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2 THE ORGANIZATION RASCOM Rascom is a Regional African Satellite Treaty Organisation- an IGO It has 45 African member countries as Signatories It main mission is to promote Satellite Communications in the Africa Region It is headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Together with other share-holders, it holds shares in RascomStar-QAF, an African Satellite Operator. All rights reserved 2

3 THE COMPANY RascomStar-QAF (RSQ) RSQ is a private African Company registered and incorporated under the laws of Mauritius. RSQ operates the RASCOM-QAF1R (RQ1R) satellite, successfully launched in August 2010 and is fully operational for an in-orbit lifetime of 18 years. It provides satellite services to the Africa region Shareholders: LAP, Rascom, Thales Alenia Group Offices in Port-Louis (registered office), Dubai (head office) All rights reserved 3

RQ1-R Satellite coverage A unique coverage of the

West Europe Global C band footprint over the

with higher EIRP in rainy zones Ku-Band North

4 RQ1-R Satellite coverage A unique coverage of the whole African continent Connectivity with South and West Europe Global C band footprint over the continent 2 Ku band footprints dedicated to Africa, with higher EIRP in rainy zones Ku-Band North Coverage Ku-Band South Coverage C-Band Coverage All rights reserved 4

8 DOWNLINK THE SATELLITE PAYLOAD RASCOM-QAF1R carries an equivalent capacity of twenty-four 36 MHz transponders, with some Cross-connection capabilities : 12 in planned Ku-band (within and GHz Downlink Frequencies) 4 in Standard C-band (within GHz Downlink Frequencies) 8 in Planned C-band (within GHz Downlink Frequencies) Uplink C band standard C band planned Ku band North Ku band South Frequencies (MHz) LHCP RHCP H V C band standard RHCP 68 MHz + 72 MHz C band planned LHCP 4 x 66 MHz + 1 x 17 MHz 2 x 57 MHz Ku band North H 2 x 57 MHz 6 x 27 MHz + 4 x 22 MHz Ku band South V All rights reserved 8

9 Services Offered RSQ provides the usual traditional services offered by satellite operators: Bandwidth leases for Cellular backhaul, Video Distribution & Contribution, Corporate Networks for Enterprises, O&G, IGOs, Governments Emergency and Disaster relief networks Managed services including Internet trunking RSQ, in addition to the above, distinguishes itself from other satellite operators by its commitment to provide sustainable connectivity solutions for Rural areas in Africa All rights reserved 9

10 Rural Connectivity Challenges of extending connectivity to Rural areas: The ARPU is lower than in urban areas: only few $per month A site investment cost too high for the projected revenues Site backhaul to National network too costly because of distance, relief, vegetation, No mains power- high opex Expensive associated services: engineering, transport, installation, maintenance CAPEX and OPEX are too high unprofitable and unsustanable All rights reserved 10

11 The RSQ solution RSQ together with its technology partner Viasat has developed a proprietary technology solution to sustainably and profitably extend coverage to Rural areas for both Fixed and GSM networks using RSQ satellite: It uses Satellite technology making deployment flexible and scalable without huge capex The satellite bandwidth is billed on a per user minute billing vs expensive satellite leases. It uses Solar power- which is sustainable in a rural environment For GSM The remote terminals are integrated (BTS and VSAT), compact, easy to deploy or relocate All rights reserved 11

s (1-45 voice channels over satellite) Operational range ~5km using an omni antenna and ~10km using a sector antenna 10W GSM radio power per TRX 0.

12 GSM-Terminal All outdoor unit IP66 rated Standard 2.75G system - Software upgradeable to 3G (under development) DVB-S2 receiver for high speed data required for 3G implementation Designed to be scalable from 1 to 6 TRX s (1-45 voice channels over satellite) Operational range ~5km using an omni antenna and ~10km using a sector antenna 10W GSM radio power per TRX 0.5W to 5-watt satellite transceiver power, depending on the capacity at each site 1.2m, 1.8m or 2.4m antenna, depending on the capacity at each site Primary GSM Terminal components: Integrated BTS Integrated Satellite-BSC (BSC/local switching) Integrated Skylinx Quad Channel Units All rights reserved 12

13 Rural Fixed Telephony Terminal Can support up to 4 fixed lines: Ordinary telephones could be installed in a public phone box, a private phone shop, business, home or state agency, depending on the service requirement All rights reserved 13

Commercial operations with Mobile Operator launched in DRC in 2014 Pilot

14 DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY! WHERE IS IT BEING DEPLOYED? Satellite rural telephony solution (for fixed) is in operation with CAMTEL. Commercial operations with Mobile Operator launched in DRC in 2014 Pilot Projects in progress in Nigeria, Chad. Coming soon to a location near you in 2015 All rights reserved 14

Project Supervisory Office: Dubai Internet City UAE HQ s office : 2 nd floor, Medine Mews, Chausee

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