Alcatel Selected for WiMAX Trial in the Tokyo Area

April 20, 2006

Alcatel has been selected by ACCA Networks Co., one of Japan's largest DSL and Optical Fiber Access service providers with over a million subscribers, to launch a WiMAX trial in the Tokyo area. This is a significant step forward for both companies towards WiMAX services in Japan.

The trial, set to be deployed in June 2006, will be Alcatel's first WiMAX reference in Japan based on the 802.16e-2005, the IEEE's universal WiMAX standard. It is a strong step towards offering commercial service and satisfying growing demand for access to advanced broadband Internet applications from any location.

The Alcatel Evolium WiMAX end-to-end solution provided for the trial will operate in the 2.5 GHz frequency band and includes base station equipment, indoor CPE (Customer Premises Equipment), mobile terminals and integration services. In this collaboration, Alcatel will bring its high performance WiMAX solution and advanced WiMAX engineering expertise.

"We selected Alcatel because of their commitment to the IEEE 802.16e-2005 WiMAX standard and their undisputed leadership in providing operators with the most advanced solution.", said Yoshio Sakata, President of ACCA and Head of WiMAX Business Development, "The Alcatel solution is available now and can be easily integrated into our network."