Overview

The soon to be auctioned (January 24, 2008; filing deadline is December 3, 2007) 700 MHz is presents powerful opportunities for service providers using WiMAX. This new spectrum can be a blessing or a curse for incumbent telecom network operators as the spectrum has excellent propagation characteristics and will be used for a variety of new broadband wireless applications that will compete with 3G cellular. In short, there could be five new 700 MHz wireless service providers for any point in the United States.

This 150-page presentation was developed through years of experience with WiMAX implementation and operation coupled with analysis of the potential for 700 MHz. Frank Ohrtman is one of the very few consultants to shepherd successful, incumbent telephone companies through WiMAX deployments. He brings a depth of knowledge and insight that is rare and exceptionally timely for this auction. Among other insights, Frank has a profound vision for the broadband wireless applications that justify investment and will provide a compelling business case.

This presentation is a "must have" document for anyone seeking guidance concerning the potential for 700 MHz and the opportunities and pitfalls associated with the auction. Purchasers at the Company-wide level for this publication also receive a one hour of complementary telephone consultation from the author to allow the organization to ask questions and seek further guidance.

Ignore 700 MHz WiMAX at your peril !!

1. Incumbent telecom service providers
2. Potential new broadband wireless service providers
3. Investors in the broadband wireless space
4. Vendors

WiMAX and the 700 MHz Auction Overview

Next Telecom Boom

Incumbent telcos losing landlines at 7%/year

WiMAX: quadruple play

Wireless spectrum

Why licensed spectrum?

700 MHz History

"Old" 700 MHz continued

Legacy of 700 MHz: Broadcast TV

The "new" 700 MHz

Auction 73 - 700 MHz Timeline

To participate, you must...

What are you buying at the auction

700 MHz challenges

Lessons learned from "old" 700 MHz license winners

Bidding credits :)

Consortiums, yes, Collusion, no

Auction registration

Reserve pricing and minimum bids

Minimum Opening Bids

Upfront payments

Spectrum is expensive?

700 MHz CMA at $100,000?

Cost/advantages of licensed spectrum

CMA EA REAG EA National licenses

Why should you go to the 700 MHz auction?

Block competition to legacy wireline service?

Counter other wireless service

"Use it or lose it"

New markets and services

Offer mobile wireless services?

ARPU Drives Next Telecom Boom

New Business Technology Tools: IMS + WiMAX

Wireless for lower OPEX

Wireless for lower CAPEX

The CPE is cheap, too-Open Access Rules

Is 700 MHz the only WiMAX spectrum?

WiMAX spectrum

700 MHz Engineering Challenges

FDD and TDD

Spectral Efficiency

Throughput and business models

WiMAX for the Rural Telco: San Isabel Case Study

The 3 A's of WiMAX: Access, Applications, Affordability

Infrastructure CAPEX

OFDM: What makes WiMAX work

WiMAX Components

WiMAX base station

WiMAX subscriber units

A word about wireless backhaul...

Disaster Recovery Solutions

WiMAX as Disaster Recovery Solution: your market penetration strategy?

WiMAX as T1 Substitute: your market penetration strategy?

XOHM in the enterprise: T1 killer?

WiMAX Enterprise Application: converged voice and data for business

WiMAX in Industry Verticals: Banking, Healthcare, Transportation, Agriculture

Case Study: Palm Beach Co. FLA-WiMAX anywhere/any time in the school district

Bridge Digital Divide with the 3 A's

$200 laptops? They're real!

Summary

Frank Ohrtman has almost 20 years experience in VoIP and wireless applications. He is the president of WMX Systems, LLC, a Denver, Colorado-based consulting and systems integration firm. Mr. Ohrtman learned to perform in-depth research and write succinct analyses during his years as a Navy Intelligence Officer (1981-1991) during which he specialized in electronic intelligence and electronic warfare. He is a veteran of U.S. Navy actions in Lebanon (awarded Navy Expeditionary Medal), Grenada, Libya (awarded Joint Service Commendation Medal), and the Gulf War (awarded National Defense Service Medal).

His telecommunications career began with selling VoIP gateway switches for Netrix Corporation to long distance bypass carriers. He went on to promote softswitch solutions for Lucent Technologies (Qwest Account Manager) and Vsys (Western Region Sales Manager). His consulting clients include national governments and tier one telephone companies.

Mr. Ohrtman is a Gerson Lehrman Group Scholar (http://www.glgcouncils.com) and serves as Dean of WiMAX for Applied Learning Solutions (http://www.e-als.com). He is a regular blogger and contributor to WiMAX.com (http://www.wimax.com) and annual presenter at WiMAX World (http://www.wimaxworld.com) as well as local Cisco Users Groups. Mr. Ohrtman serves as an advisor to Bush Telecommunications Pty Ltd and the Rural Broadband Consortium of Australia.

Mr. Ohrtman holds a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications from Colorado University College of Engineering (master's thesis: "Softswitch As Class 4 Replacement-A Disruptive Technology"), a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, from University of Iowa

Frank may be reached at Frank@MindCommerce.com