Les Lakey Mar04

Profitable Deployment ofWireless Internetin Third World Countries: 

Les Laky CTO, New Access Int’l March 16, 2004 Profitable Deployment of Wireless Internet in Third World Countries

Key Factors: 

Key Factors Management Experience Client Relationships Vendor Support Regulatory Environment Political Climate Financial Backing

Management Team: 

Management Team Start-Up Team CEO – Start-up Companies, Enterprise-wide banking, International IT CFO – International and Corporate Law, Telecom Law, IT contracting, GM - Telecommunications, Network Operations, IT Management U.S. Team COB – Publishing, Sales, Int’l Contacts CTO – Multi-Nat’l Telecom, Fiber Internet Legal Counsel - Int’l Bar Assoc.

Business Model: 

Business Model

Location: 

Location

Client Relationships: 

Client Relationships Start-Up 11 Story Central Location in Downtown 20 Satisfied Customers in first 180 Days U.S. Model 200 Room Hotel Main Internet connection is Wireless 5.8 GHz Wireless 802.11b Roaming inside hotel Business Center equipped with Ethernet ports

Clients: 

Clients

Vendor Support: 

Vendor Support Wireless Gear 5.8/5.3GHz Unlicensed U.S. Manufacturer Backbone Access Satellite Feed from U.S. Shared Fiber with Incumbent POP Setup Local Telecom & Data Contractor Subscriber Unit

Antenna Deployment : 

Antenna Deployment

Antenna Location: 

Antenna Location

Regulatory Environment: 

Regulatory Environment Equipment Homologation Carrier License Protect Incumbent Telcos Telcos and ISPs offering dial-up, DSL and E1 Voice Services on Internet prohibited

Political Climate: 

Political Climate Telecom deregulation and privatization Government stable Favorable Currency Economy Growing

Who Do You Know?: 

Who Do You Know?

Financial Backing: 

Financial Backing Initial Funding – U.S., Local Use of Funds Deploy wireless points of presence Establish roof rights, backbone access Refine business model, offerings and service Expansion Funding, if needed

Opportunity: 

Opportunity Start-Up in Virtually Any Community right connections, local management with experience client relationships political and regulatory environment Preference South and Central America Stable countries, reachable with satellite and/or fiber Pacific Rim Countries that have trading volume with U.S.