Address by Christopher North Director of WISOA, Founding Director of UNWIRED Australia Pty Ltd

1. ITU WORKSHOP - THE FUTURE OF VOICE Address by Christopher North Director of WISOA, Founding Director of UNWIRED Australia Pty Ltd and Managing Director of Wattle Park Partners Pty Ltd Geneva 15-16th January 2007 WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance

2. WiMAX AND THE FUTURE OF VOICE • WHY WiMAX ? • WHY VOICE ? • WHY WiSOA ? A COMMERCIAL PERSPECTIVE WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance

3. “If you believe something to be true it is true in its consequences !” WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance

4. HISTORY • The formative years • The lessons learned • Early reforms • “Gamekeeper turned poacher” WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance

5. UNWIRED • The 3.4 GHz opportunity • Convincing the regulator • Spectrum acquisition • Network rollout WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance

6. “If you believe something to be true it is true in its consequences” • WASABI as a driver • Importance of regulatory reform and technical innovation WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance

7. WHY WiMAX ? “…preservation of interoperability and interconnectivity remains one of the main challenges for all stakeholders …… in particular for international standards development organisations like the ITU ….” • Single international standard • Economies of scope and scale • Ensure interoperability and interconnectivity • Voice, video and data services anywhere and anytime WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance

8. BENEFITS OF WIMAX FOR SPECTRUM OWNERS • Drive down costs • Foster healthy competition • Encourage innovation • Low initial CAPEX • Incremental expenditures that reflect growth • Remove the disadvantages of a single vendor • Reduce operator investment risk WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance

9. WHY VOICE ? • Killer application • Stickiness • One stop shop • Email and SMS only partial substitutes • Because we can : importance of a facilitatory regime • WiSOA working to correct that anomaly WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance

10. WHY WiSOA? Charter : • Promote the benefits and value of WiMax • Dialogue with the international regulatory community • Support WiMAX deployment in developing economies • Facilitate the transition of broadband connectivity from fixed to mobile • Liaise with vendors and relevant associations • Develop international roaming agreements WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance

11. WiSOA CURRENT ACTIVITIES • Uniform or complementary regulatory regimes • Spectrum access • Minimum equipment specifications • Joint procurement of equipment • Support members in developing markets • Access to capital • Negotiating international roaming agreements WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance

12. APPROPRIATE REGULATION “…preservation of interoperability and interconnectivity remains one of the main challenges for all stakeholders ….” • Strong regulation that is essential, appropriate and facilitatory • Importance of regulatory reform WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance

13. “A man’s reach should exceed his grasp – or what’s a heaven for ……” WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance