Adaptrum Introduction
Company & Vision Adaptrum is a pioneer in dynamic spectrum access technology that enables access to unused and underutilized spectrum in the worldwide TV bands and beyond. Adaptrum s mission is to empower next generation wireless network operators to use unlicensed and/or dynamically licensed spectrum to serve billions of people and tens of billions of devices globally
World s biggest connectivity challenges are not addressed by current technologies Most of the world s population is unconnected 100M Persons Number of intelligent connected devices is likely to exceed 50 billion by 2020 Exponential growth in broadband traffic volume driven by Video Developing World Lack of availability & affordability 25-fold increase in the number of users but 625-fold increase in the number of possible connections R.Thanki
Unlicensed TV White Space as a Key Solution Sub-GHz Unlicensed Spectrum Great NLOS propagation & penetration International harmonized broadband channel width (6, 7, 8 MHz) High channel availability worldwide except few US metro centers Unlicensed No barrier of entry associated with expensive purchase or lease of spectrum Once thought unusable, the [unlicensed bands] are some of the most valuable bands in the world FCC Commissioner Michael O Rielly At least a 10:1 cost advantage over licensed wireless or wired solutions Jeff Kohler, Jab Wireless (WISP)
The Value of Spectrum versus Frequency The most valuable spectrum band is below 1 GHz because of its superior propagation characteristics The busiest spectrum band is the 80 MHz Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz band
TV White Space Broadband In A Nutshell Internet TV White Space Link White Space Base Unit White Space Client Unit
TV White Space Product Evolution $$ (Device Cost) $1000 Last Mile Broadband # of Units 100M Municipal / Campus WiFi M2M (Ag, Oil & Gas) $10 Smart City 2015 5 Years 10K High Performance Wide Area Applications Low Cost High Volume Applications
TV White Space Market Opportunities Top-Down: $300B Annual Telecommunication Investment in $2T Market International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Last Mile Broadband (Unserved) US: $1B Avail / $8B Afford Int l: $180B Oil & Gas $4B (by 2018) Campus/Municipal Networks/Smart City $37B (by 2018) Agriculture $3.7B (by 2018)
Global Broadband Opportunity By Regions Majority of unserved in developing world 125 M 85M 55M 150 M 1.5B 1.2B 130 M 860M 200 M % of Region s population without internet access 0% 100% 5M
Municipal Applications With Some Example Municipal Projects Seattle Center TVWS Enabled Public WiFi Singapore TVWS Linked Buses and Parking Meters Pittsburgh City Waterway and Park WiFi
Adaptrum Milestones NPRM Unlicensed Operation in TV Broadcast Bands FCC initiates proceeding TVWS Rules V1 FCC adopts rules for unlicensed use of television white spaces TVWS Rules V2 FCC fine tunes rules First TVWS Database Spectrum Bridge approved as first TV White Space Database ACRS 1.0 certified Adaptrum ACRS 1.0 first TVWS device certified with Google TVWS database 2004 2008 (Nov) 2010 (Dec) 2011 (Dec) 2013 (Nov) 2005 2008 2010 2012 2014 (Apr) Founded FCC rulemaking prototype 1 st Working TV Whitespace System ACRS 1.0 Introduced 1 st fully functional FCC Certified TVWS radio ACRS 2.0 Shipping first commercial product
Adaptrum ACRS 2.0
Volume Manufacturing and Production Through Our Silicon Valley CM Partner with Overseas Capabilities Part procurement and PCB fabrication PCB assembly and testing System build, test and QC Order fulfillment, shipping
Adaptrum Product Roadmap Architecture design and module implementation ACRS 3.0 Launch Q3 2016 System level implementation and testing Product Enhancements: Higher power Multi-antenna, Multi-channel Mobility & Multi-cell Wi-Fi integration Rev. 1 cost down: FPGA ASIC Higher volume Rev. 2 cost down: High integration High volume ACRS 3.0 Platform ACRS 2.0 Platform 2015 2016 2017
Adaptrum worldwide TVWS Deployments Ireland UK EU US Ghana Nigeria Kenya Vietnam Singapore Namibia Malawi Botswana South Africa New Zealand
Global TVWS Market Status US at forefront of regulation & deployment Canada announced plans to make unlicensed white space available UK: Regulatory framework complete & pilots in progress Africa: Multiple pre-regulation trials & pilots EU: Agreed upon harmonized rules for TV spectrum Singapore: Regulatory framework in place Philippines: Plans for nationwide deployment of TVWS New Zealand: TV White Space consultation released
US TVWS Pilots West Virginia Virginia Maine
Kenya TVWS Pilot
Namibia Citizen Connect Project
Standardization af Multiple conflicting standards 802.11af 802.22 Adaptrum strategy Focusing on performance, reliability and innovation Current 2.0 platform similar to 802.22 with significant enhancements Monitoring standards progression & maturity Future platform will be multi-standard compatible Flexible 3.0 platform supports multiple standards including 802.11af Flexible and software defined 3.0 platform support multiple standards on the fly Manageable upgrade effort from 2.0 to 3.0 75% 2.0 modules compatible with 802.11af 95% 2.0 modules compatible with 802.22