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• In The Chips: The Status of SiliconIn The Chips: The Status of Silicon• SWIFI‐09

• Dean Brenner, Sr. VP, Government Affairs, Qualcomm

• Jim Carlson, CEO and President, Carlson Wireless

• Gabriel Desjardins, Product Marketing Manager, Broadcom

• Hardik Gandhi, Director System Architectures, Texas Instrumentsa d a d , ec o Sys e c ec u es, e as s u e s

• Barlow Keener, (Moderator) Principal, Keener Law Group

I Th Chi Th St t f SiliIn The Chips: The Status of Silicon• It takes a little over a year for the semiconductorIt takes a little over a year for the semiconductor industry to deliver on the latest specifications. 

• What that means is we are about to see chips hit the pright economics for shared spectrum opportunities. 

• This session will focus on what’s coming and how we gexpect the market to adapt and adopt.

S k I t d tiSpeaker Introduction

• Milestones• Milestones– 1989 – founded Carlson Communications– 1990 - launched OptaPhone product line – 1997 – $6M in OptaPhone sales worldwide99 $6 Op a o e sa es o d de– 1998 - exit sale to Zhone Technologies– 2000 - founded Carlson Wireless– 2002 – launched TrailBlazer for telcos & PS– 2006 – LongHaul radio serves as TDM backhaul– 2008 – begin TVWS product development– 2012 – TVWS trials w/ Google in 10 SA schools

2013 in 57 trials in 10 countries– 2013 – in 57 trials in 10 countries– 2013 – receives FCC certification– 2014 – 1600 units in the field

Jim CarlsonCEO Carlson Wireless jcarlson@carlsonwireless.com

Wh i C l ?Who is Carlson?

• Since 1999 CWT has been providing mission critical• Since 1999, CWT has been providing mission‐critical communications systems for rural, remote and difficult to reach areas

• We believe that the world has evolved where services like education and medical care, connectivity is now an essential human needessential human need. 

• We have optimized several wireless technologies that will disrupt the fixed wireless service industry allowing  affordable connectivity in multiple market sectors

U l ki M k t P t ti lUnlocking Market Potential• Cisco and others predict big growth in connected devices 

U l ki M k t P t ti l t’dUnlocking Market Potential cont’d• Beecham Research shows multiple verticals in IOTp

U l ki M k t P t ti l t’dUnlocking Market Potential cont’d• The last 4 years, Carlson Wireless has been surveyingThe last 4 years, Carlson Wireless has been surveying global regulators and service providers. 

• Summations from these discussions are that the TV white space market is held back mainly due to price‐performance metrics and standardization. 

• We believe the solution to unlocking the NLOS market is met by offering a product meeting the 

f fprice and perf. of current microwave products. 

U l ki M k t P t ti l t’dUnlocking Market Potential cont’d

• Non LOS Wireless Plays well into the Market• Non LOS Wireless Plays well into the Market

Technology WiFI WiMax Current WS Gen 3Standard 802.11 abg 802.16 proprietary *802.22Standard 802.11 abg 802.16 proprietary 802.22Frequency  2.4, 5x 3.5GHz 470‐790 470‐790Spectrum use 20MHz 20MHz 6MHz 12MHzThroughput (OTA) 48Mb/s 54Mb/s 16Mb/s 40Mb/sThroughput (OTA) 48Mb/s 54Mb/s 16Mb/s 40Mb/sLOS performance No Limited Good Good*Number of Users 80 100 15 60Client Cost $129 $279 $399 $249Client Cost $129  $279  $399  $249 * typical for 3/1 SLA

* using two channels for downstream

R d C t & I P f ?Reduce Cost & Improve Perf.?

• Gen2 Block diagramGen2 Block diagram• Expensive FPGA, DAC and ADC

Back haul (Fiber/CAT5)

Host ARMEthernet 

DACRF Up 

convertor

ProprietaryFPGAARM 

CPUPHY

ADC Tuner

FPGA

$ $ i k l$120‐$160 in 10k volume cost

Th h ASIC I t tiThrough ASIC Integration

• Gen3 Block diagramGen3 Block diagram• ASIC replaces FPGA, DAC and ADC

Back haul (Fiber/CAT5)

Host ARMEthernet 

ModulatorDemodulator 

RF Up convertor

ARM CPUPHY ASIC

Tuner x2

greatly reduced $g y $

S tiSummation• Required Gen 3 Performance Metrics to Breakthrough HV Market

– CPE Can interchange with others supporting IEEE 802.22 standard.  – ASIC designed for low cost and low power consumption– CPE has $249 suggested selling price to ISP’s

1 TX chain and 2 RX chains (Base has 2 TX chains)– 1 TX chain and 2 RX chains (Base has 2 TX chains)– Throughput, up to 40Mbps on downlink, 10 Mbps on up– Base supports 60 CPEs with 4 down and 2 up– 20 to 60 mS round trip latency depending on user load– Optional integrated WiFi radio for local hotspot – Auto‐negotiation modulation– Linux OS supporting SNMP, VLANs and Radius– GPS receiver used for DB connection and synchronizationGPS receiver used for DB connection and synchronization– Small form factor outdoor rated housing– POE+ 802.3af– 128 bit secure encrypted packets