AT&T has extended Alcatel-Lucent's contract for end-to-end multivendor network integration for AT&T U-verse. The AT&T U-verse portfolio brings together U-verse TV, U-verse High Speed Internet and U-verse Voice services all delivered over AT&T's advanced Internet Protocol network using Alcatel-Lucent's Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture. AT&T U-verse services are now offered in 93 markets in 19 states, with more than 1.3 million U-verse TV customers.

Under the agreement announced today, Alcatel-Lucent will continue to provide end-to-end multivendor network integration for AT&T U-verse, including Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV software platform.

Alcatel-Lucent's end-to-end multivendor network systems integration includes solution program management, third-party management, network engineering, solution testing/validation and deployment services.