New York stock exchanges (Euronext and NYSE: ALU).

The company is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris.

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