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Lucent Receives $94M from US Military for Gigabit Optical Network in Europe

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Lucent Technologies Inc is being awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract to provide the forward-deployed war-fighter critical Command and Control (C2) information and IT services over a broadband gigabit optical network for the Army and other DITCO customers throughout European Command and Central Command area of responsibility.

This award is made on behalf of the product manager, Defense Communications Systems – Europe Dense Wave Division Multiplexed – Optical Transport Network (DWDM-OTN) project. The contract has a base period of 2 years with 3 one-year options, and estimated life cycle value for the DWDM-OTN project is $94 million.