Alcatel-Lucent Named Transformation Partner for BASE, Belgium’s Fast-Growing Mobile Network Operator

PARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU), today announced
an outsourcing contract with the mobile operator BASE, which is part of the
KPN group. Through this agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will have end-to-end
responsibility for all network operations and network rollout for BASE’s
network.

BASE, by selecting Alcatel-Lucent as the overall network
transformation and outsource partner, is ensuring the long-term high quality
deployment and management of its network, as well as making significant cost
savings through advanced business process re-engineering.

The contract covers the end-to-end network rollout and network
operations of the BASE mobile network in Belgium, comprising approximately
3,000 sites. It also involves the transfer of around 29 BASE employees to
Alcatel-Lucent. BASE will continue to own its network and continue to carry
out key roles such as network design and customer service. With this
contract, Alcatel-Lucent becomes BASE’s main transformation partner as they
deliver a range of services to their growing customer base, currently around
3.4 million subscribers.

“This contract will produce synergies that enable us to
further concentrate on marketing our services throughout Europe,” said
Heinrich Lakatha CTO from BASE. “We selected Alcatel-Lucent based on their
history of being a trusted partner over the years and given their global
experience in network outsourcing,” he continued.

“This important contract with BASE reinforces Alcatel-Lucent’s
position as a strong and competitive managed services provider especially in
multi-vendor environments,” said Paul Depuydt, vice-president of
Alcatel-Lucent in the Benelux. “It is significant not only for its value, but
also because it confirms our ambition to diversify our business into the
services domain and the mobile operator customer segment.”

BASE has chosen a trusted partner with significant outsourcing
experience worldwide. Providing network operations and outsourcing for
carriers and enterprises is a strategic growth area for Alcatel-Lucent. The
company will leverage the experience gained from designing, deploying,
operating, maintaining and expanding more than 80 networks supporting some
180 million subscribers around the world.

With this deal, Alcatel-Lucent reinforces its position on the
mobile market in the Benelux.

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted
partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide,
providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services
to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking,
IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the
unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the
largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With
operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global
services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with
a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 16.98 billion in
2008 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris.
For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
www.alcatel-lucent.com

About BASE

BASE n.v./s.a. is a 100% subsidiary of Koninklijke KPN N.V.
KPN offers mobile voice and data services in Germany (E-Plus), Belgium (BASE)
and the Netherlands (KPN, Hi and Telfort). At the end of 2008, BASE had 573
employees and a market share in number of customers of ca. 24%. In 2008, BASE
had a yearly turnover of 647 million euro. The company’s headquarters are in
Brussels; it positions itself as an innovator in products and services via a
segmented approach. www.BASE.be

Source: Alcatel-Lucent

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