Telecom Cluster Initiative

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Telecom Cluster Initiative

• Scott Gibson
• Gibson Enterprises
• Chairman of Radisys Corporation, and member of
  the board of TriQuint Semiconductor

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Objectives

• Founded by OVP and Intel Capital
• Link the key players/companies in Oregon to
  extract extra opportunity/support/insight (e.g.
  first dinner discussion held 2003).
• Create a VC community around elements of this
  cluster (e.g. IXP food chain with OVP, Intel
  capital and Foundation funding UXComm)
• Retain and attract outstanding telecom talent in
  Oregon (e.g. Oresis CTO moves to Radisys CTO
  due to this network).
• Help keep the NW the most active internet/wired
  region in USA

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Lots of telecom in Oregon

• CHIPS
• Accelerant Networks
• Mobilian
• Network Elements
• TriQuint semiconductor
• SOFTWARE
• Elematics
• UXComm
• Eleven Wireless

• SYSTEMS
• Radisys
• Flosys
• IP Fabrics
• SERVICE PROVIDERS
• New Edge Networks
• Integra Telecom
• HiWi5
• STATE GOVERNMENT
• SB622 fiber ring/ATM

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What are specific niches here?

• Telecom Chips
• a) handsetsRF TriQuint
• b) bluetoothRF non interfering WLAN
  Mobilian
• c) optical transceiver modules and
  chipsNetwork Elements and TriQuint
• d) WLAN RF---TriQuint
• e) backplane transceiversAccelerant
  Networks
• f) wireless broadband chips--TriQuint

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What are specific niches here?

• Systems and software
• a) element management swUXCOMM
• b) SGSN, RCN for wireless
  infrastructure---Radisys
• c) IXP systems for wire speed processingIP
  Fabrics, Radisys
• d) provisioning optical circuits--Elematics
• e) OS for WLAN infra---Eleven Wireless
• f) Open source LINUX lab here--OSDL

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What are specific niches here?

• Service Providers---ICP s New Edge Networks
  Integra Telecom
• ---VOIP telephony
  services HiWi5
• Use of broadband---most wired region in US,
  most active internet users as

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Why Oregon for telecom?

• Several breakthrough technologies were invented
  or applied here
• e.g. IXP food chain, RF modules, optical
  transceiver modules, niche software.
• Intel Capital, OVP, Foundation capital and
  others catalyzing IXP food chain.
• Supportive business climate for high tech here
• Very active broadband and most connected internet
  user community

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Oregon has extensive fiber super highway up and
running
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Broadband for the PC

• Whats already happening on that this network?
• Tele-health
• E-Government
• Distance Learning
• Entertainment
• Telecommuting/Telework
• E-Commerce

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Oregon and Washington the most wired in the US

• In 2002, the Pacific Northwest was the most
  wired region in America fully 68 of adults in
  Washington and Oregon use the Internet. This is
  substantially higher than the national average of
  59. The Pacific Northwest has long been the
  countrys most wired region - in 2001, 66 of its
  adults online, as opposed to 56 of adults
  nationwide. As far back as 2000, 57 of adults in
  the Northwest were online, seven percentage
  points higher than the then national average of
  50.
• PEW Research August 27th, 2003

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Summary

• Oregon Telecom Initiative just started this
  yearhealthy beginnings of an eco-system.
• Pre-cluster type activity
• Lots of raw materials to build a cluster from
  silicon-software-systems-service
  providersbroadband end user apps.
• VC Zaibatsu formed
• Oregon is open for business
• Intels largest employment is in Oregon. Intel
  Oregongt Intel California (all sites combined).