SCOPE Press Release

Lucent Technologies joins the SCOPE Alliance

Lucent Technologies joins the SCOPE Alliance, an association of the world’s leading NEPs, adding to SCOPE’s global perspective and reach.

Piscataway, NJ - June 1, 2006 -The SCOPE Alliance, an association of leading network equipment providers, today announced that Lucent Technologies has joined the alliance committing to support SCOPE’s mission of enabling and promoting the availability and interoperability of open carrier-grade base platforms based on commercial off-the-shelf building blocks.

"Having Lucent Technologies, long known for Bell Labs innovations, join the SCOPE Alliance is further evidence that open base platforms advocated by SCOPE supports the efforts of leading network equipment providers to better serve their customers by enabling the introduction of sophisticated new products to market quickly and more cost effectively" said Timo Jokiaho, Director of Technology, Nokia Networks Business Group and SCOPE Alliance board chairman.

"Lucent has long been committed to open platforms as they enable service providers to more efficiently maintain their networks and more easily add compelling new services for their customers. We were party to the early discussions leading to the formation of this alliance and are pleased to be joining the SCOPE Alliance at this point,” said Bill Clifford, Vice President, Network Platform Realization, Lucent Technologies, adding "we plan to be an active participant in fostering an open specifications-based base platform environment. We look forward to working within this alliance to further the interests of our customers."

About Lucent Technologies
Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent uses its strengths in mobility, optical, software, data and voice networking technologies, as well as services, to create new revenue-generating opportunities for its customers, while enabling them to quickly deploy and better manage their networks. Lucent’s customer base includes communications service providers, governments and enterprises worldwide. For more information on Lucent Technologies, which has headquarters in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, visit http://www.lucent.com.

About SCOPE Alliance The SCOPE Alliance is an association of Network Equipment Providers aimed at accelerating the deployment of Carrier Grade Base Platforms for service provider applications. Its mission is to enable and promote the availability of open Carrier Grade Base Platforms based on Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) hardware & software building blocks, and to promote interoperability to better serve Service Providers and consumers.

For more information about the SCOPE Alliance, visit: www.SCOPE-Alliance.org.