CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies New Gigabit Wireless Connectivity Scott D. Thompson President Oberon, Inc. Senior Member, IEEE May 5 th, 2013 New Gigabit Wireless Connectivity Scott D. Thompson President Oberon, Inc. Senior Member, IEEE May 5 th, 2013

CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies Oberon manufactures ceiling and wall mounted Tele- communications Enclosures (TEs) for wireless LAN access points, DAS equipment, multimedia equipment and other networking components Oberon manufactures ceiling and wall mounted Tele- communications Enclosures (TEs) for wireless LAN access points, DAS equipment, multimedia equipment and other networking components Wireless Access Point & DAS Equipment Enclosures Wireless Access Point & DAS Equipment Enclosures Workspace Telecom & Multimedia Equipment Enclosures

CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies FORECAST from 2010 Cisco VNI Report 2012 FORECAST from 2010 Cisco VNI Report 2012 Actual Source: Cisco VNI Global Mobile Data Forecast 2013 Data Forecast 2013 Tablets Laptops Smartphones Laptops

CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies Creating the Demand for Gigabit Wireless Networks oDoubling in mobile data consumed every 14 months oDoubling of connected devices per network every months o21% CAGR in access point installations oGreater video content Creating the Demand for Gigabit Wireless Networks oDoubling in mobile data consumed every 14 months oDoubling of connected devices per network every months o21% CAGR in access point installations oGreater video content

CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies What has Limited the Availability of Gigabit Wireless Networks oBandwidth oSignal processing technology realized on consumer chipsets oStandards: new amendments to the Standard will address this -IEEE ac – very high throughput at 6 GHz -IEEE ad (WiGig)- Very high throughput at 60 GHz oTesting for interoperability What has Limited the Availability of Gigabit Wireless Networks oBandwidth oSignal processing technology realized on consumer chipsets oStandards: new amendments to the Standard will address this -IEEE ac – very high throughput at 6 GHz -IEEE ad (WiGig)- Very high throughput at 60 GHz oTesting for interoperability

CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies ac Very High Throughput at 6 GHz oIncreased Spectrum in 5-6 GHz band– twenty two 20 MHz channels, up thirty four this year oImproved on chip processing- Wave 1: 80 MHz channels, 3 spatial streams, <1 Gb/s MAC Wave 2: 160 MHz channels, 4 spatial streams or more, >1 Gb/s MAC throughput oStandards based beamforming o“ac” client device are presently available (smartphones, USB adaptors, gateways). Enterprise grade access points later in Laptops and tablets from leading vendors in ac Very High Throughput at 6 GHz oIncreased Spectrum in 5-6 GHz band– twenty two 20 MHz channels, up thirty four this year oImproved on chip processing- Wave 1: 80 MHz channels, 3 spatial streams, <1 Gb/s MAC Wave 2: 160 MHz channels, 4 spatial streams or more, >1 Gb/s MAC throughput oStandards based beamforming o“ac” client device are presently available (smartphones, USB adaptors, gateways). Enterprise grade access points later in Laptops and tablets from leading vendors in 2013

CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies ad Very High Throughput at 60GHz o7 GHz of spectrum available at 60 GHz oGreater than 1 Gb/s MAC throughput (WiGig) oRestricted to in room applications. Device-to-device functions such as wireless docking, and linking to displays such as tablets to projector in a classroom oWireless Gigabit Alliance now “unified” with Wi-Fi Alliance. Certification of WiGig products expected in ad Very High Throughput at 60GHz o7 GHz of spectrum available at 60 GHz oGreater than 1 Gb/s MAC throughput (WiGig) oRestricted to in room applications. Device-to-device functions such as wireless docking, and linking to displays such as tablets to projector in a classroom oWireless Gigabit Alliance now “unified” with Wi-Fi Alliance. Certification of WiGig products expected in 2013

CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies Technology PHY over the air rate Mb/s (max) MAC thru-put Mb/s (max) Uplink from access point n450300Gigabit ac Wave 1 (2013) 1,300900Gigabit ac Wave 2 (2015) 3,5002,000 2 X Gigabit or 10 Gigabit ad7,0004,000 Uplink Requirement See article “New Gigabit Wireless to Support Global Mobile Data Growth” See article “New Gigabit Wireless to Support Global Mobile Data Growth”

CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies “ac” and “ad” in a commercial setting

CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies Optical Wireless oLots of bandwidth, Secure, free from electromagnetic interference oInfrared Data Association (IrDA) promoting multi gigabit connectivity up to 3 meters oVLC – Uses white LEDS as transmitters oIEEE task group Optical Wireless oLots of bandwidth, Secure, free from electromagnetic interference oInfrared Data Association (IrDA) promoting multi gigabit connectivity up to 3 meters oVLC – Uses white LEDS as transmitters oIEEE task group

CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies Optical Wireless Source: Penn State’s Center for Optical Wireless Applications (COWA) a National Science Foundation I/UCRC Source: Penn State’s Center for Optical Wireless Applications (COWA) a National Science Foundation I/UCRC

CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies