DISH, Alcatel-Lucent to Perform Joint DVB-SH Test in U.S.

ENGLEWOOD/PARIS, April 25:
DISH Network will evaluate the DVB-SH (Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
services to Handhelds) mobile broadcast technology in the U.S., with the
appropriate equipment, test tools and training provided by Alcatel-Lucent.

This test will take place
in DISH Network's laboratories in Atlanta, Georgia, from May to August 2008,
with the goal of validating the performance and cost-efficiency of the DVB-SH
standard. DVB-SH, evolved from DVB-H, is a mobile broadcast standard that
allows for 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, the senior VP 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, the 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."

—By Irene Lew