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Lucent Technologies to Supply Long-Haul Optical Network Equipment for Use on
TyCom Global Network

One-Year, $90-Million Agreement Is First for Lucent to Supply
Optical Network System for TyCom Global Network

MURRAY HILL, N.J., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU)
today announced a one-year, $90-million agreement with TyCom Ltd. (NYSE: TCM)
for optical networking systems and services, with potential upgrades of more
than $50 million. The agreement includes deployment of the Lucent WaveStar(R)
OLS 1.6T optical networking system in the TyCom Global Network (TGN).
This is the first optical networking system agreement between TyCom and
Lucent for the TyCom Global Network and includes engineering and installation
from Lucent Worldwide Services.
Initially, Lucent will deliver the WaveStar(R) OLS 800G system that will
be incorporated in TGN's West Coast routes in the United States and in routes
in Japan and southern Europe, extending to more than 6,000 kilometers
(3,728 miles). The system is expected to be deployed by the third quarter of
2002 and will enable TyCom to offer new high-bandwidth capacity to its
customers.
The OLS 800G system has a capacity of 800 gigabits per second (Gb/s),
equivalent to transmitting 10 million simultaneous phone calls -- or
160 million one-page e-mail messages -- every second. The OLS 800G system,
developed by Lucent Bell Labs, can be doubled in size to a 1.6T system without
disrupting existing service. The 1.6T system can transmit 1.6 terabits of
information per second.
"Our goal is to provision high-quality, high-reliability broadband
capacity to our customers, and the WaveStar systems will help make this
possible," said Robert Paski, TyCom's vice-president of network engineering
and operations. "This is another example of a best-in-class product that we're
integrating into the TyCom Global Network to ensure the highest levels of
service."
Barry Weinbaum, general manager, optical long-haul solutions for Lucent's
Optical Networking Group, said, "This system will enable TyCom to overcome the
challenge of carrying the various types of voice and data traffic that their
customers require. TyCom will be able to drive down the cost of transmitting
bits while also pushing the capacity limits of fibers."
The OLS 800G is based on dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM)
technology. DWDM provides enormous capacity by simultaneously transmitting
multiple wavelengths -- or colors -- of light across a single fiber strand,
with each color carrying a distinct stream of information. The 800G system can
provide up to 80 10-Gb/s wavelengths (equivalent to 320 2.5-Gb/s wavelengths).
The Lucent 800G system can be upgraded to a 1.6T system by using the
"L-Band" optical amplifier, a Bell Labs innovation that allows network
providers to transmit traffic through a previously unused wavelength range in
a fiber. Using the amplifier to open up this previously untapped bandwidth,
which had been highly susceptible to dispersion of light, the service provider
can double the number of wavelengths transmitted on the fiber from 80 to 160.
A combiner/splitter, also developed by Bell Labs, first separates the
wavelengths and then brings them together. The latest version of the Lucent
long-haul optical networking system also allows service providers to transmit
duplicate wavelengths, which ensures that the strongest signal will arrive on
the receiving end, in case service is interrupted.

About Lucent Technologies
Lucent's Bell Labs has garnered more than 2,500 patents in optical
technology alone. Lucent was first to market with a DWDM system in 1995, and
has since shipped more DWDM systems than any other vendor. Lucent also was
first to market with an all-optical switch.
Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and
delivers the systems, software and services for next-generation communications
networks for service providers and enterprises. Backed by the research and
development of Bell Labs, Lucent focuses on high-growth areas such as
broadband and mobile Internet infrastructure; communications software;
Web-based enterprise solutions that link private and public networks; and
professional network design and consulting services. For more information on
Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com.

About TyCom Ltd.
TyCom Ltd. (NYSE: TCM; BSX: TCM), with 2000 revenues of $2.54 billion, is
one of the world's largest providers of advanced broadband communications
capacity, systems and services. TyCom is a leading fully integrated supplier
of transoceanic optical networks, is the recognized world leader in undersea
technology development and application, and operates one of the world's
largest fleets of cable ships. To meet growing demand, the Company is also
deploying and selling capacity on the TyCom Global Network. TyCom's parent
company is Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC; LSE: TYI; BSX: TYC). For more
information on TyCom, visit http://www.tycomltd.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT
This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are
based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and
changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from the
expectations contained in the forward-looking statements. The following
factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from
those described in the forward-looking statements: changes in
telecommunications technology, changes in demand for bandwidth capacity,
receipt of necessary licenses and regulatory approvals, competitive factors in
the undersea fiber optic cable industry and in the telecommunications industry
generally, overall economic and business conditions, changes in the regulatory
environment, the outcome of litigation, risks associated with conducting
business in international markets, and other risks described in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000, filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Lucent Technologies is under no
obligation (and expressly disclaims any obligation) to update or alter its
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.

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SOURCE Lucent Technologies
-0- 07/09/2001
/CONTACT: Frank Briamonte, office, 908-582-3193, or pager, 800-607-9849,
[e-mail], or Gordon Zwirkoski, office, 847-290-3382, or home
office, 847-358-7950, [e-mail], both of Lucent Technologies/
/Web site: http://www.lucent.com
http://www.tycomltd.com/


:=) Gary Swancey