Cost Effective Satellite Communications Technology

Pacific Region: A unique problemO3b Networks Proprietary3

Pacific Region: A unique problemHuge area with sparse population withvery low broadband penetrationLow undersea cable penetrationHigh reliance on expensive satellitebandwidthIncreasing demand for bandwidthO3b Networks Proprietary4

Addressing Unique Market ChallengesO3b Networks Proprietary7

Addressing Unique Market ChallengesLack of AccessConnectivity options not economicallyviable to connect your customers to theInternet backboneDifficult TerrainGeographically present where terrainis too difficult to be served by terrestrialfiber capacity or adequately by GEOGeo/Political/Conflict BarriersPolitical instability or conflict createsignificant challenges in providingconnectivity to their inhabitantsPrice BottleneckAlternative GEO or Fiber Capacity pricedbeyond market value resulting in lessaffordable bandwidth than existingnetwork needsO3b Networks Proprietary8

Low Production CostMore bandwidth inKa-BandFrequency re-useusing spot beamsInnovative systemarchitectureLower Productioncost• 216 MHz per transponder • 12 beams per satellite• A combination ofGateway and customerbeam can provide216 MHz each in theforward and returndirection respectively• Launch to MEO orbit isrelatively lower priced• Smaller satellites arerelatively in-expensiveO3b Networks Proprietary9

Pacific Islands –a challenging business case to land fiber

Pacific Islands –a challenging business case to land fiberSoloman IslandsVanuatuCook IslandsFrench Polynesia

O3b’s first customer in the Pacific –RarotongaCook Islands

O3b’s first customer in the Pacific –AvaruaRarotonga

An end to end solution comparable to fiberRound trip Round triplatency of

Connected to the O3b teleport in HawaiiHawaii

With onward connectivity into theO3b Global MPLS backbone03b Gateway Locations

With onward connectivity into theO3b Global MPLS backboneGlobal MPLS Network

With onward connectivity into theO3b Global MPLS backbonePotential Beam Locations

With onward connectivity into theO3b Global MPLS backbone

Our Customer: Telecom Cook IslandsScalableNetworkArchitectureCostEffectiveBandwithLow LatencyHigh SpeedConnectionsRapidServiceProvisioningBeamMobilityFlexibleBandwidthAllocation“O3b stands to lift the ability of CookIslanders to do business, and offeradvantages of the social sectors of health andeducation.”Prime Minister Jim MaruraiO3b’s connectivity will bring a variety of benefits to the islanders that we take for granted,like the ability to access online learning, remote health monitoring or fast online airlinebookings. They truly believe that if their broadband grows, their economy will grow.25

O3b AdvantagesWhy O3b?Low-cost connectivity - delivered to the customerLow-cost backhaul, which is agnostic of the last-mile technology whether it isGPRS, 3G, 4G, CDMA, Wi-Max or Wi-Fi for exampleHigh-speed point-to-point connectivity extending/supplementing the reach offiber… beam can support up to 1.2 GbpsLow latency… comparable to and possibly lower than some fiber connectivityEasily and quickly deployable infrastructure with flexibility of configuration totarget marketsO3b is changing the landscape for middle-mile connectivityO3b Networks Proprietary26