1. CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies 5-15-2013 1 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

2. CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies 5-15-2013 2 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

3. CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies 5-15-2013 3 2012 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

4. CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies 5-15-2013 4 Creating the Demand for Gigabit Wireless Networks oDoubling in mobile data consumed every 14 months oDoubling of connected devices per network every 12-18 months o21% CAGR in access point installations 2011- 2016 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 12-18 months o21% CAGR in access point installations 2011- 2016 oGreater video content

5. CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies 5-15-2013 5 What has Limited the Availability of Gigabit Wireless Networks oBandwidth oSignal processing technology realized on consumer chipsets oStandards: new amendments to the 1997 802.11 Standard will address this -IEEE 802.11ac – very high throughput at 6 GHz -IEEE 802.11ad (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 1997 802.11 Standard will address this -IEEE 802.11ac – very high throughput at 6 GHz -IEEE 802.11ad (WiGig)- Very high throughput at 60 GHz oTesting for interoperability

6. CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies 5-15-2013 6 802.11ac 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 2013. Laptops and tablets from leading vendors in 2013 802.11ac 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 2013. Laptops and tablets from leading vendors in 2013

7. CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies 5-15-2013 7 802.11ad 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 802.11ad 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

8. CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies 5-15-2013 8 Technology PHY over the air rate Mb/s (max) MAC thru-put Mb/s (max) Uplink from access point 802.11n450300Gigabit 802.11ac Wave 1 (2013) 1,300900Gigabit 802.11ac Wave 2 (2015) 3,5002,000 2 X Gigabit or 10 Gigabit 802.11ad7,0004,000 Uplink Requirement See article “New Gigabit Wireless to Support Global Mobile Data Growth” www.Oberonwireless.com www.Oberonwireless.com See article “New Gigabit Wireless to Support Global Mobile Data Growth” www.Oberonwireless.com www.Oberonwireless.com

9. CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies 5-15-2013 9 “ac” and “ad” in a commercial setting

10. CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies 5-15-2013 10 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 802.15.7 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 802.15.7 task group

11. CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies 5-15-2013 11 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

12. CIM Webcast New Gigabit Wireless Technologies 5-15-2013 12 www.oberonwireless.comwww.oberonwireless.com sdt@oberonwireless.comsdt@oberonwireless.com