ICT INDABA 2012Capetown, June 7th, 2012

Key Millestones

Key Numbers

Products and Services

Customers and References

Our Partners

Our VSAT Infrastructure

What’s Next

1996: Introduction of dial up Internet services in Gabon

2001 : 1st private data licence and introduction of broadband Internet access over satellite

2004: Introduction of broadband added value services (GPS tracking, Videoconference, VoIP);

2006 - 2011: Consolidation of existing services

+$4M of capital expenditures since 2002;

+$12M of sales in 2011;

40 employes in Libreville and Port-Gentil;

Customers throughout the region (Gabon, Nigeria, Sao Tomé & Principe, Congo and CAR)

1st VSAT operator in Central Africa (+500 sites)

Only 1st ISO 9001Version 2008 certified telecommunications operator in the region .

Governments: ¨Püblic Treasury, Customs Administration, Tax Administration, Ministry of the Interior, National ICT Agency, Social Security Administration, Universal Health Coverage Administration, COCAN 2012, Nationall Large Infrastructure Projects Agency..

Industriy: SO.BRA.GA., SUCAF GABON, SO.CI.GA, SMAG, CORA WOOD, …

Construction: BECHTEL , SOCOBA, COLAS, ENTRACO, SOCO BTP, SOLIMAR…

Transports: ADL ,Air France, Afrijet, CFCO (Congo Brazzaville), SETRAG…

Mining / Oil & Gaz: TOTAL,SHELL, CNR INTERNATIONAL, SINOPEC, SPIE, Resource Golden...

Services: SEEG, SNBG, SDV, GETMA, WCS, W.W.F, CIS, SODEXO, …

+500 installed VSAT sites VSAT in Gabon and the region

1st satellite operator in the world with a fleet of 55 satellites

2nd satellite operator in the world with a fleet of 50 satellites

iDirect Technologies

Technology Fast 50: Virginia

Technology Fast 500

2004 Product Innovation Of The Year

2003 &

2004

2003WORLD TELEPORT ASSOCIATION2004 Teleport Technology Of The Year

Our VSAT Infrastructure in the US and West Africa

iDirect's Broadband VSAT Network System Provides Highly Reliable, Secure, Two-way TCP/IP Transmission for High iDirect's Broadband VSAT Network System Provides Highly Reliable, Secure, Two-way TCP/IP Transmission for High

Speed, Multi-media Service Applications on any Topology (Star, Star/Mesh, Point-to-Point/SCPC)Speed, Multi-media Service Applications on any Topology (Star, Star/Mesh, Point-to-Point/SCPC)

C or Ku-Band Satellite C or Ku-Band Satellite

Internet/ Leased Line/MPLS

Hub Internet Gabon (USA)

iDirect Satellite

RouterStar/Mesh TopologyStar/Mesh Topology

Mesh Connection

SCPC TopologySCPC Topology

SCPC ConnectionSCPC Connection

Star TopologyStar Topology

Star Connection

Networking iDirect Cards together

Internet/ Leased Line/MPLS

Multiple NMS systems can be managed by a single centrally located system

24H/7Days links Supervision

WHAT’S NEXT?

4G (up to 1G DL, mobile)

3G 3G

2.75G 2.75G

2G 2G

1G 1G

VOICE DATA

EDGE

GPRS

GSM

AMPS

2 Mbps (Mobile)

384 Kbps (WiFi)

9.6 Kbps (X.25)

Analogique

More fibre coming into Africa resulting in better quality lower prices

Less demand for data or voice trunking over VSAT

WHAT’S NEXT IN THE INDUSTRY? 

VSAT market to focus in the coming years on:

Consumer market for broadband access Universal access projects DTH and broadcasting Private networks Backup to fibe

A new consumer VSAT broadband solution over West and Central Africa; a new 4G wireless data service in Gabon.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR INTERNET GABON

CONCLUSION

  The next Carlos Slim or Bill Gate, could very well be in Africa providing reliable

broadband services because of:

A stronger than ever demand

A maturing and particularly adapted wireless technology

VSAT for rural area and broadcasting applications (DTH, private networks)

Ka band (O3B, YahSAT) Frequency reuse (EPIC)

4G for urban area and bandwith intensive applications

Reduced Investment and operational costs to enter the telecommunications market with a Next Generation full IP network, or a full IP based applications

THANK YOU!