WAP au Congo Implementation of a WAP Platform in the Republic of the Congo 7th June 2000

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WAP au CongoImplementation of a WAP
Platformin the Republic of the Congo7th
June 2000
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MSI company origins
Mobile Systems International Holdings Limited
Licensed mobile telecommunication operations
Software and consultancyservices
MetapathSoftwareInternational Inc
Demerger
Sold to Marconi April 2000
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MSI the company mobile ISP

• Within MSIs mission to be the wireless PTT of
  Africa
• Vision wireless ISP of Africa
• Expanding business along an extending value chain
• GSM penetration compared with PC ownership
• Strategy avoiding the usual pitfalls
• Customer focused
• Ample/reliable bandwidth
• Wireless first
• Execution initial product offering
• WAP via mobile handset
• Dial-up Internet access from the PC
• Corporate fixed-wireless LAN access

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MSI faith in the African economy
Real GDP growth - 1999 and 2000 forecasts
Africa
Source IMF World Economic Outlook (October 1999)

• Asia is currently the only area with higher
  economic growth rates

FDI in Africa Performance potential ( bn)
GDP growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
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8
Uganda
Tanzania
7
Namibia
6
Zambia
Malawi
5
Kenya
4
Congo
3
2
1
-1
-2
Source Datastream
Source IMF World Economic Outlook (October 1999)
Foreign direct investment has increased for 11
consecutive years
Sub-Sahara region demonstrates impressive
economic growth forecasts
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MSI belief in the African opportunity
Fixed network faults per 100 lines - 1996
Cellular subscribers growth 1999 (Annual Growth
to June 30, 1999)
Source International Telecommunication Union
Source Global Mobile November 1999
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MSI Growth Story licences at end 1998
Egypt
Uganda
Sierra Leone
Malawi
Congo Brazzaville
Zambia
Pre 1998
1998
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MSI Growth Story licences at April 2000
Chad
Egypt
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Uganda
Sierra Leone
DRC
Gabon
Malawi
Congo Brazzaville
Zambia
Pre 1998
1998
1999 to date
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MSI Growth Story future potential licences
Chad
Algeria
Egypt
Mali
Ethiopia
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Uganda
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Tanzania
Gabon
Cameroon
DRC
Congo Brazzaville
Malawi
Angola
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Pre 1998
1998
1999 to date
Licence bids coming/outstanding
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Future Now acquisition of Mobitel Sudan June
2000
Chad
Algeria
Egypt
Mali
Sudan
Ethiopia
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Uganda
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Tanzania
Gabon
Cameroon
DRC
Congo Brazzaville
Malawi
Angola
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Pre 1998
1998
1999 to date
Licence bids coming/outstanding
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Celtel Congo milestones

• December 1998
• December 1999
• February 2000
• April 2000
• April 2000
• May 2000
• June 2000

• Award of GSM licence
• country emerging from civil war since early
  1990s
• Launch of first GSM mobile operator
• initially serving only Brazzaville
• Launch of service in Pointe Noire
• Opening of international gateway
• Becomes largest mobile operator
• overtaking long-established analogue mobile
  operator
• With 14,000 subscribers becomes largest telco in
  Congo
• Launch of WAP platform

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WAP wireless application protocol

• WAP enables access to Internet services tailored
  for mobile use
• Worldwide there are three times as many mobile
  phone users as Internet users
• (Gartner Group)
• By 2004 at least 40 of business to consumer
  e-commerce transactions outside North America are
  forecast to be mobile originated
• (Gartner Group)

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WAP constraints addressed

• Delivering Internet applications and content to
  a mobile platform implies constraints
• Handset constraints
• CPU processing capacity
• Memory
• Display size
• Data input interface
• Power consumption
• Network constraints
• Low data rates
• Latency
• Connection instability

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WAP au Congo

• Among the first WAP implementations in Africa
• Not possible in Sweden one day, but operating
  from Congo today
• Piloting local access with closed user group of
  own staff, distributors partners
• WAP site publicly available over the Internet
• Choice of Congo for pilot project
• Early success of Celtel Congo
• Support of regulator
• Own international gateway
• The Service
• Internet access from a Celtel Congo handset
• Enables Brazzaville customer to access local WAP
  content
• Onward links to WAP content worldwide

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WAP au Congo network architecture
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WAP au Congo content

• http//wap.celtelplus.com
• News
• Congolese, regional, international
• Exchange rates
• Current rates, graphs, currency converter
• Travel information
• Airport scheduled arrivals departures
• Jump site to third-party WAP content
• LeWap, Yahoo! France etc
• Celtel Services
• Services, partners, news, contacts

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WAP Content through a Web Browser

• http//www.gelon.net (For demonstration
  purposes only)

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WAP Content through a Web Browser

• http//www.gelon.net (For demonstration
  purposes only)

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Future Content

• Mobile banking
• SIM provides additional security
• m-commerce
• Mobile commerce
• Small transactions off pre-paid or post-paid
  credit balances
• Stock quotes
• Sports scores
• Personal Information Management
• Agenda, mail, address book, memo pad
• Position-based services
• Nearest McDonalds, nearest friend, mobile dating
• Home automation
• The air-conditioning unit needs an IP address

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• Graham Matthews
• Director, ISP Services
• MSI Cellular Investments
• E-mail matthews.g_at_msi-cellular.com
• Web www.msi-cellular.com WAP
  wap.celtelplus.com