PROJECT

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Summary of Proposed Investment

Project Number

30402

Company Name

ALTOBRIDGE LIMITED

Date SPI Disclosed

Dec 10, 2010

Country

World Region

Industry

Telecommunications and Technology

Projected Board Date

Jan 21, 2011

Status

Completed

Sector

Mobile Telephony

Department

TMT, Venture Capital & Funds

Environmental Category

C - No Impact

Previous Events

Approved : Feb 17, 2011
Signed : Mar 9, 2011
Invested : Mar 16, 2011

Project Description

Altobridge Limited (“Altobridge” or “Company”) is a leading provider of GSM mobile telecommunications solutions for remote communities. The Company specialises in developing technology that cuts the cost of delivering mobile telecommunications connectivity to remote communities in developing and emerging markets. Central to this, is its satellite backhauled, solar powered, Altobridge lite-site™ solution which enables mobile network operators to cost effectively extend their networks, into remote communities, at low cost. Meeting the needs of 100 to 1,500 size subscriber communities, the Altobridge lite-site™ has been specifically designed to optimise satellite bandwidth and minimise power consumption. At the heart of the Company’s offering lie a series of patented and patent-pending technologies namely; Data at the Edge™ (data optimisation in wireless networks), Local Connectivity™ (local voice switching) and Split ArchitectureTM (transmission and power optimisation), all of which – individually and combined - drive down communications delivery costs for mobile network operators, by reducing backhaul and power consumption costs. With headquarters in Ireland and facilities in Malaysia, USA, Indonesia and China, Altobridge was founded in 2002, by a group of GSM industry specialists who recognized that mobile operators and their traditional equipment suppliers were focused on urban network expansion. As such, Altobridge set about developing a unique solar powered solution with the lowest operationally efficient solution in the industry that would enable mobile network operators to deliver connectivity to the 1.6 billion adults who live in unconnected, off-grid communities. Since then, the Altobridge solution has been deployed on land, air and sea by mobile network operators worldwide. Moving forward however, the company will exclusively focus on refining, honing, improving and developing the Altobridge lite-site™ solution for land based, remote enterprise and remote village communities in developing and emerging markets.

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