Nuclear Wireless Users Group

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Nuclear Wireless Users Group Freeset DCT1900
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Agenda

• The Past Year
• Current Product Offering
• Product Road Map
• Closing Q A Session

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The Past Year

• Ascom Personnel
• Mats Fridlund stepped down as President of Ascom
  Tateco AB but retained the position of Chairman
  of the Board of Ascom Wireless Solutions
• Roger Kemp returned to Sweden
• Chad West assumed position of President CEO of
  Ascom Wireless Solutions
• Mats Espling accepted position of Vice President
  of Engineering for Wireless Communications within
  the Ascom Enterprise Communications Division and
  returned to Sweden in June.
• AWS now has 29 full time employees (Tech Support
  5 RD 12)
• Ascom Group
• Ascom Wireless Solutions now functionally part of
  Ascom Enterprise Communications.

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The Past Year

• DCT1900 Projects Completed
• Enhanced Text Messaging
• Association with Emergin
• Completion of initial DLU project
• Release of Ascom Mobility Server
• Availability on new line of handset cases

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The Past Year

• Ascom Mobility Server
• Existing MS2 servers upgraded to Ascom Mobility
  Server software
• Began upgrading MS1.4 servers to Ascom Mobility
  Servers

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AWS Business Status

• Technical Training Center fully functional since
  August 2000
• Engineering Lab fully functional since August
  2000
• Logistics Center fully functional since October
  2000
• Repair Lab fully functional as of October 2000
  24 hour turnaround provided
• 30 Premier Distributors signed
  
  covering 38 States
• Internet site launched
  
  (www.ascomwireless.com)

Ascom
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Channel Support

• All Existing Customers assigned to Premier
  Distributors
• 3 Channel Managers
• 1 Inside Channel Support
• Additional Talks Underway with additional
  potential distributors

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DCT1900 System - Product Overview
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What are the Freeset Features?

• Short Message Service
• Access to phone system features
• Wireless Mobility
• Encryption and Authentication
• Phonebook - up to 500 entries
• Who Called List - 10 Numbers
• Last Number Redial - 10 Numbers
• Operates in 1920 MHz 1930 MHz
• PWT (EIA/TIA-662) Compliant

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Radio Exchange

• Performs radio control and interfaces to the
  network
• Consists of up to 4 small cabinets
• Each cabinet is equipped for 9 system boards
• Maximum capacity of
• 120 Base Stations
• 600 Users

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Base Station

• Transport of power and signals over unshielded
  pairs
• All cabling is Home Run back to RE
• Transport signal reach up to 11,000 Feet
• Outdoor housings available
• Each Base Station can support 8 simultaneous
  conversations
• Overlay Base Stations in high-traffic areas
• Base Station radius of 150 feet to 1000 feet

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DT620 Handset

• Backlit keys
• Pocket sized
• Large display
• Light weight 6.0 oz.
• Dial by name calling
• Access to all PBX features
• Phonebook - up to 500 entries
• Who Called List - 10 Numbers
• Last Number Redial - 10 Numbers
• Vibrating option for silent ringing
• Supports Short Messaging Service
• Long battery life (6,10,11 hours talk, 19,34,45
  standby)

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Accessories

• Unique Accessory
• Docking Station
• Speaker Phone
• Charger
• Headset Connector
• Other Accessories
• Carrying Cases
• Chargers
• Batteries
• Headsets

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Short Message Service

• Provides capability to deliver short text
  messages to the portable
• Based on TAP (Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol) to
  provide interworking with 98 of message
  generation centers
• Integration with Emergin Wireless Office
• SMS Characteristics
• One-way messaging
• Up to 100 character messages
• Can store up to 10 messages
• Message delivered to portable confirmation

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Product Introduction - Emergin

• General Communications
• Send data from your desktop PC to communicate
  with mobile devices

• Alarm Monitoring
• Link with monitoring equipment and applications
  to forward time sensitive alarms to mobile
  devices

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Alarm Monitoring

• Why Buy
• Augments human monitoring with automation
• Seamless integration with existing systems
• ROI
• Relatively low cost and reduced integration costs
• Better use of limited personnel
• Liability management

• Applications
• Nurse Call Systems
• 911 Systems
• HVAC
• PLCs
• SCADA
• Security Systems
• Access Control
• Fire Alarms
• Video Surveillance

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Intelligent Interface

• Provides an Intelligent PBX Interface
• Lucent
• Nortel
• Features Include
• Four line appearances if configured by the PBX
• Message Waiting Indication
• Calling Line Identity
• Available June 2001

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Product Strengths

• Highly reliable communication
• Seamless handover with no interrupted calls
• Blanket coverage of the defined service area
• Transparent access to host PBX
• Excellent speech quality
• Cost effective RF coverage and low infrastructure
  costs
• Flexibility to expand to each required
  configuration
• Low power solution
• Can provide up to 96 speech paths in a given cell
  area
• Encryption and Authentication

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Ascom Mobility Server - Product Introduction
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Mobility Server

• Mobility Server networks multiple Radio
  Exchanges together
• Several thousand users on same site
• 960 Base stations with system overlap
• Networks remote Radio Exchange
• PRI Connectivity
• Automatic Roaming
• PRI/Q-Sig Connectivity to PBX
• Trunk group size based upon traffic
• Add handsets without adding cards
• Off loads telephony support from PBX to Mobility
  Server
• Disaster Recovery
• Direct Connections to Central Office

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Mobility Server

• Mobility Server is an NT Server based solution
  that provides personal and terminal mobility to
  business users
• Personal Mobility accessible anywhere, anytime
• Terminal Mobility desktop, wireless, mobile,
  home or temporary
• Through the use of Personal Number, end-users can
  accept and manage all calls independent of their
  location
• End User Services
• Call Forwarding
• Personal Assistant web and telephone interfaces
• Call Screening
• Remote Use of Office Extension
• Voice Mail Access

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DCT1900 Handset Features With Mobility Server

• Personal Assistant
• Calling Line Identity
• Connected Line Identity
• Individual Abbreviated Dialing
• Common Abbreviated Dialing
• Call Back When Free
• Hold, Inquiry, Refer-Back, and Transfer
• Number Log for 10 Unanswered Calls
• Name Dialing
• Message Waiting Indication

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AMS Networking Solution
WWW / SNMP
TCP/IP
ISDN
OTP / NT
PBX
Roaming
ISDN
PSTN Centrex
PTN
ISDN
PSTN Emergency Backup
TCP/IP
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Technical Projects
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DCT 1900 Handset, Base Station

• New Handset Willow project underway
• - Pilot shipments E1Q02
• Fiber Connectivity for Base Station
• - Testing and evaluation to begin 3Q01
• Multipath
• Still an issue under review

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Ascom Mobility Server

• Higher Density Switch Matrix
• 12 Port E-1/T-1 PRI
• CO Compliant Connectivity (Internal CSU)
• Tap 1.4-1.8
• ACK/NCK
• Multiple Line Appearance
• 2- Line Appearance
• PBX Functions

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Product Road Map
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Ascom PWT USA, Present
RE
PBX
Digital Interface
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Ascom PWT USA, step 1
RE
PBX
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Ascom PWT USA, step 2
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Path Forward

• We will continue to market through a limited
  number of very strong and competent
  distributors.
• We will continue to develop industry specific
  solutions that are customer driven.
• We will continue to provide the highest
• level of customer service possible!

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The Ascom Difference
Our goal is to become the U.S. industry leader
in our selected segments within 4 years.

• Highly competent team
• Strong distributors
• Solid current and planned product offering
• Outstanding technology
• Focused on in-building wireless solutions

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Questions and Answers