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Wi-Fi/Wi-MAX: Fast, Low Cost, Simple Today

Wi-Fi/Wi-MAX: Fast, Low Cost, Simple Today. Ron Sege, President and CEO, Tropos Networks October, 2004. 100. 2004: 1,000+ devices WiFi certified. 90. 80. 2003: Wireless integrated onto PC motherboard; Wireless device proliferation: laptops, PDAs, video cameras, etc. 70. 60. 50.

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Wi-Fi/Wi-MAX: Fast, Low Cost, Simple Today

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  1. Wi-Fi/Wi-MAX: Fast, Low Cost, Simple Today Ron Sege, President and CEO, Tropos Networks October, 2004

  2. 100 2004: 1,000+ devicesWiFi certified 90 80 2003: Wireless integrated ontoPC motherboard; Wireless device proliferation: laptops, PDAs, video cameras, etc. 70 60 50 2002: Wireless NIC: <$60 Wi-Fi Client Devices (millions) 40 2001: HP, Dell, IBM,Toshiba offer built-in wireless;Wireless NIC: $100 30 20 1999: IEEE 802.11b (“Wi-Fi”) standard adopted;Wireless NIC: $200 10 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003* 2004* 2005* Wi-Fi/WiMAX—”The Ethernet of Radio” 5 years out Wi-Fi is shipping 3M units/month Wi-Fi Client Shipments Ethernet Performance Over Time 10 years out Ethernet had shipped 1M units total

  3. Multi-square mile Wired IP Network WiMAX Wi-Fi (Unlicensed) WiMAX (Licensed) Metro-Scale Open-Standard Radio in Action Backhaul Mesh Cell Gateways Mesh Cell Nodes Clients

  4. Tropos Architectural Advances 50 Tropos + Gains in Open Standard Radio 10 spectral efficiency advances 802.11b -> 11g -> 11n 802.16 Average Throughput (Mbs) 5 1 Today’s Cellular Architecture 0.5 2007 2004 2005 2006 2008 Fast Wi-Fi/WiMAX: Real broadband • 802.11b: 11 Mbps Circa 1999 • 802.11g: 54 Mbps Circa 2004 • 802.16d 70 Mbps Circa 2005 • 802.11n: 100-200 Mbps Circa 2006 • 802.11e: QoS • 802.11r: Roaming • 802.11s: Meshing • 802.16e: Mobility

  5. Low Cost Wi-Fi/WiMAX: Open-Standard Price/Cost curve • Worldwide standard, 75M connections shipped since 1999 • (List) Price/Mbps capacity: • 1999: $ 202 • 2001: $ 11 • 2004: $ 1 • 2006: $ 0.40 • Metro-scale CAPEX/Mbps/home passed, fully-installed • 2004: $ 1 • 2006: $ 0.30 • No handset subsidy, no truck roll, no license fee Source: Tropos Greater Denver Metro Wi-Fi Model

  6. Simple Wi-Fi/WiMAX: Everywhere for everybody • Laptops, PDAs, cell phones, music players, cameras, televisions… • Ample, open and increasing amount of ease-of-use software • Any native IP service, including Virtual Private Networks, voice, video • Fixed and mobile Source: Bear Sterns, TMNG Supply of Wi-Fi devicesis creating its own service demand Source: Bear Sterns, TMNG Wi-Fi Parking Meter

  7. Today: Five of 100+ Metro Examples • Chaska, MN residential • 20% penetration 1 month • Installed by City Manager • Corpus Christi multi-use • Including AMR • Philadelphia multi-use • Successful proof-of-concept • Competition + public safety + digital divide + economic development • Oklahoma City public safety • 400 sq mi • Urban east-coast city VoWi-Fi • Prepaid city-wide mobility

  8. <$.02/minute* <$100 unsubsidized <$6/sub/mo + + Killer Combo: It just doesn’t get any better than this! *SkypeOut Rate to POTS phone

  9. Wi-Fi/Wi-MAX: Fast, Low Cost, Simple, Today. So, Why Not?

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