Sentech’s Presentation to The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture & LandAffairs November 2004

SENTECH’S DELEGATION Pragasen Nagan General Manager: Marketing & Sales Matime Nchabeleng Senior Manager: Government Relations

LICENCES  Broadcast Signal Distribution Licences  A Licence to provide a Carrier of Carriers Service and an International Gateway Telecommunications Facility  A Licence to provide Multimedia Services and a Multimedia Services Network  United Kingdom Operating Licence

PLATFORMS  Broadcast Signal Distribution  Direct-to-Home (DTH)  VSAT  Broadband Wireless (BBW)  International  Internet/IP

SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION [PMG note: diagram not included]

BUSINESS LINES & SERVICES SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION FOR:  Public Broadcasters  Commercial Broadcasters  Community Broadcasters  Foreign Broadcasters SERVICES SUCH AS:  Terrestrial television and radio (FM, SW, MW)  Audio processing  Microwave Multipoint Distribution Systems (MMDS  Studio Transmitter Links (STL)  Terrestrial & satellite linking  DTH services-Business TV and radio and satellite decoders  Facility leasing and consulting  Digital Terestrial TV and digital audio broadcast

INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONY AND SERVICES

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IN AND OUT GOING TELEPHONY (COC) Hubbing and transit traffic International Private Lease Circuits (IPLC) International VSAT Niche markets for e.g. Linking and Call Centers

MTN Vodacom Cell C Telkom UK Operators European Operators American Operators African Operators Asian Operators IDT International Telecommunications Operators International Links Cable/Satellite Sentech Infrastructure & Systems RSA Links Radio/Cable SENTECH LDN PoP SNO Carrier of Carrier Wholesale International Telephony Services 2 nd & 3 rd Tier Operators. RSA Licenced Operators

BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA OFFERINGS

BROADBAND OFFERINGS VSAT platform services Broadband Wireless (BBW) Internet platform services PRODUCT SOLUTIONS: 9 x BBW products 18 x VSAT products Internet, IP streaming, multicasting & hosting Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Video conferencing

Why broadband ? MyWireless a Sentech product  Digital Video Broadcasting  Pay Per View (PPV)  Near Video on Demand (NVoD)  High Speed Internet Access  Home Banking  Telephony & Video Telephony  Games  Teleshopping & virtual tourism  Virtual CD-ROM  Wireless LAN  Virtual Private Network (VPN)  E-commerce  Video Conference  Leased Line  Telemedicine  Centrex services  Telecommuters  Remote monitoring  Remote access  Security services

VSAT VSTAR RANGE

VSTAR FEATURES Always-on bi-directional data connectivity via satellite Star topology Best of breed technology Intranet and internet access Available anywhere in South Africa Distance insensitive Quick deployment Bandwidth on demand

BROADBAND WIRELESS Introducing…. MyWireless

True wireless high speed Internet Always on Internet connection – 24 x 7 Fixed monthly fee – no call charges Portable – home the office Self provisioning – activate via the web No usage cap No telephone line required Features of MyWireless product MyWireless a Sentech product

[PMG note: map not included] PHASED NETWORK

Environment My Office My Desk Geography Technology PANPerson Space (Desk, Home, Briefcase, Person) WWAN Off Campus (Road Warrior, Anywhere) WLANOn Campus (Office, School, Airport Hotel) MyWireless a Sentech product How far can I go?

2.5 – 2.6 GHZ CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT Actual Size - 4” tall by 3 ½ ” wide by ¾’ deep. [PMG note: photos of equipment not included]

Future MyWireless a Sentech product

FIXED WIRELESS SERVICES BizConnect CorpConnect

3.5 GHZ BASE STATION EQUIPMENT Out Door Radio Unit: 90º sector standard (4 sectors) 1024 simultaneous users per sector Self Backhaul Radio concentration unit: switches data between backhaul feed and radio units ATM / IP Network Connection Management Unit management control handles up to 4096 simultaneous users [ PMG note: photo of unit not included] PMG note: photo of unit not included]

3.5 GHZ CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT Business CPE up to 60 Mbps full duplex 100m to 20Km fibre optic interconnect configurable Interfaces (RJ11, 10/100BaseT Ethernet, ATM 155, USB, PCMCIA, etc etc) Residential CPE up to 25 Mbps full duplex twisted pair interconnect low cost of installation PMG note: photo of equipme nt not included ]

BROADCAST SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION, INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONY AND BROADBAND WITH VSAT, BBW AND IP ON A A TRANSPARENT DIGITAL NETWORK DELIVERING CUSTOMISED NEED SATISFYING PRODUCTS SUMMARY OF OVERVIEW

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