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Paris, March 23, 2009 — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:
ALU), today announced an outsourcing contract with the mobile operator BASE,
which is part of the KPN group. Through this agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will
have end-to-end responsibility for all network operations and network rollout
for BASE’s network.
BASE, by selecting Alcatel-Lucent as the overall network transformation and
outsource partner, is ensuring the long-term high quality deployment and
management of its network, as well as making significant cost savings through
advanced business process re-engineering.
The contract covers the end-to-end network rollout and network operations of
the BASE mobile network in Belgium, comprising approximately 3,000 sites. It
also involves the transfer of around 29 BASE employees to Alcatel-Lucent. BASE
will continue to own its network and continue to carry out key roles such as
network design and customer service. With this contract, Alcatel-Lucent becomes
BASE’s main transformation partner as they deliver a range of services to their
growing customer base, currently around 3.4 million subscribers.
“This contract will produce synergies that enable us to further concentrate
on marketing our services throughout Europe”, said Heinrich Lakatha CTO from
BASE. “We selected Alcatel-Lucent based on their history of being a trusted
partner over the years and given their global experience in network
outsourcing”, he continued.’
”This important contract with BASE reinforces Alcatel-Lucent’s position as a
strong and competitive managed services provider especially in multi-vendor
environments,” said Paul Depuydt, vice-president of Alcatel-Lucent in the
Benelux. “It is significant not only for its value, but also because it
confirms our ambition to diversify our business into the services domain and
the mobile operator customer segment”.
BASE has chosen a trusted partner with significant outsourcing experience
worldwide. Providing network operations and outsourcing for carriers and
enterprises is a strategic growth area for Alcatel-Lucent. The company will
leverage the experience gained from designing, deploying, operating,
maintaining and expanding more than 80 networks supporting some 180 million
subscribers around the world.
With this deal, Alcatel-Lucent reinforces its position on the mobile market
in the Benelux.
About BASE
BASE n.v./s.a. is a 100% subsidiary of Koninklijke KPN N.V. KPN offers mobile
voice and data services in Germany (E-Plus), Belgium (BASE) and the Netherlands
(KPN, Hi and Telfort). At the end of 2008, BASE had 573 employees and a market
share in number of customers of ca. 24%. In 2008, BASE had a yearly turnover of
647 million euro. The company’s headquarters are in Brussels; it positions
itself as an innovator in products and services via a segmented
approach.http:// www.BASE.be
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