SVP Advisors has developed a state-of-the-art and flexible BULRIC model for Mobile networks, designed to adapt to very different operating, technological and regulatory environments.

1. BULRIC Model for Mobile Networks
Summary of Key Features
April 2012

2. About SVP Advisors
SVP Advisors International Footprint
 SVP Advisors is an international
management consulting firm specialized in
the broad technology sectors.
 We serve clients across four verticals:
Strategy and Innovation, Regulation,
Operations and Profitability, and
Corporate Finance.
 Our international client base includes
operators and equipment providers,
technology firms, policy makers and
regulators, international or multilateral
organizations and financial institutions.
 We are present in developed and
emerging markets, including Europe, Latin
America, Middle-East and India.
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3. Introducing SVP Advisors BULRIC Model for Mobile Networks
SVP Advisors Mobile BULRIC Model Key Features
 GSM
Access Network Technologies  UMTS
 LTE
 SVP Advisors’  Legacy (MSC-MGW)
Core Network Architecture  Evolved Core (All-IP)
BULRIC model for  IMS
Mobile networks is a
 Multi-technology: MW/Ethernet/LL/OF
state-of-the-art and Backhaul Options
 Multi-topology
flexible tool designed
to adapt to very
 Automatic Integration
different operating, Geo Modelling  Consideration of Orography
 Areas of high Seasonality
technological and
regulatory
 Multi-band
environments Spectrum
 Refarming-ready
 Multi-standard: FDC/LRIC/LRIC+
Costing Features
 Multiple Depreciation methods
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4. KEY FEATURES IN FOCUS
Designed to address current and future key technological issues
Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Next-Generation architecture Refarming ready
f1 50
CS Domain PS Domain
HSS
PSTN/ISDN etc Internet etc 45
Registers and
Authentication
40
f1 +f2 + f3 BC
35
f2 SMSC
PDN Gateway 30
MMSC
MHz
PCRF
VMS 25
NMS MME/
AS
SGW 20
Network Support CSCF SGSN
f1 +f2 + f3 Services
Packet
15
f3
Switched Core
Network
IP Multimedia
Subsystem
10
LTE RAN 3G RAN RNC 5
2G RAN BSC
eNodeB eNodeB -
f1 +f2 + f3
GSM
GSM
UMTS
UMTS
LTE
GSM
UMTS
LTE
GSM
UMTS
LTE
LTE
RBS BTS
RBS BTS
eNodeB RBS BTS 2000 2005 2012 2015
800 MHz 900 MHz 1800 MHz 2100 MHz 2600 MHz
 FDD and TDD  Evolved core network  GSM, UMTS and LTE can be
deployed in any frequency
 All bandwidth configurations  All-IP network
band
(1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15 and 20  IMS
MHz)  Consideration of Multiple
 Interoperability with 2G, 3G
bands: 800 MHz, 900 MHz,
 ICIC and 4G access networks
1800/1900 MHz, 2100 MHz
 MIMO antenna configurations
and 2.600 MHz
Exhibits (left to right): 1.- Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) diagram for LTE networks; 2.-Illustrative Core Network
Reference Architecture; 3.- Illustrative frequency allocation by band and technology
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5. KEY FEATURES IN FOCUS
Powerful network dimensioning to reflect country-specific operating constraints
Advanced country-specific features
 Impact of orography (i.e.
Mountainous regions ) taken into
consideration at detailed level in an
automatic way
 Spectrum allocation may differ
between areas because of
administrative or operational reasons
 Seasonality Effects
 Mobility effects 3,0%
2,5%
Percetage of yearly traffic
2,0%
1,5%
1,0%
0,5%
0,0%
Non-seasonal area Seasonal area
Exhibits (starting from top, left to right): 1.- Automatic orography recognition; 2.- Illustrative spectrum allocation to geotypes;
3.- Illustrative traffic patterns in seasonal and non-seasonal areas 5

6. KEY FEATURES IN FOCUS
Detailed attribution rules to achieve accurate costing of services
Attribution to technologies 10.000 Backhaul Usage
9.000
8.000
 Cost attribution to services is 7.000
6.000
Gbps
based in actual usage of 5.000
4.000
resources
3.000
2.000
1.000
-
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
GSM UMTS LTE
QoS Considered 1,60
1,40
 Allocation processes take into
1,20
account Quality of Service EURcents/MB
1,00
0,80
0,60
Multiple Standards
0,40
 Several cost standards : Fully 0,20
attributed Cost (FAC), LRIC and -
2015 2016 2017
LRIC+
LTE Best Effort LTE Gold LTE Real Time
Exhibits (starting from top, left to right): 1.- Illustrative allocation process; 2.- Illustrative usage of backhaul network by
technology; 3.- Example of costing services with different QoS (figures altered for confidentiality purposes) 6

7. KEY FEATURES IN FOCUS
Highly Transparent and User-friendly Reporting
TECHNOLOGY CATEGORY SUBCATEGORY SEGMENT DESCRIPTION
6,00 € 3,00 € 1,00 € 1.000 1,00 € 3,00 €
The model provides 10,00
9,00 900
detailed reports : DEPRECIATION METHOD
8,00
UNITARY COST UNIT
800
2,00 € 2,00 €
7,00
700
600
EURcents/Minutes
6,00
Configurable charts
Sites
 500
5,00
400
with unitary costs by 4,00
300
3,00
200
services 2,00
100
1,00
-
-
 Services cost by
resources or network
GSM.Voice.On-net.Retail.On-net voice UMTS.Voice.On-net.Retail.On-net voice Site.Site.GSM Macro 900-Only Site.Site.GSM Macro 900+1800
layer Blended unitary cost Site.Site.GSM Macro 1800-Only
 Cost by region and 14,00
GSM Data Unitary Cost
geotype 12,00 60,00
10,00 50,00
EURcents/Minute
Operational network
EURcents/MB

EURcents/MB
8,00 40,00
indicators 6,00 30,00
4,00 20,00
An example of reporting
2,00 10,00
module in Excel can be -
-
provided upon request GSM Voice On-
net
UMTS Voice On-
net
GSM Data UMTS Data Urban Suburban Suburban Rural Rural Rural
Seasonal Mountainous Seasonal
Site GSM UMTS Backhaul Core Backbone
Exhibits (starting from top, left to right): 1- Illustrative configurable output analysis; 2.- Illustrative operational indicators for GSM sites;
3.-Illustrative summary of unitary costs by network layer; 4.- Illustrative Unitary costs by geotype ; All figures altered for confidentiality purposes 7

8. MODEL APPLICATIONS
Suitable for regulatory, operational and profitability purposes
SVP Advisors BULRIC Model has been used in
a wide range of applications, including:
 Determination of regulated wholesale
prices (MTR)
 Service costing for strategic pricing of
mobile broadband
 Operational impact assessment of
Refarming
 Spectrum valuation
 LTE roll out Business Planning (CAPEX
and OPEX estimations)
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9. For further information please contact:
Julio Villalobos
› Partner
› julio.villalobos@svpadvisors.com
SVP Advisors SL SVP Advisors LLC
Almagro, 15, 5 One SE 3rd Avenue,
28010 Madrid 25th Floor, Miami
Spain FL 33131, USA
Tel: +34 91 310 28 95 Fax: +34 91 141 28 11
Email: requests@svpadvisors.com