VIENNA, Va., March 28, 2007 -- LGS, the subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent dedicated to serving the U.S. government community, announced today it is providing solutions that will help federal government customers transition out of the 1.710 through 1.755 GHz frequency range, currently used for long-haul microwave radio transmission, to make way for Advanced Wireless Services.

Working with its parent Alcatel-Lucent, LGS offers a comprehensive portfolio of telecommunications equipment and turnkey professional services to address the needs of government agencies required to move as a part of the FCC mandated AWS Relocation effort. 

Using a combination of products and services, LGS provides the industry’s only 1.755 to 1.850 GHz microwave radio solution, giving agencies the ability to relocate to new frequencies without changing antennas, network topology or adding new towers for repeaters.

“The great news for affected government customers is that the cost of these changes is being covered by proceeds from the 2006 spectrum auctions,” said Ron Iverson, CEO, LGS.  “By acting now, government organizations can maximize their options and minimize changes to their networks.”

LGS specializes in offering the 1.8 GHz federal band microwave radio relocation option which provides up to 1 DS3 or 50 Mb/s Ethernet capacity.  This is the only solution on the market that allows federal operators to make their transition with a simple replacement of the microwave radio hardware.  LGS’s unique methodology also precludes any downtime during transition.

Remaining in the 1.755-1.850 GHz band is extremely cost effective because agencies can avoid massive network reconfigurations required to use higher frequencies such as 8 GHz which have significantly shorter reach.  With LGS’s 1.8 GHz radio, agencies can quickly and conveniently re-use existing antenna systems thus circumventing challenging tower modifications, adding towers for new repeater sites, or even forklift tower replacement.

“One of the biggest potential beneficiaries of our exclusive 1.8 GHz microwave radio would be an agency like the FAA,” said Gil Johnson, director, business development. “We also offer a number of options and solutions giving any government agency the flexibility and services they need.”

LGS offers federal agencies the broadest array of AWS relocation options, including 1.8, 2, 4, 8, 15 & 23 GHz radios plus a complete portfolio of multiplexing and IP products to fulfill all federal networking requirements.  LGS also provides full turn-key engineering, installation, and support to address the critical security, operations and resource requirements of federal entities.  We have a dedicated team with the deep technical and federal expertise that is essential for this process.  Please visit us at IWCE in Las Vegas, Booth # 5049, March 28-30 and CTIA Wireless 2007, March 27-30 in Orlando, Booth #1562.

About Alcatel-Lucent/LGS AWS Relocation Services

Alcatel-Lucent, with more than 50 years of experience in digital microwave, is a leading provider of wireless transmission equipment worldwide.  As an industry leader of the 2 GHz relocation solutions for PCS providers in the 1990s, our expert knowledge in designing and implementing relocation systems makes us the ideal solution provider to assist you through this next phase.  Our professional services include path surveys, frequency coordination studies, transmission engineering, system design, installation and testing, training and much, much more.  Alcatel-Lucent has a dedicated team for AWS relocation, with the needed resources to clarify and expedite your decision making process.  Visit us on the web at www.alcatel-lucent.com/awsrelo or call 1-877-AWS-RELO for more information.

About LGS

LGS designs and delivers Transformed Communications and R&D-based technology solutions to the U.S. government community.  Leveraging the world-class R&D of Bell Labs and innovation of Alcatel-Lucent, with global reach and expertise, LGS challenges itself to solve the unsolvable and deliver secure, reliable, standards-based solutions to its customers.  For more information about LGS visit www.LGSinnovations.com.