Tempest Telecom Solutions signs a VAR agreement with Alcatel Lucent

Santa Barbara, Calif. – October 9, 2007,  Tempest Telecom Solutions, LLC, a leading provider of wireless, landline and networking infrastructure equipment serving world-class network operators such as AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile, announced today the execution of a value added reseller agreement with Alcatel-Lucent Inc. (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU), a Murray Hill, N.J.-based corporation.

As a result of this relationship, Tempest will market, distribute and service Alcatel-Lucent’s product line of DSL or Fiber home products, Carrier Class Routers, Add/Drop Multiplexers, Microwave Radios and Enterprise Routers to their telecommunications customers.

"This VAR agreement will enable us to offer a diverse line of products to our customers," said Jessica Firestone, CEO of Tempest Telecom Solutions. "We believe that the assortment of products available through this agreement will result in satisfied customers and increased productivity."

About Tempest Telecom Solutions

Over the past 10 years, the management team at Tempest has been helping network operators build, expand and maintain their networks faster and more cost-effectively. Tempest achieves this by working closely with each of its customers at all levels to fully understand their unique requirements and then striving tirelessly to meet those needs. Tempest’s solutions include everything from traditional equipment provisioning to custom product engineering, equipment repair and exchange and highly effective asset recovery programs.  Tempest Telecom Solutions is a WBE certified corporation.

About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users.  As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move.  With 79,000 employees and operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved proforma combined revenues of Euro 18.6 billion in 2005, and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. [All figures exclude impact of activities to be transferred to Thales]. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com