1 AIR2LAN AIR2LAN provides wireless broadband Internet access and value-added Internet services to SMBs. Currently, we use the unlicensed spectrum to deliver 4.5 Mbps, increasing to 32 Mbps in six months. We project a national footprint of 37 markets by 2003.
2 Milestones AIR2LANEstablished Nov Start Build-out Houston & New Orleans Begin Offering Value- Added Services Begin Build-out Jackson, MS BeginCommercialOperations Jackson, MS Begin Commercial Operations Houston 2001 Dec SepMar Raised $6 Million in Private Equity May Jan Begin Commercial Operations New Orleans DecMay
3 AIR2LAN Key Attributes Capital Efficient Deployment Proven Technology Attractive Target Market Services Offer Compelling Value Proposition Speed to Market Proven Management and Engineering Team Rapid Market Profitability Modular Growth and Financial Plan
4 Limitations of Existing Technology
5 AIR2LAN Solutions Connectivity 2.4 GHz & 5.8 GHz license exempt spectrum 4.5 Mbps now, 32 Mbps in 6 months Scalable network and customer bandwidth Connectivity 2.4 GHz & 5.8 GHz license exempt spectrum 4.5 Mbps now, 32 Mbps in 6 months Scalable network and customer bandwidth Value-Added Services Network Services Web Services Future Services SMB customers want a bundled, integrated solution… Once in place, Value-Added Services make AIR2LAN difficult for customers to replace
6 Compelling Value Proposition- AIR2LAN vs. Multiple Dial-Up Three Phone $65/ month Three ISP $19.95/ month Total cost to customer $254.85/ month Multiple Dial-Up 128 $149/ month Always on “hot” connection AIR2LAN Computer Hub AIR2LAN Radio AIR2LAN Cell Site Provider Phone Company Public Switch 3 Dial-up AIR2LAN saves customer $100 per month with faster access speed and the ability to access Value-Added Services
7 Compelling Value Proposition - AIR2LAN vs. ISDN 128 $350-$450/ month days provisioning time ISDN 128 $149/ month 72 hours provisioning time AIR2LAN AIR2LAN saves customer $ per month with quicker customer activation Computer Hub AIR2LAN Radio AIR2LAN Cell Site Provider Customer Owned Router Customer Leased Local Channel Hub
8 Compelling Value Proposition - AIR2LAN vs. T $1000-$1200/ month days provisioning time T1 2.0 $599/ month 72 hours provisioning time AIR2LAN AIR2LAN saves customer $400-$600 per month with quicker customer activation Computer Hub AIR2LAN Radio AIR2LAN Cell Site Provider Customer Owned Router Customer Leased Local Channel Hub
9 Customer Driven Deployment These factors combine to produce a highly capital efficient network buildout Pocket Deployment– Only covers highly targeted areas within a market Smart-Build Strategy – After initial target market buildout, additional cell-sites are only added after orders are received Scalable Deployment– Incremental network capacity is added as needed Rapid Deployment–72 hour provisioning in most cases Scalable– Additional bandwidth capacity is simple and cost efficient
10 AIR2LAN Partners
11 Conclusion Proven Technology Attractive Target Market Time to Market Proven Management and Engineering Team