Presented by: April Kerr and Wayne Johnston Date: June 7th 2006

Axia NetMedia Corporation

Using SuperNet for Data Communication throughout Alberta

Agenda Introduction to Axia

Overview of SuperNet

How others are using the SuperNet?

Questions

An Introduction to Axia

Axia is the manager of network managers

Axia Provides:

Next-generation IP networks Managed value-added services

 Our customers are:

High-performing organizations who need the power of real broadband services Businesses that are looking for a high-quality service with a high return on investment GLHLM

Our Service Solutions are:

Designed to address a customer’s need

Axia enables customers to focus on their core business and priorities

The SuperNet is in 429 communities with 10,000 km of fibre and 2,000 km of wireless infrastructure.

4,200 government locations including: 2,073 learning facilities 309 library facilities 400 health facilities 1,300 government facilities

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Communities receiving high-speed

network access

April 2006

Service Provider Coverage

66 service providers are connected in over 200 locations

About 79% of Alberta’s population now has access to high-speed Internet options

High Performance Network

High network capacity

Equal bandwidth in both directions

Can deliver Giga Bits to a site

Plenty of room for growth

Very scalable

Carrier class equipment

Average latency < 6ms

Why is the SuperNet such an enabler?

Reach –

Alberta-wide reach

Eliminates rural/urban digital divide

Removes geographic barriers

Price -

SuperNet is priced very competitively in the market place for remote bandwidth.

Axia sets the bar for pricing in rural Alberta

Allows for business opportunities that were previously cost prohibitive

Value-added services -

Managed Network Service

Quality of Service Bandwidth Package

Managed Network Service

Enables you to focus on your core business as we provide you with seamless network management:

Features and Benefits:

24/7 monitoring of your network by Axia’s Network Operations Centre

Performance reporting available in real-time

Service Level Agreements that guarantee quality to run critical traffic

One call for support or issue resolution throughout Alberta

Can facilitate the build of local access infrastructure and ongoing infrastructure maintenance

QoS Bandwidth

Provides you with high capacity, high performing Quality of Service bandwidth, enabling optimal application performance on your network.

Features and Benefits:

Bandwidth allocation meets your unique business needs

Applications run the way they were designed

SLA’s

Your bandwidth needs, of any volume, can be met

All of the above will be delivered at extremely competitive rates

How are others using the SuperNet?

Unlimited Potentiality

Operational efficiencies

Application Modernization

Security

How are others using the SuperNet?

Operational Efficiencies

Remote offices can connect like they are local

Centralization of server equipment, control, and administration

Extend the reach of your network

Managed Network Services

Connecting to a Internet Service Provider that is not local

Internet consolidation

How are others using the SuperNet?Application Modernization

Quality Video / Digital file transfers.

Training / Conferences

Video capture to remote locations

HDTV / High quality

VoIP

Quality of Service

Research

How are others using the SuperNet

Security

Remote Monitoring and Surveillance

Video surveillance

Audio detection

Alarm monitoring

Virtual Private Networks within a public infrastructure

Ways for the Forestry Sector to use SuperNet

High bandwidth

Video/ Imaging (Fire detection, Security Monitoring, weather)

Download/ Upload information from sites or Hot Spots

Potential satellite rationalization, when used for ground communication.

Communications

VoIP

Electronic messaging

Training

Centralization of applications ie. Environmental distributed applications

Forestry research (FERIC)

Creation of a sector wide Network

Private Virtual Networks through a public infrastructure

Forestry within the province of Alberta has the opportunity raise the bar in taking advantage of modern network based applications

Think outside of the box.

Imagine what you can do with SuperNet

Questions?

April Kerr

Account Manager

Phone: 403 538 4053

Email: april.kerr@axia.com

Wayne Johnston

Sales Engineer

Phone: 403 538 4172

Email: wayne.johnston@axia.com