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The Evolving Mobile Network Is 4G Enough? Is WiFi Here to Stay? Be well connected Name: Barbara Nelson Title: Chief Technology Officer iPass December 2011

Evolving Mobile Network: iPass at RCR Wireless 12-6-2011

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Barbara Nelson, CTO, iPass, presented at RCR Wireless Conference on the current state of 4G, if that's enough and the changing role of Wi-Fi. Wi‐Fi is becoming an increasingly important and integrated component of today’s mobile network fabric Mobile broadband is not a replacement for Wi‐Fi; rather, the two technologies are complementary.

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The Evolving Mobile NetworkIs 4G Enough?Is Wi‐Fi Here to Stay?

Be well connected

Name: Barbara NelsonTitle: Chief Technology OfficeriPassDecember 2011

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iPass | Innovation & Market Leadership

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11‐year history of Wi‐Fi services innovationMember of Wireless Broadband Alliance since 2008Co‐authored Wi‐Fi Alliance WISPr 1.0 protocol, a standard for connection management software to access Wi‐Fi networksA driving force in the enablement of in‐flight Wi‐Fi services, defining technical integrations to meet FAA requirements21 US patents, 6 international patents and7 US patents pendingOnly company integrating Roam‐in, Roam‐out, Offload and Exchange services simultaneously on a carrier‐grade platform

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Over 650,000 Wi‐Fi hotspotsOver 60,000 Open Access (free) hotspots117 countries and territories servedOver 140 Wi‐Fi network operators connectedGlobally distributed data centers to reduce authentication latencyHub and spoke authentication architecture, redundantly engineered to provide carrier‐grade 99.999% availabilityCertified interoperability with standards‐based connection manager applicationsContinuous rapid expansion with 4x hotspot growth over the past 12 months

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iPass | Global Network

1 As per the ‘ISO 3166’ list of 249 country codes

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Forecast | Smartphones and Tablets

• 39% of Smartphoneand Tablet traffic offloaded by 2015

Global Smartphone & Tablet Traffic Offloaded (Petabytes / Month)

Data Offload Critical

OFFLOADEDNot Offloaded

Global Mobile Data Traffic (Terabytes / Month)

Explosive Data Growth

92% CAGR

User (CAGR) Traffic (CAGR)

Smartphone 24% 116%

Tablet 105% 190%

Rapid Device Growth

Source:Cisco Visual Networking IndexGlobal Mobile Data Traffic Forecast UpdateCompound Annual Growth Rate (2010‐2015)

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Lower cost/GB than 3GEfficient spectrum usageSimplified network architecture; easier to deploy and operate

Time

OPEX Co

st (solid)

Cost/G

B (dashe

d)

2G3G

4G (LTE)

Rollout Phase

Profit

Bit/¢

Projected Network Costs

LTE | A big opportunity for Carriers

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4G LTE | Coverage is growing

GSA confirms almost 200 operators investing in LTE: commitments up 118%

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Not today• Initial coverage limitations• Limited spectrum, and spectrum is expensive• Mobile data demand continues to exceed supply 

Not in the future• Build‐out can’t keep up with projected data demands• Cost per MB is lower on Wi‐Fi 

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4G | So, is LTE enough?

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4G | What role will Wi‐Fi play?

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Wi‐Fi is becoming an increasingly important and integrated component of today’s mobile network fabricMobile broadband is not a replacement for Wi‐Fi; rather, the two technologies are complementaryWi‐Fi will be more relevant in the 4G era than it was in 3GHeterogeneous Networks (HetNets) is the clear industry direction to increasing cellular capacity and coverage

1 ‘Rationalizing Wi‐Fi Services, Current and Future Opportunities’ – IDC, August 2011

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Wi‐Fi | Investment Drivers

Business drivers for Carrier Wi‐Fi investments – it’s not just about Offload

Source: ‘Global Developments in Public Wi‐Fi’, WBA Industry Report 2011

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Wi‐Fi | Global Shipment Forecast

The number of WLAN chipsets shipments continues to grow rapidly, reaching more than 2 billion units by 2014Expected to double in 2011 alone

Source: IHS iSuppli Research, February 14, 2011

Global Shipment ForecastWireless Local Area Networking (WLAN) Chipsets(Millions of Units)

2x growth

+2 billion

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Wi‐Fi | Number of Global Public Hotspots

Source: ‘Global Developments in Public Wi‐Fi’, WBA Industry Report 2011

2nd WaveCarrier‐deployed Wi‐Fi

2009 – 2015 (Forecast)

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iPass | Global Wi‐Fi Network Growth

100,000 

200,000 

300,000 

400,000 

500,000 

600,000 

700,000 

Wi‐Fi Hotspots

650,000

2nd WaveCarrier‐deployed Wi‐Fi

1st WaveUser‐deployed Wi‐Fi

400% growth

2007 – Present

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Wi‐Fi | Integrated Connectivity

ManualLogin

LocateHotspot Landing Page Request Credentials 

by  SMSInput

Credentials ConnectedWrite Down Credentials

Click Connect Connected

ONE CLICKLogin

Connected

ZERO CLICKLogin

Without Integration

With Integration

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Wi‐Fi | Carriers Driving Growth

1. “Wi‐Fi deployments are predicted to rise 350% by 2015”

2. “58% of operators, including 47% of mobile operators, believe Wi‐Fi hotspots are either very important or crucial to enhance their customers experience; offload busy mobile broadband networks; and provide a value‐added services platform.”

Source: ‘Global Developments in Public Wi‐Fi’, WBA Industry Report 2011

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China Telecom: 1,000,000 hotspotsChina Mobile: 1,000,000 hotspotsOi (Brazil): 1,000,000 hotspotsKT (South Korea): 100,000 hotspotsKDDI (Japan): 100,000 hotspots SK Telecom (South Korea): 51,000 hotspotsDeutsche Telekom announced Wi‐Fi Mobilize, based on iPass Open Mobile Exchange

Wi‐Fi | Carrier Announcements

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Carrier | Wi‐Fi Initiatives

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Wang Jianzhou, CEO of China Mobile

China Mobile to deliver Wi‐Fi Exchange services “Building out our Wi‐Fi network is the fastest way for us to meet the increasing Web demand by our smartphone and tablet users...” 

Source: Marketwire, October 25, 2011

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Carrier | Wi‐Fi Initiatives

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AT&T Wi‐Fi access triples in Q3

Users made 301.9 million Wi‐Fi connections in Q3 2011, a 282% increase over connections made in Q3 2010

AT&T signs agreement to acquire Wi‐Fi management services provider Superclick to expand premium services in the high‐end hospitality sector, domestically and internationally

AT&T launches ‘Call International’ a free mobile app allowing customers to make international long‐distance calls over Wi‐Fi

Sources: Wireless Week, October 24, 2011Engadget, November 8, 2011

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Is 4G Enough? Never!Is Wi‐Fi Here to Stay? Absolutely!

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Summary |

OMX | Open Mobile Exchange

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