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Safe Harbor Statement
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What we and the Act mean by forward looking statements are all
statements we make other than those dealing specifically with historical
matters. All forward looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ, possibly
materially, from those projected in the forward looking statements.
Some, but not all, of these risks and uncertainties are discussed from
time to time in press releases and securities filings of the Company. We
undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
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Agenda
■ Expanding AIM Market Opportunities
■ ISCO’s Industry Leading Array of AIM Solutions
■ Introducing DIF - Fully Digital/Fully Software
■ What’s Next
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Expanding AIM Market Opportunities
■ The Expanding Opportunity - Spectrum Re-mining
● Operator Self Induced Inter-system Interference
● Ripping 2G out of prime spectrum for 3G/4G broadband
● Worldwide scope: 700, 850, 900, 1700 MHz
■ What is the Industry Driver for Re-Mining?
● Broadband demand is starting to explode driven by
• Compelling apps (VoIP, User Content, Mobile Search, Location) &
• New Breed of Mobile Internet Devices (iPhone, Pearl)
● 2G Spectrum is Ideal because
• It requires significantly fewer cells - capex to deploy the broadband service
• Provides superior in-building penetration where apps are getting consumed
• Offers an overall superior user experience and therefore willingness to pay (ARPU)
■ What are the Technical Challenges of Re-Mining?
● Extremely complex planning and implementation
● Extremely spectrally inefficient
● Significantly degrades both legacy/broadband networks during transition
■ How Can ISCO Help - AIM
● Practically eliminates complexity
● Enables rapid transition and operator realization of revenue
● No comparable solution
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44.5
43.1
52.5
57.4
64.5
69.0
71.7
71.4
70.4
CAGR%
(2005E-10F)
21.2
(6.2)
4.4
Total
WCDMA
GSM
CDMA
TDMA and PDC
(Yellow)
4.2
Billions
of
Dollars
Global Spending on Cellular Infrastructure by Technology
(2002 - 2010F)
Source : CSFB, CIBC, L.E.K. Analysis
MARKET OVERVIEW
The TAM is shifting in our favor
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î This Interference is degrading network performance
AWS Challenges and Opportunities
■ Billions of dollars spent on “new” spectrum
■ Known microwave sources - cleared over time
…unfortunately….
■ Undocumented interference sources prevalent
● Not on the spectrum clearing program
● Significant impact to on-the-air timing
● Usability
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“The main challenge in deploying UMTS in band VII (UMTS900) is the
interference with GSM900 due to co-existence in the same band. Interference
can be overcome by allowing sufficient guard band between carriers,
optimizing frequency planning and deploying special filters.”
interference with GSM900 due to co-existence in the same band. Interference
can be overcome by allowing sufficient guard band between carriers,
optimizing frequency planning and deploying special filters.”
UMTS900 Overview & Deployment Guidelines
November 2006
80-W1044-1 Rev A
900 MHz Re-mining Challenges and
Opportunities
■ Existing GSM can introduce interference into UMTS network
■ Guard Band requirements / adjacent channel issues
■ Transition zones / co-channel issues
■ Complex frequency planning strategies to work around co-existence
of UMTS & GSM challenges
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Huawei completes video service trials on UMTS 900 MHz network December 5, 2006
■ Huawei technologies announced that it has completed video phone and HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
services trials on a network in Europe using UMTS 900 MHz and that it plans to continue to
conduct multiple UMTS 900 MHz field trials in Australia and Europe.
services trials on a network in Europe using UMTS 900 MHz and that it plans to continue to
conduct multiple UMTS 900 MHz field trials in Australia and Europe.
■ Vodafone Portugal made the first 3G/UMTS voice, videocall and data
calls in the 900 MHz frequency band in Portugal. This is one of the first
times in the world that such a demonstration has been carried out in a real
working environment. December 19, 2006
calls in the 900 MHz frequency band in Portugal. This is one of the first
times in the world that such a demonstration has been carried out in a real
working environment. December 19, 2006
The 900 MHz World-wide Opportunity
3G UMTS/HSDPA Field Trial Using 900 MHz Spectrum 27th July , 2006
■ O2, Manx Telecom, Lucent Technologies, and QUALCOMM announced they are conducting a
third-generation (3G) UMTS and HSDPA field trial using 900 MHz spectrum on the Isle of Man.
■ "UMTS 900 may help solve the 3G coverage issues in Europe, since providing full
coverage at 2100 MHz is very expensive," said Dave Williams, group CTO for O2.
"Working with Lucent, we hope to demonstrate how UMTS 900 can complement deployments at
2100 MHz, improve coverage, lower capital expenses and improve the customer's experience."
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What are Operators Telling ISCO?
■ Who: Head of Radio Planning & Radio Innovation Engineering
■ What
● Re-mining is reality
● Telefonica markets (Spain, Ireland etc) will be first movers
■ Who: Head of New Technology Planning
■ What
● Intent on deploying UMTS 900, and considers this "very
important“
● Rural coverage considered as a key driver
● Some markets could be moving to UMTS 900 very soon
■ Who: VP of Technology-Services & Senior Staff Engineer
■ What:
● Qualcomm leading technical efforts focused on UMTS re-mining
● Several current customer engagements are active
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GSM900
GSM900
UMTS900
2.7 MHz
(From QCOM 80-W1044-1 Rev A)
GSM900 blanket coverage
GSM
transition zone
GSM900/
UMTS900
Isolation
distance
The Problem we FIX
■ Achieving adequate performance requires a
2.7 MHz carrier offset between UMTS and
GSM carriers
● Guard bands waste spectrum
■ Adequate co-channel isolation requires
transition zones between UMTS900 and
blanket GSM coverage areas
● Results in capacity loss in
transition zones.
● Requires air-interface and band
dependent handover to cross
transition zones
● No solution for other sources of
co-channel interference in the
bands.
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GSM MS
UMTS Node B
UMTS Spectrum
Potential GSM
Adjacent or
Co-Channels
■ dANF Scans Full
Adjacent &
Co-Chanel Band
and applies
appropriate filter
in-band and at
edge/out-of-band
Adjacent &
Co-Chanel Band
and applies
appropriate filter
in-band and at
edge/out-of-band
The Problem we Fix
ISCO’s dANF can be deployed to minimize transition
zones and adjacent channel interference
in UMTS deployments
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UMTS CORE
Transition Zone
Clear 5 MHz of GSM channels
■ At a cost of ~504 GSM erlangs/site/day(1)
■ 30,240 MOU / day / site @ $.05/MOU
■ ~ $1500.00 / site / day
Market Size | Small (Rockford, IL) | Medium (St. Louis, MO) | Large (Chicago, IL) |
UMTS 900 Coverage Area (sq miles) | 45 | 80 | 188 |
Approximate Transition Sites | 21 | 28 | 50 |
Lost GSM capacity per Transition Site | 42 | 42 | 42 |
Lost GSM Revenue per DAY | $31,500 | $42,000 | $75,000 |
St. Louis Example
Note 1: Assumes 12 peak traffic hours/day
Carriers are losing real $$
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Strong narrow-band,intermittentinterference(max - 75 dbm)
Strong narrow and
wide-band
interference
throughout band
1
t = 0 minutes
t = 7:33 minutes
AWS Spectrum Issues
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Agenda
■ Expanding AIM Market Opportunities
■ ISCO’s Industry Leading Array of AIM Solutions
■ Introducing DIF - Fully Digital/Fully Software
■ What’s Next
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ISCO dANF
■ Border Cells
● Interference from
competitive systems
● Difficult to control
■ Spectrum Re-mining
● GSM re-mining for
UMTS
● Provides for “clean”
spectrum
§ Data/Voice Performance
Enhancement
§ UMTS and EVDO
§ Minimize Guard Bands
§ Minimize Transition Zones
■ Dense Urban
● Dynamic
interference
environment
● Difficult to locate
and control
Product Solutions
■ AWS Spectrum Clearing
● Incumbent Delays
● Un-documented
Interferers
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■ Flex 7
● 7 Carrier Support
● 1 unit / sector
● Analog Scan/Filter
● CDMA 800 only
■ digital ANF
● 12 Carrier Support
● 1 unit / SITE
● Digital Scanning
● Analog Filter
● CDMA / UMTS 800,
1900, 2100 & AWS
■ Digital Interference Filter
● 1 unit / SITE
● Full DSP/FPGA
Platform
● Interference
Identification &
Mitigation
● All Technologies
From ANF to dANF to DIF
■ ANF
● 1 Carrier Support
● 1 unit/sector
● Analog Scan/Filter
● CDMA 800 only
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Size
Cost
Speed
Technologies
Protected
DIF: Size, Cost, Speed, Technology
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Interference Analysis Tool
Focus on Software Value-added Products
■ Multiple Reports
Event
● Frequency
● Duration
● etc
■ Product
Configuration
● Parameters
● Functions
■ Windows Tool
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Base Station | Mobile Device | |
Forward Link | ■ Arraycomm ■ TenXC | ■ Tensorcomm ■ Magnolia ■ Broadcom |
Reverse Link | ■ ArrayComm ■ Qualcomm PIC ■ Tensorcomm ■ ISCO | ■ Magnolia ■ ISCO |
Uniquely Competitively Positioned
■ ISCO is THE only company working on inter-system interference
■ ISCO is THE only company focused on the Operator ($$) Channel
■ All other competitors in AIM-like technologies are start-ups
● No existing commercial products, no customer relationships
● Exclusively focused on OEM Channel, Long Time-to-Revenue, Risky
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Agenda
■ Expanding AIM Market Opportunities
■ ISCO’s Industry Leading Array of AIM Solutions
■ Introducing DIF - Fully Digital/Fully Software
■ What’s Next
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DIF (Digital Interference Filter) - Key Enhancements
■ In addition to frequency, filter bandwidth, depth, and
type is variable as well.
■ Improved acquisition time (was ms/now μs) improves
ability to mitigate highly dynamic interfering signals.
■ More filter resources available per sector permits the
tracking of five times the number of simultaneous
interference sources.
■ Feedback/pattern recognition capabilities allow for
predictability and optimal filter parameterization.
→ A quantum leap in interference mitigation
capabilities
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DIF/FPGA Development Environment
■ Industry leading
FPGA platform
■ Fully software
programmable
architecture
■ Coupled with leading
edge A/D, D/A and
DSP components.
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DIF - Key Benefits
■ Software Upgradeable
● Enables an Interference Definition File (IDF).
● Characterize unknown interferers at future date
● Enable most current/effective elimination techniques
■ Future Proof
● Supports all future technologies
● 3G,WiMax, LTE, SDR, CogRadio, etc.
■ On Common/Industry Standard hardware platform
● Enables significant economies of scale
● Components, manufacturing, engineering
■ Significantly Improved Value Proposition
● Enables significantly lower price to drive adoption
● Yet continues to support attractive margins
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Agenda
■ Expanding AIM Market Opportunities
■ ISCO’s Industry Leading Array of AIM Solutions
■ Introducing DIF - Fully Digital/Fully Software
■ What’s Next
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Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
■ SW- based stack for
imbedded
applications
■ Fundamentally
cost-reduced dANF
■ Channel - OEM
● Handsets
● Infrastructure
■ Family of DIF enabled
Products for wireless
Industry
● TSF - DAS
■ Channel
● WiMaxx
● DVB-H
● Others
■ Software Licensing
● Upgrade Annuities
HW DIF
SW DIF
Adaptive Interference
Management
Our Vision -
Adaptive Interference Management
■ 1st Product - dANF
■ FPGA/DSP Based
■ Standalone Product
Category
■ Primary Channel
● Carrier/Operator
■ Creates Foundation for
future technology
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RISK | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
People | |||
Technology | |||
Implementation | |||
Financial | |||
Market |
AIM Business Model
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Why ISCO?
■ Legacy of Technical Innovation
■ Nimble, Flexible, Customer Focused
■ Ongoing R&D Vision
■ Culture of Execution, Excellence & Quality
■ Visit www.iscointl.com
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Optimal Wireless. Simplified.
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