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Profitable Deployment of Wireless Internet in 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.