The Shortcut to Broadband

Recognized worldwide as the best in the industry

Free Space Optics or “FSO”

Wireless… at the Speed of Light

FSO Overview

Free Space Optics (FSO) uses invisible beams of light to deliver high-speed wireless communications

FSO in the Network

Connects to any existing network(s)

satellite

wireline

wireless

fiber optic

FSO Advantages

Easy deployment No digging

No licensing

No interference

Minimal site requirements Low power

Small footprint

Zero maintenance

Rapid Return on Investment

Choosing fSONA saves our customers up to ten times the cost of competing technologies. With fSONA, you are

generating a return on your investment before the competition has finished building their network.

FSO Transmission

Line-of-sight

Point-to-point

From 50m to 5km

1.5 Mbps to 2.5 Gbps

Full duplex, full speed

Zero latency

Protocol transparent

FSO Deployment

Rapid installations

Easy to transport

Permanent or temporary links

Multiple units at same location/mount

No (beam to beam) interference, cross-talk, fresnel zones

Indoor or outdoor mounting options

Rooftop, tripod, parapet, tower, mobile transmission center, through glass

All-weather operation

FSO: Safe and Secure

1550nm wavelength is eye-safe

Extremely secure

Undetectable (even with nightvision goggles or spectrum/RF analyzers)

Meets NATO, DOD, BOD/MOD, FBI, MI5 standards

Very narrow beamwidth

No lobe emissions

Data can be encrypted

FSO Security

RF FSOvs.

fSONA Milestones Achieved

Initial product design received high- profile industry award (Network Magazine, Product of the Year)

Product development has yielded 8 patent applications and is on track for 2 more

BTExact (British Telecom) took equity stake in fSONA

Alcatel signed OEM agreement for SONAbeam™

22 trials with major telecommunications carriers worldwide

First FSO/Wi-Fi network in the world operational in Belfast

fSONA Milestones Achieved

Currently operational in carrier, service provider and enterprise networks in 28 different countries

Signed Global Procurement Agreement with Bechtel

Signed two procurement agreements with Verizon - Enterprise and Federal

Military Certification: Technology Integration Certificate (TIC)

First Gigabit Wireless backbone in the world established in Istanbul, Turkey

Achieved ISO 9001 Registered

Strategic Alliances/ Key Customers

SONAbeam™ Product Family

Recognized worldwide as the best in the industry

SONAbeam™ Difference

Availability you can rely on Higher and safer laser power

1550 nm wavelength Redundant lasers (up to 4) Spatial diversity

Higher reliability and availability Best link margins, greatest range

Reliability wherever you are Best environmental capabilities

Designed for extreme environments Longer life components Carrier-class design and testing

Performance

SONAbeam™ M Series

31 Mbps to 1.5 Gbps

300 m to 7700 m

980 feet to 4.8 miles

4 transmitters Up to 640 mW total power Spacial diversity Redundant laser power

Designed for extreme environments Operational temperature: –40 to +60 C Cast aluminum environmentally sealed housing

52-M, 155-M, 622-M, 1250-M

SONAbeam™ S Series

34 Mbps to 1.5 Gbps

100 m to 3850 m

160 feet to 2.9 miles

2 transmitters Up to 320 mW total power Spacial diversity Redundant laser power

Designed for extreme environments Operational temperature: –40 to +60 C Cast aluminum environmentally sealed housing

155-S, 622-S, 1250-S

SONAbeam™ E Series

8-E, 52-E, 155-E 1.5 Mbps to 160 Mbps

50 m to 4650 m

320 feet to 2.4 miles

2 transmitters up to 100 mW total power 1550 nm redundant lasers

AC or DC operation

Integrated Network Management

Designed for Extreme Environments

SONAbeam™ in the Network

Fiber Through the Atmosphere

SONAbeamTM 155-M

410 meter Test Range in Clear Conditions

Martlesham Heath, England

Fiber Through the Atmosphere

SONAbeamTM 155-M

410 meter Test Range in Foggy Conditions

Visibility: 100 meters

BER: Error-free

Martlesham Heath, England

Installations

Installations - Cellular Backhaul

SONAbeam™ Proven Solutions

Emerging Service Providers

Developing Nations Carriers

Wireless Carrier

Enterprise

Wireline Carrier

SONAbeam™ Reference Sites

Military and Government

Bagram Airbase Afghanistan

Camp Arifjan Kuwait

Pentagon Washington, DC

Service Providers

Dynamic Air Curacao

Omnitek Istanbul, Turkey

INET Riyadh, Saudi

Arabia

Flax TrustBelfast

IBLMauritius

Media.netToronto, Canada

Enterprise

BechtelMaryland, USA

Dublin City University

Ireland

Health Insurance Partners

Manhattan, NY

Carriers

British TelecomAdastral Park, UK

AlcatelMilan, Italy

CingularPuerto Rico

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