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Lucent Technologies on Boeing-Led Team Awarded Secure
Border Contract With the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Lucent and Bell Labs will provide R&D, technical and
services expertise in wireless, network integration, and security under a
contract to help design and deploy advanced communications network for
securing U.S. borders
MURRAY HILL, N.J., Sept. 21 Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today
announced it is a participant on an industry team led by The Boeing Company
(NYSE: BA) that has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) under its Secure Border Initiative (SBI) program.
The contract for the department's technology component of the program,
called SBInet, will be performed over a three-year period with three
one-year options.
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The Boeing SBInet team will create and deploy a solution that will
significantly improve the availability of information and tools to Border
Patrol agents so they can better detect, identify, classify and resolve
illegal border activity by those who pose a threat to the United States.
"We are pleased to have Lucent and Bell Labs play an important role by
providing their expertise, technology and critical communications services
to Boeing and our partners in the effort to help DHS secure, strengthen and
defend our U.S. borders," said Wayne Esser, Boeing SBInet capture team lead.
Lucent and Bell Labs have been fully integrated into the Boeing
communications leadership team and will perform duties ranging from wireline
and wireless network design, analysis, and modeling functions spanning
voice, data, and sensor communications. Lucent's Bell Labs will also
leverage its industry leadership in forward-looking R&D, including advanced
communications, nanotechnology and sensor technologies.
"Lucent and its Bell Labs R&D division will be providing the Boeing team
with a vast wealth of multidisciplinary expertise in support of the SBInet
project," said Gary Monetti, director, Strategic Alliances, Lucent
Technologies. "From our leadership in spread spectrum wireless technologies,
to expertise in network transformation and network security, as well as our
strengths in the emerging field of nanotechnology and sensors, Lucent looks
forward to making many contributions across the entire span of the SBInet
project led by Boeing."
Lucent brings a network transformation approach to the Boeing team that
will leverage existing Homeland Security networks and legacy RF
communications, as well as commercial wireless communications. Lucent's
expertise will also help the team enable multimedia communications
capabilities across the converged networks in SBInet via its
industry-leading IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture.
In addition to Lucent, the Boeing-led SBInet core team includes:
* Centech -- Arlington, Va.
* DRS Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group -- Palm Bay, Fla.
* Kollsman Inc. (an Elbit Systems of America company) -- Merrimack, N.H.
* L-3 Government Services Inc. -- Washington, D.C.
* L-3 Communication Systems West -- Salt Lake City, Utah
* Perot Systems -- Plano, Texas
* Unisys Global Public Sector -- Reston, Va.
* USIS -- Washington, D.C.
About Lucent Technologies
Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and
software that drive next-generation communications networks. Backed by Bell
Labs research and development, Lucent uses its strengths in mobility,
optical, software, data and voice networking technologies, as well as
services, to create new revenue-generating opportunities for its customers,
while enabling them to quickly deploy and better manage their networks.
Lucent's customer base includes communications service providers,
governments and enterprises worldwide. For more information on Lucent
Technologies, which has headquarters in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, visit
http://www.lucent.com.
Source: Lucent Technologies |
