Shanghai Metro Selects Lucent Technologies to Build Advanced Optical Network; Metropolis ADM MultiService Mux To be Deployed; Post-sale Support to be Provided by Lucent Business Partner

Business Wire, Feb 11, 2003

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BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2003

Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today announced that Shanghai Metro Operation Co. Ltd. (Shanghai Metro) will deploy Lucent's next-generation optical solutions to link subway stations on one route of Shanghai's metropolitan subway system and improve its multiservice network.

Shanghai P&T Equipment Co., Ltd., (PTIC), a Lucent Business Partner will provide post-sale support. Shanghai Metro will use Lucent's Metropolis(r) ADM MultiService Mux and WaveStar(r) ITM-SC to build a cost-effective multiservice transmission network to transmit voice, data and video services between the control center and subway stops. The network will also enhance Shanghai Metro's services such as billing system, Intranet and database management.

"The unparalleled flexibility of Metropolis(r) ADM will enable Shanghai Metro to maximize its current investments, and plan for the future," said David Poon, vice president, Global Business Partner Organization, Lucent Technologies China. "We are pleased to be working with PTIC to provide Lucent's industry-leading next- generation optical networking solutions to Shanghai Metro and look forward to working with Shanghai Metro as it moves further ahead with its plans."

The Number One route on Shanghai's Metro system currently has 16 stops along 20.6km(12.8 miles) of track. Upon completion of the re-engineering project, this line will extend to 32.6km(20.25 miles) with 25 stops. The re-engineered transmission system will be used primarily for voice and data transmission between the control center and each individual stop.

Metropolis(r) ADM MultiService Mux, the newest addition to Lucent's SDH portfolio, is a next-generation optical access multiplexer that supports a full array of metro needs with a single, compact platform that is both flexible and scaleable. The system's ability to link with other optical systems on different metro lines will lay a solid foundation for Shanghai Metro for its further reengineering projects, according to Poon.

Shanghai Metro will also be deploying the WaveStar(r) ITM-SC (Integrated Transport Management - Subnetwork Controller), which provides element management functions for optical transport networks as part of Lucent's Navis(tm) Optical Management Solution portfolio of software products. The Navis(tm) Optical Management Solution, makes it easy for carriers to integrate this product into their existing SDH network, and is part of the Navis(tm) iOperations Software, Lucent's open, standards-based portfolio of Network and Element Management Systems.

The Lucent Business Partner Program includes resellers, systems integrators and distributors who deliver Lucent products including Internet security solutions, IP Services Solutions, Remote Access Solutions, Optical Networking Solutions and Services to enterprises, ISPs and service providers worldwide. For more information on the Business Partner program or to locate a Lucent Business Partner, visit the website at http://www.lucent.com/partner.> About Shanghai P&T Equipment Co. Ltd

With registered capital of RMB 304.92 million, Shanghai P&T Equipment Co., Ltd.(PTIC) is a listed company founded in July 1993 after the reconstruction of former Shanghai Telecommunications Equipment Factory of Ministry of Post and Telecommunication. PTIC is one of the largest telecommunication equipment manufacturers in China. In the past 50 years, PTIC has become a leading player in Chinese telecommunication industry.

About Lucent Technologies

Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and delivers networks for the world's largest communications service providers. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent relies on its strengths in mobility, optical, data and voice networking technologies as well as software and services to develop next-generation networks. The company's systems, services and software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better manage their networks and create new, revenue-generating services that help businesses and consumers. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com.

Lucent China has eight regional offices, two Bell Labs branches, four R&D facilities and a number of joint ventures and wholly owned enterprises. Currently, the company has approximately 3,000 employees in China and manufactures a full array of telecommunications network equipment and solutions that serve the Chinese and international markets. For more information on Lucent China, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com.cn