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1. Wireless. Innovation. Network. Need a wireless solution? www.winbc.org

2. WINBC TODAY • The voice of wireless in BC. • One of the first and a leading wireless associations in North America founded in 2001. • 100 member companies, primarily wireless developers and solution providers. • Represent the full spectrum of wireless companies – satellite, cellular and personal area networks. • Producers of the Wireless Innovation Contest (WIC05) open to Canada and United States which will garner 40 million media impressions. • Website received over 6 thousand hits/month over the last quarter of 2004, a 150% increase since the last quarter of 2003 and continues to rise. • Monthly newsletter circulated to over 2000 key individuals in the wireless industry in Canada, the US and some internationally. • Collaborates with wireless organizations in other provinces and in the US. • Founding member of Canadian Wireless Centres of Excellencehttp://www.cwcnet.ca/en/html/cwcnet/home/home • Upcoming Projects • Wireless Test Lab • Recruit another anchor company • Support the 2010 Olympics

3. Deadline for entries: February 1, 2005 Winners announced at CTIA • Wireless Excellence • Leapfrog Real issues. Real solutions. Real world success stories. www.winbc.org/contest

4. WIC 05 Panel of Judges • Mikko Moilanen, Director of Product Creation in Music Business Program, Nokia Multimedia in Vancouver • Chris Langdon, Director Business and Enterprise Solutions, Telus Mobility • Chris Shipley, Executive Producer of the DEMO conferences and editorial director of Guidewire Group, LLC • Rhonda Wickham, Editor in Chief, Wireless Week • Michael Calyniuk, Global IT Procurement Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers • Rajeev Chand, Senior Equity Research Analyst, Wireless Technologies, Rutberg & Co • Bill Ray, Analyst, ARC Chart and Contributing Editor, Wireless Business & Technology • Ray Gilbert, AVP for IT and Enterprise Collaboration, Lucent Technologies • Chris Lewis, entrepreneur (founder of Quick Link Communications Ltd.)

5. BC Technology Infrastructure ProjectWireless Test Lab • Accelerating industry development of wireless devices, applications and systems by providing SMBs with an effective source for commercialization, test and development support. • Key infrastructure includes: live networks, multiple platforms to ensure interoperability and ready market introduction, usability testing, multiple devices. • $10.5 m five year proposed operating budget Partners • WINBC – tech community link • TRLabs/Newt – operational expertise • CwCNet – link to CRC and other wireless centres and $40m request to Federal cabinet • BCIT – facility and operational expertise • Neil Squire Foundation – usability expertise

6. HOW DID WINBC GET STARTED? • NRC-IRAP / CIMI initiative “We have all these wireless companies, what do we do with them!” • Introductions / hosted first gathering of 23 companies • Cluster perspective • Industry Driven – Institutional Support (staff resources, not $$) • Society formed in November 2001 with 12 members to support collaboration between early stage wireless companies. Early Goals VS Early and Continued Expectations

7. Stable Rich 30 year history Sustainable 140 growing companies Export Oriented Two-thirds exported Innovative Over 375 patents filed $118-million spent in wireless R&D in 2000 and 2001 Talented Workforce 86% tech degree or higher New Opportunities Not just for engineers! Employs over 3,700 people Core Competencies Full value chain of hardware and software solutions Finding out what we had…. WINBC undertook the first survey of BC’s wireless industry in 2002. It will be repeated in Feb/March 2005.

8. WHY BC? It wasn’t an accident! Strength in Numbers & Experience over 25 years. Critical Mass of Companies 100+ Anchor Companies • Sierra Wireless • MDSI • MDA • Nokia Technical Wireless Experience Inventory Of Solutions

9. Spanning the Value Chain BC’s vibrant wireless cluster spans the wireless spectrum and provides unparalleled opportunity for investors, partners and customers.

10. BC Wireless Value Chain Inventory of Solutions - Inventory of Partners Applications Equipment Networks Software Wireless Services / Resellers Advent Communications Apex Battery & Wireless Solutions Content & Portals ABC Communications Air Games ASP123.com Cityfone Compare Cellular.com Deaf Telecom Indexonly.com Kalador SPY Wireless TVW Engineering Infrastructure Holley Communications Incognito Nortel Wes Tower Communications Carriers/Operators BellMobility FatPort Microcell Rogers Telus Carrier Class ACI Billing Altus Contec-Innovations Dyaptive Systems Fairview Wireless Red Powder Software Wireless Associations/ Alliances / Organizations Canada West Telecom Group New Media Innovation Centre NewMIC WINBC Wireless Innovation Network Wireless Ready Alliance Distributors/VARs Algo Communications CD Nova Dynavar ICOM Canada Omega Global OptiNet Components Adilus Broadcom Globus Wireless M/A-COM PMC Sierra Sierra Wireless Spectrum Signal Telelink Wireless TRL Microwave Unity Wireless Vanderstar Engineering Voxaura West Bay SemiConductor Components Carrier-Class Solutions Infra-structure Content & Portals Retail Services Enabling Software & Services Engineering Services Wireless Data Carrier/ Operators/ MVNOs Assoc / Alliances Devices Enterprise-Class Solutions Engineering Services Arkon Networks Cartel Communication Systems Celltech Cypress Solutions Dorigo Radian Valhalla Systems Enterprise-Class Advanced Wireless Carevoyance Clearigo Central Touch Colligo Code Media Datawave Digital Dispatch Dynamaps eDispatch /AirIQ eMobile Data Enterra EXI wireless Eyeball Enabling Software BlueZone Caracal Destiny Software Empower Epic Technologies eXcape FlowFinity Formweb HI Performance Hyperwallet Idelix Infowave L3 M83 Maia Mobile Microsage Wireless Mobile Operandi Sentry Telecom Silicon Chalk Tantalus Systems SoftHill Technologies Soft Tracks Viability Networks VV Phone Wild Card Wireless WordLogic ZooLink Glentel HABITResearch Horizon Identec Solutions Kronofusion Latitude Technologies McCarney MDSI Mobea Motivus (Veratium) North Beach Software Octopus Rydex Scion Communications Strategic Technologies Ten Digits Techneos Traxis Ucora Upside Wireless Verb Exchange Verrus Versatile Mobile Via Vis Technologies Vigil Health Management Webtech Wireless Wired – 2-Watch Devices & SubAssemblies Aimtronics Alpha Technologies Argus Cadex Electronics Con-Space Communications Corinex Global Curo Interactive Daniels Electronics Digital Pioneer E-Onemoli Energy fSona Optical FTS Forest Technology Stms Intrinsyc Moupic Nokia Norsat Northern Airborne Omnex Controls Orcatron Pocketop Computer SkyTrac Smartire Systems Telos Technologies Unitec Veriteq Walker Systems Wavecom Xantrex Canadian Institute for Market Intelligence Updated: January 14, 2003

11. Engineering Services Go Wireless Inception Software Technology Inc. Ionocom TVW Engineering Components Cypress Solutions   Sierra Wireless TRL Microwave Technology Inc. Unity Wireless Corp. Voxaura Technologies Wireless 2000 Devices & SubAssemblies Curo Interactive Inc.   Digital Payment Technologies   fSONA Communications   Intrinsyc Software Inc.   OMNEX Control Systems Inc Carriers/Operators Bell Mobility Microcell Communications Rogers AT&T Wireless Telus Mobility Enterprise class Colligo   Cyberling Technologies Inc.   Digital Dispatch Systems Inc   Enterra Systems   Executive Wireless Inc   eXI Wireless Inc.   exL Information Corp.   Glentel Inc   Icron Technologies   JohnSoft Systems Inc.   Latitude Technologies   MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Provent Technologies SilverTip Marine Inc.   Techneos Systems Inc.   Ucora   Upside Wireless Inc.   Verrus Mobile Technology   ViaVis Mobile Solutions Inc.   WebTech Wireless Inc. Enabling software Advanced Interactive   Code|Solutions   Destiny Software Productions   Empower Technologies Inc.   Flowfinity Wireless Inc.   GPS Industries, Inc.   HyperWALLET   IDELIX Software Inc.   Infowave Software Inc.   Kinetix Wireless   Silicon Chalk   Tantalus Systems Corp.   Xybec Solutions Inc.   Carrier Class Contec Innovations Inc.   Dyaptive Systems Inc   Mobidia, Inc. Content and Portals • ABC Communications   • AirG • Mobile Operandi   • MyMobileSync Inc. Wireless Services / Resellers • Apex Communications   • FatPort Corporation   • Orca Wireless Solutions Ltd.   • Voyus   • Web Werkz Wireless Associations / Alliances / Organizations • NEWT   • The Canada West Telecom Group   • The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association   • WINBC   • WiTech Alberta Educational and Research Institutions • BCIT Technology Centre Investors • Greenstone Technology Management • GrowthWorks Capital Management, Marketing, Accounting & Legal Consultants • Corporate Recruiters • KPMG • McCarthy Tetrault • PricewaterhouseCoopers • Ray & Berndtson / Tanton Mitchell • Spirit Communications • Zoom Consulting Ltd. Membership

12. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WINBC has set three main strategic priorities to accomplish our vision with the short term (1-2 years) and long term goals (3-10 years): A. Building Stronger Companies / Sector B. Strengthen Infrastructure C. Maintain Strong Industry Association • Conscious decision not to be an events driven organization. • Not a lobby group (per se)

13. Having reached a critical mass of companies, the strength of BC’s wireless industry in founded on our specific wireless expertise, the scope of our innovative technologies, our supportive infrastructure, and our 25-year history of successfully designing and developing leading-edge wireless products and systems. Caroline Lewko President and Founder Wireless Innovation Network Society of BC 900 – 1188 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC V6E 4A2 Office: 604.602.5237 Mobile or Text: 604.787.7979 www.winbc.org www.winbc.org/contest