DISH Network Corporation and Alcatel-Lucent to Perform Joint DVB-SH Test in the U.S.

DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext
Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that DISH Network will test the
DVB-SH (Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite services to Handhelds)
mobile broadcast technology in the United States, with the appropriate
DVB-SH equipment, test tools and training provided by Alcatel-Lucent.
This evaluation will take place in DISH Network’s laboratories in
Atlanta, Ga. from May to August 2008, with the ultimate objective to
validate the performance and cost-efficiency of the DVB-SH standard.

DVB-SH is an evolution of DVB-H and a powerful mobile broadcast
standard allowing cost-effective mobile TV deployments. It can be used
in any frequency spectrum below 3GHz, including UHF, L band and S band,
and in terrestrial, satellite or hybrid networks. The DVB-SH waveform
definition was published by the European Telecommunications Standards
Institute(ETSI) in March 2008.

“As is our history, DISH Network continues to explore new,
cutting-edge technology for consumer applications,” said Nolan Daines,
senior vice president of Strategic Initiatives for DISH Network.
“Considering the global momentum of DVB-SH, we decided that performing
a critical analysis of this new open standard was the right thing to do
for DISH Network. We look forward to working in tandem with
Alcatel-Lucent during this testing phase.”

“DVB-SH is today the most powerful mobile broadcast open standard
leveraging the DVB-H ecosystem and enabling an efficient delivery of TV
services to all mobile devices ranging from handsets to Personal
Multimedia Players and in-car units,” added Olivier Coste, Chairman of
Alcatel-Lucent’s mobile broadcast activities. “This is why
Alcatel-Lucent is committed to the success of DISH Network’s DVB-SH
tests in the U.S., and, more than ever, to the expansion of the DVB-SH
ecosystem worldwide.”