WiMAX Telecom and Alcatel-Lucent to deploy Croatia’s first WiMAX 802.16e network

Paris, March 18, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has been selected by WiMAX Telecom to supply the first WiMAX 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) network in Croatia. The deployment will start in the area of Split and Osijek followed by other regions, and will operate in WiMAX Telecom's 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum.

Under the terms of the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will supply its end-to-end WiMAX solution including almost 400 base stations, wireless access controllers, operation and maintenance center (OMC) as well as customer premise equipment (CPE).

Source: Alcate-Lucent Press Release