People, Performance, Partnering

Overview

Heritage Established in 1997 through privatisation of the BBC’s World Service transmission business Acquired by VT Group in 2001 Today 31 transmission sites globally Markets - broadcast, defence, security 800+ staff £100m turnover VTC Background

VT Group Plc. Major support services group FTSE 250 plc, floated 1987 £1 bn turnover 13,000 employees HQ in Southampton, UK VT Support Services “asset management of ships, aircraft & vehicles in the military and commercial sectors, military training & facilities management” VT Education & Skills “provides training guidance and education support services for Government, schools, colleges and businesses” VT Communications “design, build, & operation of critical communication and broadcast solutions worldwide” VT Services Inc. “facilities management and technical support for the US Gov. and civilian customers, including US DoD and NASA VT Shipbuilding “leading supplier of ships to the Royal Navy and navies around the world” VT Communications 800 staff globally £100m+ turnover HQ in London, UK “design, build, & operation of critical communication & broadcast solutions worldwide”

Broadcast System design, build, integration & operation: Project management Engineering Finance (PFI / PPP) Consultancy End-to-End Managed Service Media & content management Programme Distribution Transmission Services Site operation and management VTC Core Capabilities

VTC Global Coverage

VTC Key Contracts CustomerDescriptionValueTerm BBC Global Managed Transmission Service to audience of 163m £450m15 yrs BBC Design & build of high power HF/MF transmitting station in A’Seela, Oman £34m5 yrs Deutsche Welle Managed SW Radio Transmission Service £25m3 yrs UK MoD PPP – build & operation of tri- service communications solution £210m25 yrs Royal Navy PFI – build & operation of Submarine communications service £285m31 yrs

Design, Build and Programme Management Transmitter and Antennas system design, installation and maintenance Systems Integration and Installation Operation, Maintenance & Support of Critical Communications Facilities Specialist Vehicles & Containers Engineering and Conversion ICT Infrastructure Capabilities

Replacement of Masirah & new facility at A’seela (value £34m) 3 x 250kW SW Tx / 2x 800kW MW Tx 6 SW antennae / 2 MW antennae Monitoring and control system Diverse supply chain and programme logistics Uninterrupted broadcasting to 1/3 of the BBC’s Global audience Infrastructure Case Study – Oman HF & MF Site Build

… is responsible for 5% of all short wave broadcast hours globally Which equals approx hours per day Did you know that VTC… … operates ESA’s tracking station in French Guiana, from where Arianne rockets are launched … supplies power and water (200t / day) to all Ascension Island residents … submarine received signal service is the only true end-to-end communications service for UK MoD

Recent Developments at VTC

August 2006 following DW 5 year contract win VTC decides to significantly invest in improving and refurbishing existing transmitter capability re-engineering works include Woofferton & Skelton and partner site in Moosbrunn in Austria: 1 January 2007: install of new HF, (DRM ready), transmitter to replace the old S96 carrying the first of the DW services. the installation of three HF transmitters (replacements of the old S91, S92 and S94) and two HF wide band curtain antennas at the Woofferton site the installation of one HF transmitter (replacement of the old S61) and two HF curtain antennas at Skelton Investment and re-engineering

the work at Moosbrunn involved the conversion of two HF transmitters to DRM transmitter (S94) ready to carry additional DW hours from 1 May 2007 and S92 ready for service on 1 June 2007 the final transmitter (S91) at Woofferton was ready for service for B07 Successful Outcomes: Skelton transmitter was available for service into the new antennas on schedule for B07 the new antennas at Woofferton were ready for service on schedule for A08 Investment and re-engineering

The removal of the old Marconi BD272 transmitter which was over 40 years old and the installation of its replacement a new RIZ 250 kW short wave DRM ready transmitter (RIZ OR 250-K01/A ) Investment and re-engineering

Blue Fin Building, 110 Southwark Street, London SE1 0DA United Kingdom New Headquarters

Media Management Centre

Content Across Multiple Platforms We reach into content-producing facilities across the Internet and automatically download available programmes into our Archive. Global Media Network

Content Across Multiple Platforms The content is stored in its native file-format and is available via an Internet account and Web portal. The Archive is indexed and supports searching. Global Media Network

Content Across Multiple Platforms We transcode the content into the formats required for its target platforms and distribute it via our private, high-performance global network. Global Media Network

Content Across Multiple Platforms The consumer is able to access their favourite content, in the appropriate format, over their preferred platform. Global Media Network

= VTC’s transmitter locations or those of its partners

Convergence - mobile platforms

Convergence - static platforms

New Product Lines Advanced content management system

Contribution Live (Streams) Files (mp3, etc.) Aggregation Repurposing Delivery Store and forward Archive mp3 rm wma

Single Supplier Support

Contact: Tim Ayris, Business Development Manager VT Communications Blue Fin Building, 110 Southwark Street, London SE1 0DA t+44 (0) m+44 (0) People, Performance, Partnering