To mark the event, the golden board has been inscribed with '200 Millionth Alcatel-Lucent DSL Line', and was presented to Jürgen Lison, vice-president of Alcatel-Lucent's fixed access activities, by Anton Hermus, Chief Operations Officer of tbp electronics Belgium. Alcatel-Lucent's 200 millionth DSL line is destined for Telefónica, one of the world's largest telecommunications companies.

Since 1997, tbp electronics has been manufacturing DSL line cards for Alcatel-Lucent - which has been leading the DSL space on a year-to-date basis, and has been an uncontested global leader in overall fixed broadband access.

The relationship between the two companies dates back to the days when the tbp electronics Belgium site at Geel formed part of Alcatel-Lucent. The Geel site was first to industrialize Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) technology, beginning with 4-subscriber lines/board, followed by 12, 24 and the 48 subscriber lines/board. The Geel site has also played an integral role in the design and development of test equipment for broadband products. Tbp electronics Belgium's experience in broadband technology comprises DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), BRAS (Broadband Remote Access Server)/NGN (Next Generation Networking), and Internet core routers.

"Alcatel-Lucent's continuous innovation in broadband access is inspiring and we are proud to mark this very special milestone with Alcatel-Lucent," commented Anton Hermus, COO of tbp electronics Belgium. "Our relationship is based on a shared wealth of knowledge and experience of broadband technology that covers well over a decade. This, together with our customer-centric approach, doing everything we can to minimize time-to-market, while guaranteeing quality and improved performance is our recipe for a continued successful relationship," concluded Hermus.

About tbp electronics
Tbp electronics is a leading Benelux integrated Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Company providing end-to-end product lifecycle solutions that include design for manufacture and test, product development, procurement, PCB assembly, test, inspection, product- and cabinet building, repair and logistics services. Tbp defines itself as being in the 'business of perfection' and strives to provide its customers with excellence in the 5 Key areas of quality, reliability, flexibility, service, and pricing.

For over 30 years, tbp has been serving customers in the telecoms, ICT, media, entertainment, graphics, industrial, petrochemical, construction, shipping, broadcast, medical and defence sectors. Tbp electronics is a privately owned company employing over 400 people at its Geel, Belgium and Dirksland, the Netherlands sites. The company has sales offices in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.

For more information, visit tbp's website at www.tbp.eu

About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted transformation partner of service providers, enterprises, strategic industries such as defense, energy, healthcare, transportation, and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 15.2 billion in 2009 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: www.alcatel-lucent.com
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