ICO and Alcatel-Lucent to demonstrate first Mobile TV broadcast in North America based on the DVB-SH satellite/terrestrial standard at CES

Reston, Va. and Paris, December 19, 2007 — ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited (ICO) (NASDAQ: ICOG) and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) will demonstrate North America's first video broadcast based on the DVB-SH (Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite services to Handhelds) mobile broadcasting standard at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This demonstration is a key milestone for ICO's initiative to deploy a fully-integrated DVB-SH hybrid satellite/terrestrial network in North America. Alcatel-Lucent, as the end-to-end network integrator for the project, is supplying the system architecture, design and installation for the network.

Source: ICO and Alcatel-Lucent to demonstrate first Mobile TV broadcast in North America based on the DVB-SH satellite/terrestrial standard at CES - Alcatel-Lucent Press Release