Cayman Islands : Lucent Technologies announced that it has been awarded a contract by T-Systems and caymanone(TM) to provide a multi-vendor, third-generation (3G) network and managed services in the Cayman Islands.

The Lucent CDMA2000(R) 1xEV-DO (evolution data optimized) network will enable caymanone(TM) to provide mobile data services at speeds of up to 2.4 Megabits, up to 6 times faster than the fastest wireless network available in the CaymanIslands today.

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T-Systems is operating under contract to caymanone(TM) to build, operate and maintain a next generation network, to provide enhanced voice and data services across the Cayman Islands. The companies chose Lucent Technologies as a key technology and services partner, to deliver the fastest and most advanced wireless data network in the Caribbean. The network will be built in two phases,commencing with a market and technical trial in the second quarter, followed by a full network build-out by the end of 2005.

"Lucent is meeting the challenge of providing a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network to our customer caymanone(TM) in record time," said Calvin Lee, Executive Vice President, T-Systems, ICSS. "Now, caymanone(TM) can focus on delivering high- quality broadband access and roaming services to its residential and business customers in the Cayman Islands."

This network will consist of Lucent's Flexent ( see above ) CDMA2000 base stations, Mobile Switching Centers, components of Lucent's IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) portfolio, including the Lucent Feature Server, and Juniper Networks M40 routing platforms.

"This contract with T-Systems illustrates the progress of Lucent's market strategy of providing end-to-end multivendor managed services," said Paul Higgs, regional vice president, Asia Pacific and China, Lucent Worldwide Services. "caymanone(TM) will now be able to focus its core business on providing high-quality, high-speed 3G mobile data services to its residential and business customers."

caymanone(TM) customers will be able to download data on their mobile devices at speeds close to their high speed connections at work or home. With speeds of up to 2.4 mbps, customers will be able to use data-rich content and run applications such as e-mail, video messaging, gaming and videoconferencing.

"Customers want a secure, simple way to stay connected no matter where they are," said John Robertson, CEO of caymanone.(TM) "Our leading-edge EV-DO network will offer Cayman's fastest wireless experience and deliver innovation to the market. It will revolutionize the way Caymanians use their mobile devices," he added.

T-Systems and caymanone(TM) join 39 service providers around the world who are leveraging the expertise of Lucent Worldwide Services in managing complex communications systems to ensure the quality and reliability of their networks. Lucent has announced more than $300 million in managed services contracts over the last two years. Lucent supports more than 200 different vendors and 1,325 products overall and more than 30 percent of its customer engagements are multivendor.

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