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Wireless Broadband Alliance Enabling Seamless Wi-Fi Experience

WBA Overview Q2 2011

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Copyright © 2011, Wireless Broadband Alliance. All rights reserved.

Public Wi-Fi & Mobile Data

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WBA: Mission & Objectives   Facilitate adoption of Wi-Fi enabled services through improvements in user experience,

interoperability and service delivery across technologies, devices and networks.

Objectives of WBA Ensure that all WBA activities bring benefits to end-customers while:

  Providing an open forum to Operators & Technology Partners for developing enablers, facilitating technical trials and roaming and creating opportunities to engage ecosystem and share learning.

  Cooperate with Industry Forums & Bodies to harmonize technical specifications necessary for the seamless Wi-Fi experience across technologies, devices and networks through liaison and collaboration

  Provide Media, Analysts and Regulators independent expert views and commentary on existing and emergent issues concerning the Wi-Fi enabled services and growth of the industry

  Enable End-users a smooth, consistent and quality Wi-Fi experience

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WBA retains a strong operator heritage but is open to all ecosystem partners interested in enabling seamless Wi-Fi experience across technology, devices and networks

About WBA Founded in 2003 by a unique mix of Wi-Fi, mobile & broadband operators who viewed

public Wi-Fi as a strategic complement to their Cellular, WiMAX, Cable, xDSL network (s)


WBA Members: Global Network Coverage

Singapore

Hong Kong

Japan

UK France Germany

Portugal Italy

Malaysia

USA Switzerland

Thailand

Spain Turkey

UAE India

Indonesia

Australia

New Zealand

Korea

South America

Netherlands


WBA Members: Global Technology Players


WBA: Global Membership Base

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Principal General Affiliate Group Partner AT&T Boingo Wireless BT Openzone Cisco Systems Deutsche Telekom KT Corporation NTT DoCoMo Orange France TMN True Group

Aircel China Mobile Comcast FON Gowex Indosat M2 KDDI NTT Communications PCCW SK Telecom Softbank Smart Communications StarHub Spectranet ISP Networks T-Mobile USA Telefonica Time Warner Cable TTNET Verizon Wireless

Aruba Networks BelAir Networks BSG Clearing

Solutions Comfone AG Connection Services Devicescape Green Packet Intel iPass M800 Mach Meru Networks Ruckus Wireless Skype Syniverse Transaction Network

Services

Everything Everywhere T-Mobile Germany T-Mobile Netherlands

Accuris Networks Aicent Aptilo Netwroks ComAbility CSL, Hong Kong du Google iBAHN O-zone Meteor Network Spectrum

Interactive Swisscom Tomizone Trustive VEX

TOTAL WBA MEMBERS as of July 2011 = 63

New members of 2011


Unique Expert Group

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WBA & its members have a significant collective expertise in deploying & integrating Wi-Fi services across technologies, devices and networks to

enable a seamless/ubiquitous wireless broadband experience


WBA Work-Areas & Activities

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•  Host dialogue forums, workshops, market update

sessions, networking events etc during WBA RTs •  Publish whitepapers, case studies, success stories,

newsletters etc periodically •  Conduct online briefings/market updates in between the

WBA Roundtable Conferences

•  Establish liaisons with other industry forums and

facilitate joint working group and Board-to-Board meetings

•  Evangelize public Wi-Fi through media/PR activities, industry conferences, roadshows etc

•  New member recruitment drive

•  WBA Global Roaming Project

•  1-on-1 Meeting s (e.g. for bilateral roaming etc)

•  Member Roaming Pack

•  Roaming Compliancy Check-List*

•  Technical/Pre-Commercial Trials

(e.g. EAP over WISPr 2.0 Trial*)

•  Frameworks, Guidelines, Best Practices, Specifications

(e.g. WRIX – i, d, f, l ; WISPr 2.0; User Experience

Guidelines for Smartphones*, New charging models* etc.)

•  Global Hotspot Directory, Logo etc

* Work-in-progress


Developing Enablers

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Facilitating development of various enablers required for delivering seamless Wi-Fi experience on an end-to-end basis across technologies,

devices and networks.


Key Enablers from WBA


2007 • Launch of User Experience Program for UAM • Wireless Roaming Intermediary eXchange (WRIX)

2008

• Launch of Industry Collaboration Projects for Seamless Authentication with FMCA & WiMAX Forum

• Launch of the 802.1x trial between FMCA members and WBA members

2009 • WISPr 2.0 work initiated to accomplish seamless Authentication as Operators unwilling to

implement 802.1x networks • Key learning of the 802.1x Trial published

2010 • EAP over WISPr 2.0 Trial launched • User Experience for Smartphone work launched

2011 • Next Generation Hotspot Operator Guideline based on Hotspot 2.0 & 802.11u specifications • Next Generation Hotspot Trial

WBA a “pioneer” in improving User Experience (UE) & Seamless Authentication on Wi-Fi


Key Work-Areas of WBA in 2011

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WBA Guideline on Seamless Wi-Fi and 3G offload:   Definition of best practices for implementing Seamless Authentication over Wi-Fi networks   Definition of best practices for implementing 3G Offload over Wi-Fi networks   Guideline for transition legacy networks to NGH Wi-Fi networks   Promote the awareness of Wi-Fi networks capability for 3G offload

Next Generation Hotspot Trial: •  Conduct a trial with the ecosystem players based on the Hotspot 2.0 specification which will be

produced by Wi-Fi Alliance and test out the roaming scenarios

Whitepaper on Wi-Fi Security   Define what’s Good; Provide a guide to the minimum standards required to provide reasonable

security for the public access model.   Normalize deployment considerations across free-to-user and paid-by-user models.   Provide recent examples of good and bad practice.   With objective to have decision-makers consider a broad set of criteria in the evaluation process

for a Wi-Fi operator.


WBA Membership Opportunity

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Why Join WBA

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Principal Member General Member Group Member Partner Member Affiliate Member

Principal Members are General Members or Affiliate Members of the Company who are classified as Principal Members and are able to participate in the Board of WBA after getting duly elected based on the provisions of the Articles & Rules of the alliance (WBA).

Must be a telecommunications operator; and

is able to bring additional wireless broadband coverage and end-users to the Members of the Company; and

has the ability to enter into or facilitate bilateral contracts with other member operators of the Company.

Must be affiliate company of an existing Principal Member or General Member of WBA and have an ability to enter into or facilitate bilateral contracts

Must be able to support WBA user experience requirements for roaming implementation

Must be an industry player with interest in the activities of the Alliance; AND

Must be willing to support WBA’s objectives.

Must be an industry player with interest in the growth of wireless broadband business; AND

Must be willing to support WBA’s objectives.

WBA Membership Categories

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Rights and Obligations


WBA Membership Application Process   Step 1:

–  Review the WBA Governance documents and complete the WBA application form ( online or offline) based on the membership category and a signed copy of the Deed of Adherence.

  Step 2: –  After receiving completed application form, WBA will conduct an internal review &

approval process (around 10 working days). WBA may contact you to seek further clarification on the information or data provided in your application if necessary.

  Step 3: –  A formal approval along with the invoice for the collection of applicable WBA

membership fees will be sent to the new member by the WBA Secretariat Office. New member is invited to participate in WBA activities upon receipt of payment.

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For additional information or online membership application, please click here: http://www.wballiance.com/our-membership/join-us.html


Potential Collaborations

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Additional Information Please Contact

Alice Lai WBA Secretariat & Membership Services

Wireless Broadband Alliance [email protected]

Tel: : +852 9250 8389

www.wballiance.com

Thank You!