London, UK & Paris, France, 23rd February, 2004 - Mobix and PacketVideo Network Solutions, Inc. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE:ALA), today announce that following the integration of their technologies, Mobix Interactive's content delivery service now supports delivery over the PacketVideo Network Solutions, Inc. pvMobilemedia SystemTM. The partnership will be demonstrated at 3GSM, where visitors to Hall 4, stand L22, will be able to see a demonstration of mobile video content, including branded news, business news, entertainment, sports, fashion, weather and more.

"It's very important that we make our content services accessible to as many mobile consumers as possible, so our ability to provide video for the growing number of carriers and consumers using PacketVideo Network Solutions, Inc. standards based 3GPP system is crucial,"says Lance Stevens, CEO Mobix Interactive. "The progressive download solution provides an improved user experience as the time to video is reduced, even over GPRS networks."

Mobix Interactive provides video content and personalised video technology to mobile, broadband and service operators.

"The Mobix Interactive production center is delivering content specifically designed for mobile users. This requires a new way of thinking and a new way of programming media,"says Anthony Sheehan, Director Content and Applications, PacketVideo Network Solutions, Inc. "Mobix is leading the charge for mobile content programming and we are pleased to be joining forces with them in delivering the best mobile video user experience possible."

PacketVideo's Network Solutions' pvServer is the leading 3GPP and 3GPP2 standards-based solution for mobile media. It has been through very rigorous testing, leading to acceptance by Alcatel, HP, IBM, Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Siemens, T-Mobile, Orange and other mobile operators for commercial service launches.

About Alcatel
Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or to their employees. Alcatel leverages its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks, applications and services to bring value to its customers in the framework of a broadband world. With sales of EURO 12.5 billion in 2003, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries.

About Mobix Interactive
Mobix Interactive provides a premier video service for mobile networks globally. Working across 2.5G, 3G and broadband networks, Mobix produces live end-to-end video services. The service includes rights cleared content, edited, voiced, encoded and delivered directly to mobile and broadband. Mobix is able to deliver multi player output across all mobile platforms either hosting content or integrating with operators to deliver a fully outsourced video solution. Working with premium content providers and mobile partners, Mobix delivers comprehensive video services to operators worldwide.

About PacketVideo Networks Solutions
PacketVideo Networks Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcatel and previously a division of PacketVideo, was founded in 1998 and is recognized as the world's premier independent provider of mobilemedia software. PacketVideo Network Solutions, Inc. designs and develops network-based software solutions to facilitate the distribution of multimedia-based communications, offering the pvServer product line of multimedia distribution software. pvServer has been through rigorous testing, leading to the commercial launch by over a dozen carriers, content providers and ASPs worldwide.