Alcatel-Lucent and AuthenTec Enable Portugal Telecom to Securely Deliver Mobile Video to Android and Apple Smartphone and Tablet Users

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU), and AuthenTec (NASDAQ:AUTH) are jointly supporting Portugal Telecom (PT) in the launch of ‘Meo Go!’. The new Meo Go! service enables subscribers of Portugal Telecom - the largest communications service provider in Portugal - to use their smartphones and tablets to access content that was previously confined to their TVs and PCs, including 60 live TV channels and video-on-demand.

The Meo Go! service is available to subscribers using Android, Apple iOS and Windows-based smartphones and other mobile devices, and includes features to ensure secure delivery and smooth playback of a variety of different video content formats. Subscribers can access programming from a wide range of international channels such as AXN, Sony Entertainment Television, FOX, Syfy Universal, MTV, Disney Channel, National Geographic Channel, Eurosport and several European football club channels such as Benfica TV, Chelsea TV, Manchester United TV, Barça TV, Real Madrid TV and Inter channel.

Alfredo Baptista, Portugal Telecom CTO, said: “Delivering live and video-on-demand content directly to mobile users just like on a TV was a daunting technical challenge, but thanks to strong support from Alcatel-Lucent and AuthenTec we were able to launch our new Meo Go! service on budget and ahead of schedule. Meo Go! significantly expands the number of subscribers we can reach.”

Nakhle Matta, CSO, Alcatel-Lucent Portugal, said: “Being one of the world’s leading Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) and multimedia services integrators with more than 60 successful IPTV projects around the world, we are uniquely positioned to extend Portugal Telecom’s IPTV offering to smartphones and tablets. This means that Portugal Telecom will be able to push its video content to millions of additional devices across the country, addressing its customers’ appetite for video services at home and on-the-go. AuthenTec proved to be an ideal collaborator. With their Digital Rights Management (DRM) solution and strong technical support, we are able to protect and deliver video content securely.”

Simon Blake-Wilson, Vice President of AuthenTec Embedded Security Solutions, said: “Our collaboration with Alcatel-Lucent and Portugal Telecom has resulted in a unique, multi-device programming offering that frees the mobile user from their PC or TV. There is growing demand by content providers to securely deliver their programming to mobile devices. Through our versatile DRM solution, which is now deployed in many millions of mobile phones and tablets, we were able to develop a robust and widely compatible security offering that makes the viewing experience seamless while keeping high-value program content very secure.”

Visit Portugal Telecom to learn more about the Meo Go! service.

ABOUT PORTUGAL TELECOM

Portugal Telecom is a global telecommunications operator with more than 95 million clients worldwide. In Portugal, where it holds a leading position in the markets in which operates, it provides a wide portfolio of fixed and mobile services, including broadband access, voice and television, acting in all segments of the telecommunications sector: private, residential, enterprise solutions and wholesale. Portugal Telecom assumes itself as the Portuguese entity with the biggest national and international projection, in particular in Brazil and Africa, and has a diversified business portfolio in which quality and innovation are determinant aspects, being on the same level of the most advanced international companies in the sector. Portugal Telecom is ranked on the Euronext and New York Stock Exchange, as well as on the main sustainability indexes DJ Sustainability Index and FTSE4GOOD. More information about the company is available in Reuters via the code PTC.LS and PT and in Bloomberg via the code PTC PL.

ABOUT ALCATEL-LUCENT (EURONEXT PARIS AND NYSE: ALU)

The long-trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments around the world, Alcatel-Lucent is a leading innovator in the field of networking and communications technology, products and services. The company is home to Bell Labs, one of the world's foremost R&D organizations, responsible for breakthroughs that have shaped the networking and communications industry. Alcatel-Lucent is committed to making communications more sustainable, more affordable and more accessible as we pursue our mission - Realizing the Potential of a Connected World.

With operations in more than 130 countries and one of the most experienced global services organizations in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The Company achieved revenues of Euro 15.3 billion in 2011 and is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com, read the latest posts on the Alcatel-Lucent blog http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/blog and follow the Company on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Alcatel_Lucent.

ABOUT AUTHENTEC

AuthenTec is a leading provider of mobile and network security. The Company's diverse product and technology offering helps protect individuals and organizations through secure networking, content and data protection, access control and strong fingerprint security on PCs and mobile devices. AuthenTec encryption technology, fingerprint sensors and identity management software are deployed by the leading mobile device, networking and computing companies, content and service providers, and governments worldwide. AuthenTec's products and technologies provide security on hundreds of millions of devices, and the Company has shipped more than 100 million fingerprint sensors for integration in a wide range of portable electronics including over 20 million mobile phones. Top tier customers include Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Fujitsu, HBO, HP, Lenovo, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Orange, Samsung, Sky, and Texas Instruments. Learn more at authentec.com or follow us on twitter.com/authentecnews.