Ad-hoc mesh networking with GSM Anders Carlius, CEO a $240B/year market
P2P mesh TerraNet phone 1km Voice and texting
P2P mesh phone 7 hop
No base mobile phone Social telephony Disaster / rescue Campus Payment system Machine-to-machine Corporate Military Blue light communication Offloading networks
The bottom of the pyramid
Market size
users $5/month in ARPU $240B/y untapped market Market size
$ /yea r with no phones!
Needs? Security / Emergency Call home Market
What kills the basestation scenario? Harder to acquire Once acquired Generate less revenue Require higher Capex Generate higher Opex
No base mobile phone Social telephony $30-75 phone
Technology is the enabler Routing 1km->10km Radio (880m-100mW-1Mbit-2,4GHz -111dB budget) User functions Voice Texting Products
Roll out “small scale” 1000 person village Duplicate GW with IP $3-5/month
Roll out “small scale” 1000 person village Duplicate GW with IP $3-5/month
Roll out “small scale” 1000 person village Duplicate GW with IP $3-5/month
Roll out “small scale” 1000 person village Duplicate GW with IP $3-5/month
Roll out “small scale” 1000 person village Duplicate GW with IP $3-5/month
Roll out “small scale” 1000 person village Duplicate GW with IP $3-5/month f
The new 240B/y market We address a new market Complement to GSM Expanding Real customers Operators Technology Products
ad-hoc phone with GSM the $240B/y market Anders Carlius, CEO,
We have the coverage where it is needed...
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