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CARRIER GRADE GSM AND BROADBAND soLUTIon FOR RURAL NETWORKS
100% Solar No Air Conditioning No Grid Power No Diesel Set No Shelter Robust All Outdoor Solution Near Zero Maintenance E2E Remote Site Management

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DETAILS
SOLUTION TO CONNECT THE UN-CONNECTED WHERE NO VIABLE BASE STATION COULD EVER BE EXTENDED
WorldGSM with Add-on Broadband is the first of its own kind network designed from the ground up, to serve rural populations for developing markets, and that too in a profitable way. We call this approach as Microtelecom and it is going to help billions of people make their first phone calls. With an additional advantage to access the Internet via Broadband. The WorldGSM with Add-on Broadband Village Site is an important part of the overall VNL deployment strategy. That extends the Voice & Broadband services to remote and Rural areas, where its nearly impossible to deploy and maintain them. While our Rural Site is a ground-based tower, the Village Site is designed for rooftop or ground deployment in villages where additional capacity is required. Unlike traditional base stations, the Village Site needs no shelter, air conditioning, mains power, generator or diesel fuel. Inspite its designed to be carted to site & easy to assemble to get fully-functional for GSM with Broadband services, business within few hours. Voice & Broadband was never so viable.

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HIGHLIGHTS
Lowest CAPEX & Near Zero OPEX

No Equipment Footprint Integrated IP Wireless Backhaul Transmission No Need for Site Cooling
Worlds Lowest Power Consumption

Fully Solar Powered

Designed Specifically for

Rural Markets Auto Configuration Plug-and-Play Near Zero Maintenance

3GPP & ETSI Compliant Cascading Star Architecture

BENEFITS
Extends Existing GSM & Broadband Networks to Rural Communities

Low Initial Cost to Deploy, Yet Scales Quickly with Demand

Broadband Services

The next billion users are ready to pay to be connected and overcomes all challenges operators face in deploying rural connecting networks

Near Zero OPEX and Dramatically Lower CAPEX

Makes telecom services profitable even at ARPU levels of $2 per month Not only drastically reduces carbon footprint of the operator but saves billions of liters of diesel burned every year

The Worlds First Truly Sustainable GSM with Broadband Network

Provides Coverage to exteriors of Rural areas Flexible Deployment Configurations Up to 72 Hrs of Battery Autonomy Small Form Factor with No Moving Parts

Scalable capacity and coverage on demand

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TYPICAL DEPLOYMENT
CASCADING STAR ARCHITECTURE: SEPARATING CAPACITY FROM COVERAGE
In a rural scenario, most of the traffic stays within the local area. 80-90% of the coverage area does not require high capacity; it is mainly a coverage requirement. However, around 10-20% of the covered area will require comparatively more capacity to provide a satisfactory quality of service. The VNL WorldGSM Cascading Star Architecture is an incremental rollout solution that separates capacity from coverage. It poses less risk to mobile and internet service provider operators in areas where traditional GSM and ISP cannot offer a solution to the problem with an acceptable return on investment. It features an adapted hub-and-spoke design, optimized for rural deployments. It provides an extremely low-cost approach to enter a new rural market, and then scale up as demand grows.

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VNL Cascading Star Architecture, GSM and Broadband

* Distance depending on terrain

The key elements in a WorldGSM with add on Broadband rollout are: Rural Site Solution (RBTS Backhaul & Power) Village Site Solution (VBTS Backhaul & Power) BSC and OMC WorldGSM with Broadband is typically deployed as a cascade of stars. Each star has a Rural Site at its center, with Village Sites deployed around it. These stars are cascaded from the periphery of any existing GSM with Broadband network, extending its reach. Each cascade is anchored by a WorldGSM MSC (optional) and a WorldGSM BSC, co-located at the end node with an additional Broadband Wireless Gateway (BWG) for Internet Service Provider (ISP) of the host network. Its fast, its simple and it drives CAPEX and OPEX to new lows.
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SPECIFICATIONS
COMPLETE SYSTEM
Footprint (Sq Meters)* Shelter Required Gen Set Required Grid Power Required 2 TRX + 1AP 2/2 TRX + 2AP 11 x 13 No No No 2 TRX + 1AP 2/2 TRX + 2AP 2/2/2 TRX + 3AP 2/2/2 TRX + 3AP

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MAST
Type Wind Load Lightning Arrestor

Guyed Mast/Self Support Mast/Roof Top Up to 200 Kmph Yes 2 TRX + 1AP 3 2/2 TRX + 2AP 6 3 2/2/2 TRX + 3AP 8

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

POWER CONSUMPTION (INCLUDING BACKHAUL) GSM & BRoADbAnD

Maximum (Watts) Average (Watts)

2 TRX + 1AP 97 87

2/2 TRX + 2AP 170 150

2/2/2 TRX + 3AP 242 212

POWER CONSUMPTION (INCLUDING BACKHAUL) Only GSM

Maximum (Watts) Average (Watts)

2 TRX 90 80 2 TRX + 1AP Integrated RU

2/2 TRX 156 136 2/2 TRX + 2AP

2/2/2 TRX 221 191 2/2/2 TRX + 3AP

BACKHAUL SYSTEM
5.8 GHz***

External Unit (RU)

* Actual footprint will depend on site layout plan, shown value is for 15 meter guyed mast. ** Number of solar panels varies with battery backup requirement. *** Other bands available on demand.

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INCREASING CAPACITY

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AppLIcATIon 1
2 TRX with 1AP (3 Solar Panels) Village Site Omni Antennas

AppLIcATIon 2
2/2 TRX with 2AP (6 Solar Panels) Village Site Sector Antennas

AppLIcATIon 3
2/2/2 TRX with 3AP (8 Solar Panels) Village Site Sector Antennas

AboUT VNL
VNL makes WorldGSM, a complete GSM and Broadband Solution that helps mobile operators reach rural markets profitably. It is completely solar powered and optimized for rural markets. For the first time, mobile operators can build profitable businesses serving low-ARPU users in rural and remote communities. The microtelecom revolution is ready to begin and VNL is leading the charge.

VNL, the VNL logo, and WorldGSM are registered trademarks of Vihaan Networks Limited. VNL assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies in this document and reserves the right to revise this document without notice. VNL-DS-Village Site-R1.3 | May 2012 2012 VNL | All rights reserved

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
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