Alcatel-Lucent to Host Live Web Press Conference to Announce Breakthrough Innovations in Wireless IP

PARIS, March 11, 2010 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) will hold a live web
press conference on March 18, 2010 to announce groundbreaking enhancements to
its end to end LTE solution. With one of the industry's most complete LTE
solutions on the market, and with several trials underway, Alcatel-Lucent is
making the next move to firmly establish its technical lead in wireless IP.

The web conference will take place on March 18 at 8AM PST/
11AM EST / 4 PM CET and will be hosted by Basil Alwan, head of
Alcatel-Lucent's Carrier Group portfolio strategy.

To access the audio and web session please use the following
information:

    Audio bridge dial- in numbers:
    N. America toll free: 866-383-8009
    International toll: +617-597-5342 (see below for specific country toll
    free numbers)
    Participant passcode: 27826387

Webcast link

phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=94709&eventID=2790822

(Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste
this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the
space if one exists.)

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the
end of the presentation over the audio bridge or via the webcast interface
tool.

For media queries following the event, please send them to
sarah.miller@alcatel-lucent.com or kurt.steinert@alcatel-lucent.com -
referencing the web press conference.

    Additional international numbers:
    AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY and MELBOURNE - +61(0)282239376
    BELGIUM - +32(0)27106452
    CHINA - 108007122655 [local toll free# only]
    FRANCE, PARIS -+33(0)171230188
    GERMANY - 49(0)6950071846
    HONG KONG - +852-30021672
    INDIA - 0008004401172 [local toll free # only]
    ITALY - +39-0666053188
    JAPAN, TOKYO - +81(0)335708282
    NEW ZEALAND - +64(0)99122617
    UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON - +44(0)2073658426

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted
transformation partner of service providers, enterprises, strategic
industries such as defense, energy, healthcare, transportation, 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 15.2
billion in 2009 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located
in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
www.alcatel-lucent.com

Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts: Peter Benedict, Tel: + 33(0)1-40-76-50-84, peter.benedict at alcatel-lucent.com; Sarah Miller, Tel: +1-613-784-45-63, sarah.miller at alcatel-Lucent.com; Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations, Rémi Thomas, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-50-61 remi.thomas at alcatel-lucent.com; Tom Bevilacqua, Tel: +1908-582-7998, bevilacqua at alcatel-lucent.com; Tony Lucido, Tel: +1-908-582-5722, alucido at alcatel-lucent.com; Don Sweeney, Tel: +1-908-582-6153, dsweeney at alcatel-lucent.com