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Vanu and STM Group and Announce Partnership for Delivering Eco-Friendly GSM Base Stations to Rural OperatorsApril 10, 2009 - Vanu, Inc. Cambridge, MA — April 1, 2009 — Vanu, Inc and STM Group Inc., today announced their partnership for delivery of new, power efficient GSM base stations for rural carriers. Under the terms of the agreement, STM Group has licensed Vanu’s Anywave® GSM software for use in STM’s SuperPico™ base stations. This solution is already in trials with several operators for large scale rural deployments. Base stations typically account for upwards of 80% of the electricity utilized by cellular network operators. For rural operators in many countries electrical supply is either unavailable or unreliable. Typically diesel generators are used, requiring costly maintenance, fuel and special security. With traditional base stations solar power is impractical due the large size and expense of solar arrays. With STM’s SuperPico base stations, small solar panels combined with common 12 volt batteries can run the base station day and night. The SuperPico base station offers network operators a rugged, compact solution that can be deployed rapidly to environments with deficient electrical and telecom infrastructures. Key metrics and benefits include: An entire rural village with several thousand people can be served from a single small base station consuming less than 35 watts • Capacity expansions consume less than 27 Watts per transmitter/receiver • Coverage ranges up to 15 km • The solution contains no fans or moving parts, and is sealed against dust and water • Integrated satellite communications option is provided for access into remote areas or back-up for unreliable terrestrial connections This results in a high-reliability, small footprint base station that may be placed inconspicuously on the roof of a building, or entirely on a pole. Satellite connectivity options allow for deployment nearly anywhere around the globe. “The SuperPico is a much greener alternative, one that also greatly reduces both capital costs and monthly operating costs for cellular networks. We are finding many cellular operators and system integrators excited by the new technical approach we have taken, with plans to use it not only in the rural environment, but also for maritime and homeland security applications,” said Emil Youssefzadeh, CEO of STM Group. “By partnering with Vanu for the GSM software, we were able to focus our engineering effort on the unique features required for our target markets.” Vanu’s software radio technology brings tremendous flexibility to the cellular radio access network (RAN), providing many advantages to mobile operators. Upgrades to the RAN can be rolled out via software downloads, rather than through hardware upgrades that require changing out existing equipment. As a result, new features can be pushed to hundreds of sites overnight. This approach further reduces expenses by decreasing fuel and labor costs associated with frequent travel to multiple, rural locations. “Vanu’s partnership with STM allows us to leverage our Anywave GSM software to create a lower cost, smaller form factor alternative tailored to meet the needs of rural and developing markets,” says Vanu Bose, President and CEO of Vanu, Inc. “Our software radio technology coupled with STM’s SuperPico platform enables operators to reach a sustainable ARPU for remote locations challenged with inconsistent power sources; the Anywave software insures industry standard cellular communication services and compatibility with macro network components.” About STM Group: STM Group is a global provider of satellite and cellular wireless network systems and services for mobile and fixed IP-based telephony, data and multimedia applications. With its SatLink® product line, the Company is a leader in research, development and manufacturing of MF-TDMA, bandwidth-on-demand solutions with certified compliance to international standards. STM’s services include custom network design, turnkey deployments, and operations management. STM, SuperPico and SatLink are trademarks of STM. For more information, please visit www.stmi.com About Vanu, Inc.: Vanu, Inc. is the developer of the Anywave® Base Station, the first U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-certified software radio for both CDMA and GSM standards. The company delivers Anywave radio access network solutions, licenses its software, and provides design consulting to service providers, system integrators, and wireless OEMs. Founded in 1998, Vanu is based in Cambridge, MA, with additional offices in India. For more information, please visit www.vanu.com
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