EvoTM Series

Evo-e
70/80 GHz

Ultra-High Capacity GigE

Wireless Technology for Next
Generation Networks

June 2011

Ready

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Progress in 70/80 GHz EvoTM-e Frequency

Open since 2003 in the US

Provides up to 10 GHz of spectrum
New countries are coming on line each month
Germany, Netherlands, UK, Mexico, Russia, etc.
Being selected for LTE and WiMax backhaul for future 4G Networks
Tremendous amount of registrations in the past 12 months
Increased 300%+ between 2009 and 2010
Source Microwave Journal July 21st 2010

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 What is EvoTM-e Frequency?
EvoTM-e Characteristics:
Wide Channels two 5 GHz channels: 71-76 paired with 81-86 GHz
Very high data rates 1 to 10 Gbps
Simple modulation methods - BPSK
Simple radio architectures
Evo-e
Cellular Bands Microwave Bands 60 GHz Band 90 GHz Band
(2 x 5 GHz channels)

0 10 GHz 20 GHz 30 GHz 40 GHz 50 GHz 60 GHz 70 GHz 80 GHz 90 GHz

Microwave Characteristics:
Narrow Channels typically 5 to 30 MHz
Data rates up to 311 Mbps
Highly complex modulations to 256 QAM
3Narrow T/R spacing
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Why Consider EvoTM-e Wireless GigE?

Cost for high-speed leased lines are expensive

Up to and beyond $5,000/month (GigE)
Time to install wireless is much shorter
Need connection in <30 days but leased-line option is 3-6 months out
Want alternative technology for primary and/or backup link
Safeguards in case service provider has a fiber cut
Want control of their network
In terms of cost and maintenance

Value Proposition: Fiber-like performance without the cost and delays of implementing fiber

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Licensing Summary

Region OPEN OPEN with Under COMMENTS

restrictions Consideration
Asia
China
India
Japan
Vietnam
Other Case by case basis
Middle East
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Qatar
Jordan
UAE
Africa
Nigeria
South Africa
Other African Case by case basis

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EvoTM-e GigE vs. Fiber Total Cost of Ownership
EvoTM-e GigE Leased Fiber
Wireless (3 yr)
Telco service fee @ $5,000/month $0 $180,000
Fiber installation cost (best case) $0 $0
80 GHz GigE Radios ~ $27,900 $0
Installation, materials, & turn-up $5,000 $0
Extended Warranty $3,200 $0
TOTAL $36,100 $180,000

Fi ber
sed
Lea

GigE Wireless

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EvoTM-e Radios at Full Duplex, 1.25 Gbps or 2.5 Gbps

Carrier grade, designed to meet carrier needs for Reliability and Interoperability
with IP networks
Highest output power (+23dBm) and longest distance in the industry
Based on highly integrated proprietary MMICs technology
Fiber-equivalent throughput: GigE @1.25Gbps/2.5 Gbps full-duplex
Layer-1 transport system
Pass RFC 2544
Transparent to Jumbo frames-
16,000+ bytes
Supports SyncE
Low latency (<5s)
Outdoor unit only, connects to any standard IP Switch
Small profile antennas; 1 ft (30cm) or 2ft (60cm)
Mesh, Ring, Daisy-chain, 1+1 configuration
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EvoTM-e Radio Technology

Point-to-Point transmission
Transmission from a rooftop tower or through an office building window
Allows very close spacing of links with no interference
ODU only Antenna receives the
Signal is converted to signal and a radio
Fiber like data rates millimeter wave. interprets and converts
Modulated and RF signal to
Secure optical/metallic
transmitted at ~80 GHz
Lightly Licensed
Easy to Install
Re-deployable equipment
Many deployment options
Point-to-Point
Self-Healing Rings
Mesh
Redundancy GigE is received GigE is sent back
from network into network

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New Wireless Fiber technology that enables 4G networks

Fiber Optics
10 Gbps
EvoTM-e Value
Evo-e Point to Point Proposition
71-86GHz
FSO & 60GHz Radio

1 Gbps Wireless

1 to 10 Gbps
Licensed
Fiber Available Worldwide
1/10th cost of
Fiber
Same cost as
100 Mbps microwave
Point to Point
802.11
4G: Microwave 4x higher
WiMax, LTE
a/b/g/n bandwidth
10 Mbps
Short <1km Short/Medium 1-2km Medium 2-5 km Medium/Long >5 km Long >10 km
Dense Urban Urban Industrial Residential Rural
Suburban Suburban

Distance/Topology/Segments

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Technology that sets EvoTM-e Apart from the Competition

Converter
Amplifier 1/4W PA
AMP1 AMP2 AMP3
BPF1

0.1 pHEMT GaAs Power

AMP5

Mixer
LNA
Amplifier chip
71-76 U/D
81-86 U/D
~120x138x2 mil
AMP6
BPF2
LNA

(3.0x3.5x0.05mm)
BPF4

Watt / 24dBm design

IF AMP1
AMP4

Multiplier
x4
To Modem

Exclusive IP license from Northup-Grumman for highly integrated state-of-the-art MMIC chips
>50% chip count reduction - 6 integrated devices replacing 13 commercially available
components
watt power amplifier not available commercially
Advantages in cost (000s of $), output power (~3x), noise figure and linearity

Highest level of performance and lowest cost

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Single Module Transceiver

Excellent TX/RX isolation >90dB

Good NF and gain flatness
Outstanding output power +23-24dBm Psat

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 MMW Technology Myths Debunked
Affected by Fog and Clouds?
No: Thick fog with a visibility of 50 m (150 foot) has a density of about 0.1 g/m3, which yields an
almost negligible attenuation of 0.4 dB/km at MMW frequencies
Affected by Sand and Dust Storms?
No: Sand particles and storms are essentially invisible to e-band systems; This is because waves
only scatter off objects of physically similar sizes to the wavelength, but do not scatter off particles
much smaller than the wavelength
Evo-e wavelengths are about 3.4 mm (about one-sixth of an inch) & only scatter off solid objects
about the same size - i.e. large rain drops. Smaller objects such as small raindrops, sand, dust,
fog (water vapor), pollutants, etc, are too small to have any scattering effect.

Short Range?
Range is region dependent: In a city such as New York, a 2-mile/3km link can provide carrier-
grade 99.995% availability
For a drier climate such as Nevada or Saudi Arabia, even a 10-mile/16km link will be robust
enough for carrier services.
Affected by Rain?
Yes: but only torrential rainstorms with large size raindrops; your average rainfall has little impact.

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Configuring for Rain Zones

Intense rain (not average amount)

limits wireless technologies reach
However, rain patterns are well
documented and network planners
can predict wireless technology
performance with very high
certainty

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Performance at 3-5km across the Americas
Approximate distances with Carrier Grade availability 99.995%:
New York City ~1.7miles; Sao Paulo ~ 3.0km
Los Angeles, San Francisco ~2.8miles; Lima Peru ~ 3.5km
Salt Lake City, Las Vegas ~4 miles; Mexico City ~ 3.0km

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Fresnel Zone Clearance Line-of-sight

The Fresnel Zone is the area around the visual line-of-sight that radio waves
spread out into after they leave the antenna. There should be no obstructions
within this area.

d Range Clearance
250 m / 820 ft 0.48 m / 1.6 ft
500 m / 1640 ft 0.68 m / 2.2 ft
r
1000 m / 3280 ft 0.97 m / 3.1 ft
2000 m / 1.42 mi 1.37 m / 4.4 ft
4000 m / 2.46 mi 1.94 m / 6.3 ft
5000 m / 3.10 mi 2.17 m / 7.1 ft

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Largest Link Budget & Longest Distance

Our radios have 9dB larger link budget than closest competitor
Our product EvoTM-e 1000LR has longest reach and highest availability in the
world!

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EvoTM-e Longest reach GigE technology in the World

Evo-e developed longest distance

GigE technology in the world
E-Band
The increased system gain from
currently commercially available
Competitors
products to our Long-Reach
Second Generation system
equates to approximately 50%
increase in area covered (A=r2)
Alternatively, for the same
distance, we have significantly
higher reliability as we have
higher link margin to overcome
atmospheric attenuation, such as
rain

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Market for GigE Bandwidth ?

Customers Applications
Enterprises
Require Multiple Gigabits Multi-Gigabit Transport
Municipalities
of IP Bandwidth Lack of Fiber
Service Providers
High Speed Video
Government & DOD
Healthcare
4G Backhaul
Education
Data Interconnect
Cell-Tower Backhaul

Point-of-
Presence
Or Fiber Hotel Cell-phones / PDAs / etc.

Local Loop for

Data, Voice &
Video

WiFi
Backhaul

WiMAX
Backhaul

WiMAX
Point-to-
Multipoi WiMAX Point-to-Point
nt

POP /
Network
Point of
Presence
Fiber Optic Backbone

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 Last Mile Access Application
Traditional Access Networks scarcity of alternatives to fiber

Access Networks: LAN, WAN Fiber pre-installation, extension, backup

Last Mile Access fiber speed, flexibility of
wireless
Virtual Fiber local loop/ring for transmission of
data, voice and video
Interconnecting businesses, universities,
hospitals, government institutions,
municipalities, and military sites.
Can generate revenue immediately
while waiting for fiber
Evo-e Re-deployable after fiber
installation
Remote storage access to Datacenters
Enterprise IP networks

Value Proposition: 1/10th of the cost of Fiber; can be deployed in a few hours

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Backhaul & Access Evolution -
Fiber Capacity with cost of Wireless!
Traditional Microwave (MW) Architecture Evo-e enables New Architecture IP Ring
Star & Daisy Chain Redundant, fiber-equivalent, GigE capacity
MW capacity is limited to 1x-2x-3x Higher reliability ring vs point-to-point
100Mbps
Requires half of the radios vs 1+1
Need for 1+1 protection on critical links protection
doubles need for equipment

Equal or lower TCO vs 18-38GHz MW with 4x performance

Mobile Voice
& Data

Fiber POP
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 EvoTM-e 1000LR Full Duplex 1.25Gbps-2.5Gbps Radio
Carrier grade, designed to meet carrier needs for Reliability and Interoperability
with IP networks
Highest output power (+23dBm) and longest distance in the industry
Based on highly integrated proprietary MMICs technology
Fiber-equivalent throughput: GigE @1.25Gbps/2.5Gbps full-duplex
Layer-1 transport system
Pass RFC 2544
Transparent to Jumbo frames 16,000+ bytes
Supports SyncE
Low latency (<5s)
Outdoor unit only, connects to any standard IP
Switch
Mesh, Ring, Daisy-chain, 1+1 configuration
Low Total Cost of Ownership
No Interference

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EvoTM-e 1000LR Full Duplex 1.25Gbps-2.5Gbps Radio

Specifications
Lower Profile
Transmit Power +23dBm
Backwards compatible /Drop-in ATPC Range 0-30 dB
replacement for E-Link 1000EXR Receiver Threshold -63 dBm
Field changeable GigE interface Minimum Link Range 50m
Latency <5sec
PoE on the management port
Data Rate 1250 Mbps (GigE)/
Improved System Gain 2500 Mbps
Cu, MM, SM
RF Channel Tuning (TBD) Modulation DBPSK
E-Link 1000LR)
Antenna 0.3m / 0.6m
Input Power -48VDC @ 0.64A
Weight 3.9 Kg

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EvoTM-e 1000LR - Competitive Advantages

Highest output power in the industry, +23dBm and highest antenna gain in the
industry at 45dBi with 1ft; Evo-e has ~7dB higher link margin than main
competitor
This allows us to provide GigE rates when competitor has to kick in Adaptive Rate and
reduce throughput up to 90% (~ 100Mbps)

This ensures ~25% longer distance with the same availability as competitor; or gives
one-nine better availability at the same distance
Radio is half weight (8.5lbs/3.9kg), half size (Diameter 9.99 in x Height 3.12 in),
and consumes half the power (32W vs. 70W) compared to main competitor
PoE or -48 VDC inputs
Field-replaceable GigE interface: MM, SM fiber or Copper (RJ45).
Field upgradable to 2Gbps full duplex (2.5Gbps over the air)
MultiPort Indoor unit with up plug-and-play interface modules up to 23xE1/T1,
3xSTM1, 4xEthernet 10/100/1000BaseT

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EvoTM-e similar distance to traditional MW frequencies

Evo-e Antennas have large gains compared to lower frequency band antennas
with similar sizes. This helps in overcoming losses associated with rain.

70-80GHz
-45.0dB

30cm
38GHz
~39dB
antenna

24GHz
~33dB

Conclusion Evo-e radio distances are almost identical to 24GHz and 38GHz
microwave radios but with 4X the Bandwidth!

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New Product EvoTM-e 1000Q

EvoTM-e 1000Q

Spectrum Efficient Specifications

(Preliminary)
Channel Tuning user selectable Transmit Power +19 dBm*
Field changeable GigE interface ATPC Range 0-25 dB
PoE on the management port Receiver -64 dBm
Threshold
UI compatible with Evo-e 1000LR
Minimum Link 50m
ETSI Compliant Range
Latency <5sec
Data Rate 1250 Mbps
(GigE)
Cu, MM, SM
Modulation QPSK
EvoTM-e 1000Q Emission 1000 MHz
Bandwidth
25 Input Power -48VDC @ 0.8A
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EvoTM-e 1000ACR (64 QAM Product)

64 QAM product planned release beginning of Q42011

Frequency efficiency, selectable channels, selectable modulation
GigE in 250 MHz channel bandwidth
User Selectable RF Channels
Radio will automatically set modulation and throughput based on
propagation conditions
Integrated Ethernet Switch for QoS

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Dual Polarization Adapter

Enables E-Band Radios to be deployed in 2+0 configuration with one

antenna providing:

2+0: Double the network bandwidth to 2.5Gbps

and/or
1+1: For protection in case one radio fails

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Dual Polarization Adapter

2+0 Antenna Coupler (OMT)

Two Evo-es mount to a single antenna using
both Horizontal and Vertical polarization
Coupler is based OMT technology
Doubles the capacity on signal hop

Specifications
Frequency Range 71 86 GHz
Antenna Port loss to A or B Maximum - 1 dB max
Radio Port Typical - 0.8 dB
Port-to-Port Isolation > 30 dB
Return Loss (each port) > 20 dB
Polarization Adjustment Range 5
Weight 4.7 lbs

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EvoTM-e 60 GHz
Applications
Backhaul and LAN Extensions
Campus Connectivity
Disaster Recovery
Mesh and Multipoint Networking
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Features & Performance
Less than half the size, weight, and power
consumption of other solutions
QPSK Modulation
320 Mbps Full Duplex
PoE
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 EvoTM-e Multi-Service Unit (MSU)

Specifications Overview
Indoor Unit providing TDM+IP+SDH
Services over the Evo-e 1000LR
1U high shelf
Configurable up to 1000Mbps of mixed
TDM and IP traffic
IP Switch supports VLAN, QoS, and ToS
including rate shaping
Configurable up to 23xT1/E1 and
3xSTM-1 interfaces including Ethernet
traffic
-48VDC
CE Compliant
Managed using either CLI, HTML, or
SNMPv1

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EvoTM-e 1000LR the only carrier-grade GigE radio in the
World!
Technical Comparison Technical Comparison

Performance/Link Margin Bridgewave

Support to Network
E-Link 1000 LR Protocols
dBm 175 180 189
Relative Scale TDM over IP 802.3z SyncE
Distance
Carrier-Grade
Kilometers 1 2 3 4 Power Supply
No (+24VDC) Yes (-48VDC)
Latency (Layer-1)
Regulatory and
Microseconds s 50 40 30 20 10 5 Standards
Relative Scale FCC CSA/UL CE RFC-2544
Jumbo Frames (Layer-1)

Size/Length of packets in 000 bytes 0 1 2 5 10 16

Built-in Copper Interface

Relative Scale No External Yes

Temperature Range
Color Key
Celsius -30 -20 0 +40 +55 Other vendors
Evo-e 1000 LR

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EvoTM-e Advantages over the Competition

Evo-e has the worlds most advanced millimeter-wave MMIC chips, including a
+24dBm single chip Power Amplifier-the only company in the world with such a
device.
Developed a new Transceiver consisting of one module using Evo-e MMICs
Reduced power consumption
High transmit power and lower noise figure
Reduced component pricing
Highest system gain available for 70/80GHz radios in the industry

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 Application - Enterprise

Challenges:
Needed to connect additional locations to
corporate LAN
Required high-capacity to support video
surveillance, VoIP, and data

Benefits:
Virtual-fiber links for vital video surveillance
and point-of-sale transactions
Complete ROI in less than 2 years

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 Application - Education

Challenges:
Swiftly provision high-speed connections to relocated outpatient
clinic
$500K fiber installation was well out of budget
HIPAA compliance (Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act)

Benefits:
Immediate gigabit connectivity
ROI in 5 months
Secure, reliable transfer of sensitive patient information

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Application Disaster Recovery

Challenges:
Severe weather hindered network connections
Limited connectivity in times of disaster
Costs of $2M for fiber exceeded budget

Benefits:
Reliable, uninterrupted campus connectivity
Complete disaster recovery strategy
Highly secure transmission

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Application - Healthcare

Challenges:
Rapidly re-establish network connectivity between General
Hospital and FHS Service Center
Needed high-capacity solution for PACS, VoIP, data
Needed reliable security and quick deployment

Benefits:
Fiber-equivalent performance
Rapid deployment
Projected $500,000 savings over 5 years compared to leasing
fiber

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Application -Govt/Municipality

Challenges:
Need for video surveillance solution that could be installed on
utility poles and building facades
Existing city network insufficient to carry video traffic

Evo-e Solution:
Ring and Star architecture using and GigE links for
high-capacity backbone

Benefits:
Conservation of MW frequency
Compact system fits on light poles-60 GHz
Ability to directly attached cameras via add/drop Ethernet ports
Low-latency, real-time camera pan/tilt/zoom control
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 Application Service Providers
Challenges:
Provide high-capacity WiMAX connectivity to
support growing IP based services
Rapidly scale to meet evolving bandwidth
needs
Ensure reliability and maintain cost effective

Benefits:
Full-rate GigE connections yield high-capacity
backbone
Direct connectivity eliminates intermediary
switching points

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