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WorldGSM Rural Site

GSM BASE STATION SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR MAXIMISING COVERAGE IN RURAL NETWORKS
EntirelySolarPowered NoNeedforGridPoweror DieselGenerators NoAirConditioningRequired NoShelterRequired

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DETAILS
EXTENDS EXISTING NETWORKS INTO RURAL AREAS WHERE TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS CANNOT AFFORD TO OPERATE
WorldGSMisthefirstmobilenetworkdesignedfromtheground up,toserveruralpopulationsindevelopingmarketsanddoit profitably.WecalltheapproachMicrotelecomanditisgoingto helpbillionsofpeoplemaketheirfirstphonecalls.

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HIGHLIGHTS
Lowest CAPEX & Near Zero OPEX

IntegratedWirelessBackhaul Transmission NoAirConditioningRequired

Worlds Lowest Power Consumption

TheWorldGSMRuralSiteisa40-metertowerthatsupportsup tothreeGSMantennas,transmissionequipment,anduptothree WorldGSMRBTSunits.UnliketraditionalGSMbasestations,the RuralSiteneedsnoshelter,airconditioning,gridpower,generator ordieselfuel.Butitsstillfully-functionalGSM. EachWorldGSMRuralSitecansupportaclusterofupto 12VillageSitescompactGSM1/2TRXmicrobasestationsthat aresimpletobuildandquicktodeploy. GSM was never so viable.

FullySolarPowered
Designed Specifically for

Rural Markets AutoConfiguration-Plug-and-Play NearZeroMaintenance

3GPP & ETSI Compliant Cascading Star Architecture

LowInitialCosttoDeploy ScalesQuicklywithDemand

WORLDGSM BENEFITS
Extends Existing GSM Networks to Rural Areas

Lowpower,compactequipmentoptimizedtoovercomeall challengesoperatorsfaceindeployingruralnetworks
Near Zero OPEX and Dramatically Lower CAPEX

MakestelecomservicesprofitableevenatverylowARPUlevels
The Worlds First Truly Sustainable GSM Network

Significantlydecreasesoperatingcostsbyreplacinggridpower anddieselgeneratorswithsolarenergy
Provides Macro Coverage Flexible Deployment Configurations

Coverageondemand
Up to 72 Hrs of Battery Autonomy Small Form Factor with No Moving Parts

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TYPICALDEPLOYMENT
CASCADINGSTARARCHITECTURE:SEPARATINGCAPACITYFROMCOVERAGE
Inaruralscenario,mostofthetrafficstayswithinthelocalarea.80-90%ofthecoverageareadoesnotrequire highcapacity;itismainlyacoveragerequirement.However,around10-20%ofthecoveredareawillrequire comparativelymorecapacitytoprovideasatisfactoryqualityofservice. TheVNLWorldGSMCascadingStarArchitectureisanincrementalrolloutsolutionthatseparatescapacity fromcoverage.ItposeslessrisktomobileoperatorsinareaswheretraditionalGSMcannotofferasolutiontothe problemwithanacceptablereturnoninvestment.Itfeaturesanadaptedhub-and-spokedesign,optimizedfor ruraldeployments.Itprovidesanextremelylow-costapproachtoenteranewruralmarket,andthenscaleupas demandgrows.

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Rural Sites are centrally deployed.

Village Sites are mounted on rooftops throughout villages.

Up to 10

km*

Last Conventional BTS

Highway/Main Road

MSC

BSC
Up to 20 km *

Up to

20 km

Host Network

MSC

BSC

Rural Site

Village Site

*Distancedependingonterrain.

ThekeyelementsinaWorldGSMrolloutarethe:
RuralSiteSolution(RBTSBackhaul&Power) VillageSiteSolution(VBTSBackhaul&Power) BSCandMSC

WorldGSMistypicallydeployedasacascadeofstars.EachstarhasaRuralSiteatitscenter,withVillageSites deployedaroundit.ThesestarsarecascadedfromtheperipheryofanyexistingGSMnetwork,extendingits reach.EachcascadeisanchoredbyaWorldGSMMSC(optional)andaWorldGSMBSC,co-locatedattheend nodeofthehostnetwork.Itsfast,itssimpleanditdrivesCAPEXandOPEXtonewlows.

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SPECIFICATIONS
COMPLETE SYSTEM
Footprint (in Meters) Shelter Required Gen Set Required Grid Power Required 2TRX 14x13 2/2TRX 12x18 No No No 2/2/2TRX 14x18

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TOWER/POLE
Height (in Meters) Type Aviation Lamp Lightning Arrestor Wind Load 40 3-Legged,SteelPylonTower Yes Yes 170Kmph 2TRX 8 2/2TRX 12 3 2TRX 205 175 2/2TRX 355 295 2/2/2TRX 500 410 2/2/2TRX 16

SOLAR POWER
Panels (1 x 2 Meters) Sun Free Days

POWER CONSUMPTION (INCLUDING BACKHAUL)

Maximum (Watts) Average (Watts)

BACKHAUL SYSTEM
2.4/5.8 GHz* Separatebackhaulentities(TDN&Root-RU) North&SouthBoundAntennas 2PMPAntennas *Otherbandsavailableondemand.

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INCREASINGCOVERAGE

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1 or 2 TRX

1/1/1 to 2/2/2 TRX

1 or 2 TRX

APPLICATION 1
RuralSite-OmniAntennas

APPLICATION 2
RuralSite-PanelAntennas

APPLICATION 3*
RoadSite-PanelAntennas

Graphicalrepresentation.TopsectionofRuralSitetowerdepicted. *Requiresadditionalpowersplitter.

ABOUT VNL
VNLmakesWorldGSM,acompleteGSMsolutionthathelpsmobileoperatorsreachruralmarketsprofitably. Itiscompletelysolarpoweredandoptimizedforruralmarkets.Forthefirsttime,mobileoperatorscanbuild profitablebusinessesservinglow-ARPUusersinruralandremotecommunities. The microtelecom revolution is ready to begin and VNL is leading the charge.

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