OXE PURPLE

C R Y S TA L H A R D W A R E C H A N G E S

JOSE HERNANDEZ ORTIZ /GUILHERME RIBEIRO

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 CRYSTAL PORTFOLIO EVOLUTION
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STRATEGY AND TIMELINE

November 22
 CRYSTAL HARDWARE STRATEGY

10-year
decline
of sales
(-11% YoY)

Crystal hardware phase-out
starting in 2023 due to sales
decline, and components
shortages
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Leverage past investments
with smooth transformation
paths for connectivity and IP
migration including soft
phoning & Hybrid solutions
Extend the lifecycle of Crystal
installations with guaranteed
software support until 2032
and eco-recycled offer
 EXTEND
THE LIFECYCLE

Crystal hardware 30+ years… +10 years

1992 2022 2032
✓ XL TDM telephony network,
✓ smooth IP transformation, Benefit from latest innovations
✓ native hybrid connectivity TDM/Z/IP/SIP, Software compatibility guaranteed with OXE until 2032
✓ continuous DeskPhones and handsets
4 renewal,
✓ IP centralization,
✓ boards refresh,
✓ … Continue to expand
Add-ons still possible from 2023 onward
Smooth migration path to IP-based technology

Protect investments
Standard hardware support until 2028 and beyond for
eco-recycled boards
November 22
 CRYSTAL HARDWARE PHASE OUT PLANNED TIMELINE
10 years to enjoy OXE software evolutions

6 years to plan add-ons and migrations

30 years 5 years of hardware support

October April
1992 2022 2023 2028 2032
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Crystal Hardware End of new sales End of hardware End of OXE

launching crystal board/shelves support software
compatibility
Stock-permitting
for add-ons
crystal board/shelves

Phase-in
Eco-recycled offer
New XL rack
November 22

New sales
common HW / fully sw / IP
based solutions
 SMOOTH TRANSFORMATION PATH: CONNECTIVITY
Smooth
100% TDM Connect to IP Migrate / Add-ons Migration
Experience
CS(1) CS

IP IP

INTIP
INTIP
Crystal
IP For Free
IP License Transformation(2)

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New XL Chassis Unified
Analog or call management
Rack1/Rack3

DECT/IP-DECT
UA Rack1/Rack3 handover / roaming(3)

DECT 8379
Rack1/Rack3
DECT

IP DECT 8378 IP IP IP IP
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IP-xBS DECT DECT DECT DECT

(1) Platform flexibility: Dedicated CPU board in Rack1/3, Appliance Server, Virtual Machine
(2) Extended conditions to enable UA32 and Z24 transformation to IP
(3) IBS does not offer call handover across several media gateways
 ALE ECO-RECYCLING PROGRAM
ALE is setting-up a dedicated Refurbishment program for Crystal hardware – GA: April 2023
▪ Crystal add-ons only
▪ Selected Crystal boards to support ALE Installed Base and enabling migration ALE paths
to new generation of ALE solutions
▪ Dedicated European continent (boards acquiring)
▪ WW availability

7 ✓Attractive Buy-Back
program to Partners

✓Resell of Refurbished ✓Refurbishment in ALE

boards to sustain Repair Center
Crystal Installed Base • A Good as New
(as long as requested) • Same ALE warranty as
new products
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 CRYSTAL BOARDS AND SHELVES
ECO-RECYCLED OFFER AND ALTERNATIVES
Function Crystal board / item Eco-recycled Common hardware alternative (via add-on) More alternatives (IP):

Communication CPU8 & 10/100/1000 Yes CPU-CS / Appliance Server / Virtualization

Server Base-T connector

Analog ports eZ32-2 Yes Rack CH w. SLI-8 / SLI-16 / MIX / FXS-32 XL-Chassis IP Phone
ALE Softphone
Digital phones eUA32 Yes Rack CH w. UAI-8 / UAI-16 / MIX Rainbow hybrid

DECT handsets DECT8, 4070IA RBS-I, Yes DECT IBS (w/o campus) IP-DECT, VoWLAN
(on site mobility) 4070EA RBS-O Rainbow hybrid
8 VoIP ports INTIP3 Yes -
(IP Phone, SIP trunk…)

ISDN NPRAE-2 Yes Rack CH w. PRA-T2 / BRA8 SIP Trunk

BRA2-1

Inter Crystal shelves INTOF2 & Yes -

TDM link COST-MU/COST-MO

Conf 29, Voice Guides GPA2 Yes -

Shelves ACT14/ ACT28 Yes -

Public & Private BRA2-1, DPT1-2, No Common Hardware / APA8 / PRA-T1 / E1-CAS SIP Trunk
November 22

accesses NDDI2-2, CLIPIA

Power Supply Batteries/ PSC No Standard / 3rd party solutions

 ADD-ON OPERATIONS WITH ACTIS

ACTIS will allow:

• Add-on operations of licenses without hardware add-ons

➢ There is no planned date for when the above will be discontinued

• Add-on operations requiring any type of Crystal Hardware

➢ For hardware that is no longer available in the offer ACTIS will issue a statement indicating the availability
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of the required hardware cannot be guaranteed. The hardware may be selected from:
▪ The Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Crystal Hardware items in “stock permitting” (see Table 2 at the end of
eFlash C200)
▪ The Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise eco-recycling Crystal Hardware items (list will be available for eco-
recycling)
▪ A Business Partner’s or customer’s stock
November 22
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