Connect. Communicate. Collaborate Alcatel’s GÉANT2 Partnership The Convergent Solution in Practice Stefano Lorenzi Senior Vice President, Alcatel Optical Networks

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate Alcatel in a Snapshot: 2004 Cables N° 1 GSM/GPRS N° 3 Satellites N° 3 Total Transport N° 1 Public Switching Fixed Wireless Access N° 1 New Gen. SONET/SDH N° 1 Multiservice Switching/Routers N° 3 €12.3 billion in sales 13% of sales invested in R&D 56,000 employees worldwide Active in 130 Countries €12.3 billion in sales 13% of sales invested in R&D 56,000 employees worldwide Active in 130 Countries Broadband Access N° 1

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate Alcatel Business Breakdown 28% 15% 42% 32% 27% 41% 2004 Geographical Distribution 2004 Technology Segment Distribution

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate Multi-Technology Expertise Industry’s Broadest Technology Portfolio Multi-Technology Expertise Industry’s Broadest Technology Portfolio Global Presence 56,000 people Active in 130 countries Global Presence 56,000 people Active in 130 countries Solid Partner Strong Financial Position and Strategy for the Future Solid Partner Strong Financial Position and Strategy for the Future Comprehensive & Flexible Services Adapting to Your Current & Future Needs Comprehensive & Flexible Services Adapting to Your Current & Future Needs Alcatel is already Equipment Supplier & Partner for: Renater DFN (G-WIN/Viola) FCCN A Proven & Solid Partner Alcatel 16% World Market Leader in Optics 4 years in a row Huawei 10% Fujitsu 9% Nortel 8% Tellabs 8% Lucent 7% Marconi 6% Siemens 6% Cisco 6% NEC 5% Others 19% 1Q’05 Rolling Market Share

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate Our Commitment to Research Alcatel has established a global program for research Next generation technology and networking pioneered Industry trends and new opportunities generated

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate 34 European Countries 3,500 European Entities 34 European Countries 3,500 European Entities Géant2 Rollout for 2005 The Network Project: ~ 12,000 Route kilometers ~ 500,000 Gbit kilometers >180 Network Elements The Network Project: ~ 12,000 Route kilometers ~ 500,000 Gbit kilometers >180 Network Elements The Alcatel Solution: DWDM Systems Optical Switching Systems Network Management Systems & Professional Services

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate Professional Services: Tying the Project Together Project Management Network Design support Installation, Testing & Commissioning Technical Assistance NOC Support Spares Program Training Alcatel will provide Géant2 a comprehensive suite of services & pool of experts Alcatel will provide Géant2 a comprehensive suite of services & pool of experts to ensure project success

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate Complexity Made Simple Integrated NMS Carrier A Dark Fibre Carrier P Dark Fibre Carrier V 10G Wave GN2 POP A GN2 POP D GN2 POP Z GN2 POP M

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate The Latest Technology Convergent Optical & Data Highest Density Lowest Power Consumption 40Gbit Available In-Service Upgrade 1678 MCC 1626 LM

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate The Convergence Solution Access Existing IP Router Existing IP Router GÉANT2 POP B GÉANT2 POP A Managed Lambda’s 1626 LM L2 Matrix L2 TDM Matrix TDM 1678 MCC Dark Fiber

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate From PoS to Ethernet Connect. Communicate. Collaborate More Economical Architecture Highest Overall Network Availability Flexibility (VLAN management) Highest Network Performance (Latency) Router IP Links 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet VC-4-nv Channels L2 Matrix TDM Matrix 1678 MCC Transport Node VLANs

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate Research Activity Policy Middleware Network Resource Mgr Bandwidth on Demand Our Long-Term Vision Ethernet Applications e.g. GRID Ethernet 1678 MCC Applications e.g. GRID Bandwidth Request Bandwidth Request UNI-C Command GMPLS

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate Summary Alcatel is Proud to be Partnering with Géant2 as their provider for State of the Art Optical Solutions Alcatel Views Géant2 as a Strategic Long-Term Partnership, sharing Optics/IP Convergence Vision

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate Thank You!!!