1. Accurate Location in Wireless Networks © 2000 - 2002 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. Location-enabling WLAN Antti Korhonen, CEO Ekahau, Inc. eProM / RAKLI, March 24th

2. Accurate Location in Wireless Networks © 2000 - 2002 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. Location technologies GPS  Does not work indoors  Does not move data RFID  Needs special readers, tags  Does not move data WLAN CELL-ID  Poor accuracy  Cannot differentiate one floor from the other WLAN proprietary “location” access points  Needs special infrastructure  Costly, difficult to deploy RSSI-based statistical analysis - Ekahau  Works with any WLAN access point  Accurate down to 1 meter  Software only

3. Accurate Location in Wireless Networks © 2000 - 2002 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. Ekahau Opportunity - WLAN  Due to rapidly falling prices and shrinking form factor, 802.11 chipsets will find their way to a vast number of different type of mobile devices!  "If any one technology has emerged in the past few years that will be explosive in its impact, it's 802.11" - Bill Gates  Intel believes that 90% of mobile PCs will have wireless functionality by 2004 – integrating 802.11 chipset in its new Banias processor platform.  Motorola & others release plans in 2003 to embed Wi-Fi in cell phones.

4. Accurate Location in Wireless Networks © 2000 - 2002 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. WLAN Everywhere!... can be accurately located with Ekahau technology! Telemetry Self-shopping Laptop PDA Barcode scanner Asset TAG Tablet PC All these, and many other WLAN devices in the wireless space...

5. Accurate Location in Wireless Networks © 2000 - 2002 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. Industry WLAN LBS Segments Market SegmentLocation-based Applications Warehousing/Logistics - Asset tracking - Include location information to barcode scanning - Lift truck workflow improvement and guidance Healthcare - Patient tracking - Asset tracking - Caregiver tracking, location-based information for nurse/physician Retail - Push marketing - Consumer behavior analysis – information for store owner Manufacturing - Improve workflow, logistics - Location-enable wireless machine controlling devices - Track service people, for dispatching and location sensitive content Museums/Exhibitions - Visitor guides, push audio, video content - Visitor behavior analysis – data for exhibition organizer

6. Accurate Location in Wireless Networks © 2000 - 2002 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. WLAN LBS in Hotspot Application areas:  Interactive visitor guides – location-sensitive information content push  Location-based access rights – free access only in MY coffee shop!  Security – pinpoint location of rogue access points  Consumer behavior analysis – where they have been and when?  Navigation tools – from point A to B  Tracking of professionals, security people – dispatching  Location-based Quality of Service

7. Accurate Location in Wireless Networks © 2000 - 2002 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. Ekahau Positioning Engine™ 2.0  Provides x,y,floor - WLAN client location information  SDK plus application tools  Server license for 7, 15, 50 or 250 wireless client devices  OEM Suite for embedded solutions  Product available for sale since May02  3.5 ft (1 m) average and < 8.75 ft (2.5 m) 90% confidence level accuracy in a typical office environment.  Tracks over 400 devices per second.  Easy and fast to install – software only

8. Accurate Location in Wireless Networks © 2000 - 2002 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. Location Based Information Content MEETING ROOM 123 MEETING ROOM 122 Lobby R&D Sales Rail Tracking TM Define the valid pathways where the moving object will be tracked on. Benefits: 1)Create easy navigation routes 2)Prevent the object moving ”through the wall” Logical Areas TM Define the areas of interest and assign action items for the mobile device that enters in the area: 1)Video/audio content push to handset per location 2)Pop-up www pages per location 3)Set alarms 4)Local services, printers, etc

9. Accurate Location in Wireless Networks © 2000 - 2002 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. Ekahau Site Survey ™ (ESS) Location-based application build on top of the Ekahau Positioning Engine platform. –visualization of the network coverage areas and overlapping channels –suggest ideal access point locations, find rogue access points –maximize coverage – minimize channel interference –support for GPS in outdoor use –continuous background measurement for location-based QoS (throughtput per location) in ESS 2.0

10. Accurate Location in Wireless Networks © 2000 - 2002 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. Case: ENGEL security services NOW: Future - 2004: Wireless PDA:  Location-based information/instructions  Location-based Alarms  In-building/campus guidance  Route history reports Wireless location badge:  Emergengy alarm-button – send location  Route history reports  Track location remotely – push information to mobile phone Complete solution provided in cooperation with: and

11. Accurate Location in Wireless Networks © 2000 - 2002 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. Ekahau Already Tested/Used by....

12. Accurate Location in Wireless Networks © 2000 - 2002 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. Summary  Ekahau Positioning Engine™ - a software-only solution for standard Wi-Fi LBS, with up to 3.5ft average location accuracy  Ekahau Site Survey™ - new breakthrough product for On-Line Location-Based QoS Monitoring  Ekahau’s accurate location information, combined with location-based monitoring tools, will bring a significant added value to Wi-Fi investment

13. Accurate Location in Wireless Networks © 2000 - 2002 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. THANK YOU ! Antti Korhonen CEO Antti.Korhonen@ekahau.com tel: +358-424-533-200