Multi-industry 4G/LTE ecosystem now has 37 members worldwide and fourteen completed solutions concepts; also extending reach to Asia in 2010

CTIA Wireless, Las Vegas, March 24, 2010 — The ng Connect Program, co-founded by Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU), today announced that ten new members have joined the program, bringing new areas of enablement including assisted- and self-service solutions, cloud-based IT services, video security and video conferencing as well as expertise in 3D and virtual reality, digital signage, and online education technologies. The multi-industry organization, dedicated to creating network-ready applications, services, content and devices for emerging Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, has grown to include 37 companies – more than doubling its initial membership in its first year. more