$1 Billion 3G Contract

US : Lucent Technologies announced a major agreement to enhance and upgrade the largest high-speed wireless network in the United States with additional third-generation (3G) mobile equipment from Lucent. The two companies signed a new, multi-year contract valued at up to $1 billion, covering major markets across the United States from New York to California.

Lucent will provide Sprint with the Flexent(R) CDMA Modular Cell 4.0 and other advanced base stations, switching equipment, related software and advanced services. When added to the network, these solutions are expected to provide Sprint with improved performance and increased reliability throughout its network, leading to an improvement in overall network quality for millions of Sprint customers.

Under the agreement, Lucent Worldwide Services will provide installation, integration, optimization and Remote Technical Support services for Sprint's network upgrade.

"Customer satisfaction is the number one priority at Sprint," said Kathy Walker, senior vice president of Network Services at Sprint. "This new agreement with Lucent will help us continue to offer our customers the most advanced and comprehensive wireless services available while also improving the reliability, quality and performance of the Sprint network."

Sprint built its nationwide PCS network based on CDMA (code division multiple access) technology, which enables the cost-effective introduction of advanced mobile data services and increases in voice capacity. The new equipment from Lucent will enhance Sprint's nationwide 3G1X network, increase coverage and capacity, and enable Sprint to offer even more advanced data services based on CDMA2000 1xEV-DV technology in the future.

"We've been with Sprint since the company installed its first base station in 1996, and we're delighted that it is still turning to Lucent to provide the equipment that will help keep its network working at top performance for years to come," said Chuck Naylor, sales vice president, Lucent Technologies. "Our base station equipment is designed with the future in mind so that Sprint can make cost-effective and simple enhancements to deliver 1xEV-DV services to its customers."

CDMA2000 is an advanced and efficient wireless technology being introduced worldwide and an international 3G standard established by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU

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