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Lucent expands production of CDMA450 base stations

July 21, 2004

Lucent Technologies announced that it will introduce production and systems integration capabilities for CDMA2000 base stations for the 450 MHz spectrum (CDMA450) in the European market at its facility in Bydgoszcz, Poland. By sourcing production of the CDMA450 base station within Europe, Lucent will improve cycle and delivery times to its customers in the region as well as in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) by up to six days.

Introducing CDMA450 base station production at the Bydgoszcz site supports Lucent's regional sourcing concept of having systems integration centres close to the customer, while maintaining local CDMA450 production in China for the Asian market.

Lucent's Systems Integration Centre (SIC) in Bydgoszcz was established in 1993 and is currently the main regional source of 5ESS switches and AnyMedia broadband access solutions for the European market. In the last year, the Bydgoszcz SIC also has been selected to produce the 5ESS Mobility Switch. By adding systems integration and production for CDMA450, Lucent can provide a cost-effective local supply chain for its customers in the region across a wide selection of its portfolio. It also enables Lucent to leverage its established supply chain in Poland and the region and provide faster response times by being in the same time zone.

In May, Lucent expanded its Repair Center in Saint Petersburg, Russia to better serve its customers in Russia and the CIS, as well as in Central and Eastern Europe, with new equipment support services capabilities. Lucent added new capabilities such as repair, maintenance and support for CDMA450 base stations, in addition to the 5ESS-2000 switching systems which are also manufactured at this facility. As part of this upgrade, Lucent installed new equipment, established a spare parts warehouse and provided additional training for the Center's personnel.

"CDMA450 addresses the unique needs of two important markets that have been largely underserved up to this point - a large base of analogue Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT)-450 operators and populations living in remote areas," said Rene van der Hulst, vice president of Lucent Technologies' Supply Chain Networks in Europe.