Press Release

June 18, 2009

VIVA, Alcatel-Lucent and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Solution in Kuwait

Kuwait City, Paris and Waterloo ON., Canada - Kuwait Telecommunication Co. (VIVA), Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® solution for VIVA customers in Kuwait. VIVA customers will now be able to enjoy the benefits of enhanced communications and increased productivity by using a Blackberry® smartphone to access email, browse the web, make phone calls, send and receive text and picture messages, run multimedia applications, as well as access a wide variety of other business and leisure applications on the move.

At launch VIVA will offer customers the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 and BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphones as well as service with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server and BlackBerry® Internet Service.

The BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a communications and multimedia powerhouse. It is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g).  The BlackBerry Curve 8900 packs a wide range of advanced communications and multimedia capabilities into a compact and stylish design - it is the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone available. As with all BlackBerry smartphones, both handsets give users the industry’s leading mobile email and messaging solution together with access to a wide range of other mobile business and consumer applications.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server is for organizations that manage their own email servers. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® and uses advanced encryption and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.

BlackBerry Internet Service is designed for smaller businesses and individuals. It allows customers to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo! Mail and Google Mail) from a single device.

Based on its distribution agreement with RIM, Alcatel-Lucent is leveraging its strong local presence in the region to provide VIVA with end-to-end support services for the BlackBerry solution. With Alcatel-Lucent managing integration and deployment, VIVA can focus on delivering customer facing services, enabling the operator to quickly meet market demand.

 “As a leader of innovative services, we are committed to expanding our portfolio with the most advanced telecom solutions. More and more customers in Kuwait would like to get easy access to their emails and calendar information when they are on the move and enjoy other advanced communications and multimedia features. The launch of the BlackBerry solution in partnership with Alcatel-Lucent and RIM is a good example of international cooperation. It falls in line with our principle 'to give more to subscribers'. We are proud to offer our customers this efficient and effective service, which has already become a hit among business users and individuals around the world," said Eng. Najeeb Al-Awadhi, VIVA CEO.

"This contract further reinforces Alcatel-Lucent’s ability to leverage our global strengths and local presence to deliver enterprise managed communications and value-added services, enabling the operator to quickly meet market demand. As a result, VIVA customers will enjoy the freedom and flexibility of the BlackBerry solution for staying connected to people and information whenever they wish,” said Vincenzo Nesci, Vice-president of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in the Middle East and Africa
“We are pleased to work with Alcatel-Lucent and VIVA to introduce the BlackBerry solution to VIVA customers in Kuwait. BlackBerry smartphones are popular with people around the world who want well-balanced mobile phones that deliver advanced features, refined usability and stylish designs,” said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at RIM

About Kuwait Telecommunication Co. VIVA
VIVA, an integrated mobile telecommunications service provider offers a full suite of mobile business and consumer services in Kuwait. Although newly established, December 3rd, 2008, VIVA marked a milestone for the development of Kuwait’s telecommunications. After only four months of operation, VIVA has acquired a significant market share, and is currently a major telecommunications provider, contributing 10% of the total mobile communications market in Kuwait. VIVA has so far expanded to all cities and provinces nationwide. VIVA is well known for high quality of service, best price packages and wide network coverage with the most innovated Value Added Services. For more information, visit VIVA on: www.VIVA.com.kw

About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.BlackBerry.com.

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About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises 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 16.98 billion in 2008 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com