Altobridge

Engineering in Development and Humanitarian Work Seminar

15th June 2012

Introduction

Low-energy, Low-cost Wireless Communications

for Remote Communities

Who we are

• Since its creation in 2002, Altobridge has designed, patented and commercially deployed technology innovations that have bridged the digital divide; breakthrough solutions that enable mobile network operators, particularly in low and lower-middle income nations, to affordably connect unconnected communities

• We developed and commercially deployed the solutions behind the world’s first commercial GSM service on-board passenger aircraft and the world’s first commercial deployment of GSM connectivity on board deep-sea merchant maritime vessels

• To date, Altobridge has delivered first-time mobile connectivity to hundreds of remote communities in Malaysian Borneo, Indonesia, Mongolia, Niger, the Solomon Islands, Tonga and Cook Islands and elsewhere

Altobridge is an R&D-focused, wireless network solutions provider. Our founding vision was to remove the technical and commercial barriers that denied remote communities affordable mobile voice and internet connectivity

Who we are…

Altobridge is a leading provider of telecommunications solutions that cut

the cost of communications to, from and between wireless devices

Founded in 2002 by Mike Fitzgerald (CEO) and Guy Waugh (COO)

Chaired by Dick Spring (former Tánaiste)

150 employees; strong multi-national & GSM Industry background

44 patents

H.Q. in Ireland, with offices in USA, China, Indonesia & Malaysia

Customers in US, Asia, Africa & Latin America

Global partners

Associate Member of the GSMA; participant in the Green Power

for Mobile Programme

Employee Breakdown

2 74

9

6

42

36

51 Africa

Indonesia

Misc

Malaysia

Contractors

China

US

Ireland

What we do….

What we do

Altobridge develops innovative solutions to enable GSM operators to cost effectively extend their networks to small, remote communities

Intellectual property

Local Connectivity™ • Local calls (~70%) can be switched locally, without satellite

Split Architecture™ • Dramatically reduces the cost of satellite backhaul

• Enables more efficient power management – unique night mode

Altobridge Data-at-the-Edge™ • Faster, cheaper mobile internet connectivity over satellite

44 patents registered across the EU, U.S. and China

Growth

Customers, partners, investors

Growth

• Aeronautical

• Maritime

• Remote Communities

• Channel Partners

• Expansion

• Intel Partnership

Technologies

Altobridge lite-siteTM

Altobridge lite-site™ Satellite backhauled, solar powered, 2G/3G solution for remote communities

Altobridge lite-site™ architecture

Altobridge lite-site™ plugs seamlessly into existing core: no changes required to operator’s existing core network, billing or O&M

Altobridge lite-site™ deployments

Tonga

Indonesia Malaysia

Mongolia

Solomon

Islands

Iraq

Kenya

Oman

Falkland

Islands

Niger

Altobridge Tessa, Niger

Rantepelado, Indonesia

Fiber run, Mambi, Indonesia.

Mambi to Keppe

4 km, approx. 80 poles

OPEX barriers for operators in remote communities

Altobridge lite-site™ low capital & operating cost solution

70% local calls = lower cost & superior voice quality

Wireless +

internet

80% less satellite backhaul

Reliable off-grid solar power

Up to 50% lower operating cost

Designed for 500 -2,500 size subscriber communities

Solving the power consumption challenge…

• Efficient Power Amplifiers.

• Multiple antennas.

• Capacity management.

• Low power processor

• Average 90W (<3,000WHr per

day)

• 100% Solar.

Technologies

Channel Partners

Channel partners

Example of BW savings

Future

Company Future

• Remote Communities

– 2G, 3G

• Data at the Edge

– 3G, 4G

• Channel sales

Data-at-the-edge™

Altobridge Data-at-the-edge™ enables mobile network operators to maximize the efficiency of their existing mobile data network infrastructure by reducing mobile data backhaul requirements by over 50% through:

– HTTP acceleration for improved performance over high latency backhaul

– In-line data compression

– User data caching

– Header compression

– Data traffic management (QoS, congestion control)

– Least cost-routing including offload to Internet

– 3G mobile broadband user experience over satellite

Thank you

www.altobridge.com