1. Long-range Peri-Urban and Rural
Wireless Network

2. Key People
Gary Devine
Leon Pieterse
Chris Kruger
Dave Welmans

3. UNESCO REPORT: State of Broadband 2012:
Achieving Digital Inclusion for All
• 1.8% Fixed Broadband
• 107 out of 177
• 19.8% Mobile Broadband
• 44 out of 177

4. National Fibre Backhaul
• Telkom
• BB Infraco
• FiberCo
• DFA
• Cellular Co’s
• Other

5. Cost of last mile access is prohibitive
• Copper infrastructure:
o Limited reach
o Expensive & difficult to
maintain
o Controlled by Telkom
• Mobile Wireless
o Limited reach
o Expensive technology
o Urban Areas

6. A Solution
Unique, locally developed & manufactured
Low frequency wireless device
With protected technology
line-of-sight (LOS) and
non-line-of-sight (NLOS)
that can provide long-range (+50kms)
Broadband Services

8. Market
• Peri-urban and rural
o SME’s
o Corporates
o Higher LSM individuals
o Communities

9. Route to Market
• WISP’s
• ISP’s
• Resellers
• Franchises

10. Solution Offering
• Data & Voice
From R650 – R4,000

11. Competition
Any other broadband provider
Also potential clients

12. 3 year national Roll out plan
Type of Tower SME GC Corporates
PtMP PtP PtP
Gauteng 0 19 19
Limpopo 48 4 8
North West 48 4 8
Free State 48 5 10
KZN 48 5 10
Eastern Cape 48 4 8
Northern Cape 48 4 10
Western Cape 48 5 10
Mpumalanga 48 5 10

13. Roll out plan

14. 5.8 GHz

15. 2.4 GHz

16. 800 MHz

17. 350 MHz

20. 5.8GHz link
-86 dBm
350MHz link
-70 dBm

21. Requirement
R30 Million
Seed funding for a 12 month roll out
To deploy 12 sites and reach
• 96 Corporate clients
• 96 Communities
• 3,072 individuals
Cash Positive after 9 months and
breakeven after 23 months
Generating R2,000,000 per month NP.

22. Other Funding
Investigated partnering with
NEF, IDC and NAFCOC
Successfully completed a 3 month
DD with NEF

23. Thanks