1. Intelligent Backhaul Solutions
Providing tomorrow's backhaul solutions today...

2. About Our Company
About Our Company
TransportWave, LLC provides alternative back haul service for wireless carriers.
TransportWave designs, implements, owns and operates microwave back haul systems
without charging our clients an “up-front” or non-recurring charge for our services. Our goals
are to provide our clients:
• a significant OpEx savings from their current transport costs,
• a more reliable transport system,
• a readily scalable transport network; and
• a transport system which provides both TDM and ethernet functionality .
TransportWave’s senior management team has 91 years of wireless, wireline and fiber
infrastructure development and operation. This experience includes the management and
operations of GSM, IDEN and CDMA networks including over 3,600 sites in 14 states; 400
microwave hops, and in excess of 4,000 miles of fiber. The blending of these common
experiences creates a unique and solid background for the implementation, operation and
service of a superior back haul system.
TransportWave...Providing the Future of Data Transport
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3. Our Services
Our Services
Our clients can expect an OpEx savings from their current transport costs and gain
increased reliability with both TDM and Ethernet functionality. The microwave
network is almost instantaneously scalable with additional bandwidth activated
remotely as needed by a client.
TransportWave also has the unique ability to “self perform” the implementation of our
networks through our affiliates, SiteExcell, LLC and Dynamic Wireless, LLC. We
believe that no other microwave backhaul provider has this capability. The ability to
internally perform all facets of a microwave system deployment enables us to
control both costs and quality.
TransportWave is in a stage of rapid growth as we design and implement an
alternative backhaul network for Grand Rapids, Michigan. We are also designing
networks for nine other metropolitan markets for in the southeastern United States.
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4. Management
Management
• Service, coverage, costs, and features between carriers are comparable –
Carriers must reduce OpEx to gain a competitive advantage
• Cost of Service (COS) per subscriber is ‘The Issue’ and transport is single highest
COS
• MW deployment reduces transport cost while improving reliability and increasing
capacity on a scalable network
• Deploying next generation network enables smooth Ethernet migration and virtually
future-proofs network capacity
• Ability to self-perform implementation of microwave networks with site acquisition and
construction capabilities enables control of cost and quality
• Management has deep experience building and operating networks, including MW,
fiber, and cellular
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5. Investors
Investors
• Too Expensive
− Cannot support carrier’s future data-intensive business models
− Due to cost structure and pricing, copper T-1s do not allow price reductions as
bandwidth increases
• Difficult to Scale
− Can take weeks or months to bring additional capacity to a cell site
− iPhone and other new smart phones require as much as 30x bandwidth over
traditional phones
• Unreliable
− Leased T-1’sare the biggest source of “Non-Reliability” in a wireless network (80%
to 95% of issues)
− MW offers 99.999% reliability possible with proper design
• No Path to Native Ethernet
− Ethernet over copper is not yet a trusted technology for carriers
− Not widely available and continues to have the same underlying copper reliability
issues
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6. Mixed-Mode Microwave Transport
Mixed-Mode Microwave Transport
• Access network needs to transport TDM plus Ethernet (Mixed-Mode)
• TDM network transport legacy interface traffic and delivers clock sync
• HSPA / EV-DO traffic offload onto carrier Ethernet network
• Full displacement of TDM interfaces still 5-7 years away
• Current MW equipment supports mixed-mode transport
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7. The TransportWave Strategy
The TransportWave Strategy
No CapEx: TW pays entire CapEx for MW system
OpEx Savings: Projected 15-20% savings over current monthly transport costs, although
actual savings may be greater; cost of incremental bandwidth well below current levels
Reliability: MW can be designed to provide 99.999% reliability; traditional wireline
transport less reliable (99.995% equates to 1,577 seconds of outage per year; Copper lines
offer 99.7% reliability which equates to 26 hours of outage per year); SLA to carrier which
warrants availability, jitter, and latency
Increased Carrier Transport Capacity: MW transport capacity can be increased to 10
OC-3’s. Can double that capacity with same antennas
Scalable: MW capacity can be increased without delays associated with traditional
transport providers
Functionality: Ability to carry both TDM and Ethernet traffic
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8. Meeting Carrier Requirements
Meeting Carrier Requirements
• Carrier requirements can be met with both MW solutions and fiber
− Plenty of capacity for the foreseeable future, with over 250MB per site initially
− Bandwidth is scalable within days or hours
− Highly reliable (latency of 5 ms, jitter of +/- 1 ms, and five 9’s reliability, MTTR of 4 hours)
− Substantial cost reduction over current copper T-1 pricing, with low costs of incremental
bandwidth
− Smooth transition to Ethernet on carriers’ timeline
• Fiber is not necessarily the “gold standard”; MW offers the same service level metrics
as fiber, and throughput is high and increasing
• MW has three advantages
− Availability: while MW can address most sites in a given market, fiber estimated to
economically address 10-35%
− Capex per site is often much higher for fiber builds; pricing flexibility for MW
− Recovery from any outage is much quicker than service disruptions from a fiber cut
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9. The Deployment Process
The Deployment Process
TW Will Manage:
• Design by MW vendor
• Site Acquisition and Tower Deployment
• MW system installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and upgrades
The Ability to Self-Perform:
• TW has the unique ability to self-perform all stages of a MW deployment through our
affiliate companies, SiteExcell and Dynamic Wireless
• SiteExcell performs all due diligence and site acquisition services; Dynamic Wireless
provides tower erection and installation of dishes, antennas and cables
• Using affiliate companies not only reduces costs for MW network deployment but
allows tighter control of scheduling and allocation of resources
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10. TransportWave’s Backhaul Solution
TransportWave’s Backhaul Solution
- OpEx Savings - Readily Scalable (Hours vs. Weeks or Months) -
- Reliable Network - Ethernet & TDM Functionality -
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11. Mini-Link Traffic Node Functionality
Mini-Link Traffic Node Functionality
Today
Future
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12. The Evolving Backhaul Market
The Evolving Backhaul Market
Source: Heavy Reading Conference – Atlanta – May 15, 2007
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13. Problems Facing Mobile Operators
Problems Facing Mobile Operators
Revenue per bit is dropping and
the value of apps to end-users are
not related to data
If operators can’t substantially
reduce their cost per bit, their
margins will be greatly hurt
Source: Heavy Reading Conference – Atlanta – May 15, 2007
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14. Current Backhaul OpEx
Current Backhaul OpEx
Additional spending on leased transmission comes straight out of operating profit
which is a losing scenario
Graph of relative cost of increasing a cell site to maximum capacity
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15. Appendix
Appendix

16. Backhaul Statistics
Backhaul Statistics
According to Georesults:
As much as 30% of mobile operator revenue goes to transport costs – of
this, 60-75% is backhaul. This equals a $2 Billion annual expenditure
Tellabs Article, Winter 2005-06:
Over the next 5 years, carriers will spend $31 billion on backhaul as demand
for 3G-4G increases
Number of Equivalent T-1’s Needed to Serve Cell Towers:
2007 – 590,678
2011 – 3,316,951 (Wireless Revue, 03/26/07)
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17. Average Traffic Volume Per RNC
Average Traffic Volume Per RNC
Source: Ericsson Strategy & Technology Summit – September 2007
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18. Backhaul Capacity Has To Expand
Backhaul Capacity Has To Expand
Source: Heavy Reading Conference – Atlanta – March 2008
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19. U.S. L1 Backhaul Forecast
U.S. L1 Backhaul Forecast
Source: Heavy Reading Conference – Atlanta – March 2008
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20. Ethernet BTS As A Proportion of 3G Sites
Ethernet BTS As A Proportion of 3G Sites
Source: Heavy Reading Conference – Atlanta – March 2008
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21. Our Affiliate Companies
Our Affiliate Companies
www.siteexcell.com
SiteExcell, LLC is a respected wireless tele-communication company offering five
distinctive areas of service: (i) site acquisition, (ii) tower development and ownership, (iii)
site management, (iv) due diligence services, and (v) secured online site management
services. SiteExcell has managed site acquisition projects in 10 states for several carriers
including Cingular in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas; Nextel Partners in Nebraska, South
Dakota, Iowa, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi; CricKet in Arkansas (as a
subcontractor to Crown Castle); ALLTEL in Arkansas and Texas; Powertel in Alabama and
Mississippi; T-Mobile in Arkansas; SpectraSite in Arkansas; and Crown Castle in
Arkansas. SiteExcell also has extensive experience in the Tulsa and Oklahoma City
markets.
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22. Our Affiliate Companies
Our Affiliate Companies
www.dynamicwireless.com
Dynamic Wireless, LLC is a provider of comprehensive tower site development services,
managing all aspects of tower development from site acquisition, permitting, construction
(including the installation of antennas, lines and cabling); with each step uniquely tailored
to the specific needs of the client. Dynamic Wireless also has on-staff tower crews
capable of erecting guyed, self-supported, and monopole towers and installing antennas,
lines and cables on existing towers. From greenfield to turn-key tower...Dynamic Wireless'
staff has the industry experience to facilitate both your short and long-term plans by
listening to your objectives and structuring a solution to achieve those goals as quickly and
cost effectively as possible.
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