Verizon Wireless 4 G LTE Network Nicola Palmer

Verizon Wireless 4 G LTE Network Nicola Palmer VP – Network May 11, 2011 Confidential and proprietary material for authorized Verizon Wireless personnel only. Use, disclosure or distribution of this material is not permitted to any unauthorized persons or third parties except by written agreement.

Path to Innovation Standards Work 2007 Open Development Initiative Launched 2008 700 MHz C-Block Purchased Verizon Developer Community Announced 2009 LTE Innovation Center Opens for Business Network Launch 2010 4 G Venture Forum Established Application Innovation Center Opens 2011 Verizon Experience Center Opens Launch New Markets Confidential and proprietary material of forthis authorized Verizon personnel Use, disclosure or distribution this material is not to any unauthorized persons or third parties except by written agreement. Use, disclosure or distribution material is not. Wireless permitted to anyonly. unauthorized persons or thirdofparties except by permitted written permission. 2

4 G LTE Deployment Ph 4 2013 Coverage Ph 3 Ph 2 Ph 1 2010 2011 Dec 5 th, 2010 Launch 2012 2013 2011 Targets • 38 Markets • 140+ New Markets • 60+ Airports • Expanding Coverage in Existing Markets • Upgrade In-building Systems Confidential and proprietary material of forthis authorized Verizon personnel Use, disclosure or distribution this material is not to any unauthorized persons or third parties except by written agreement. Use, disclosure or distribution material is not. Wireless permitted to anyonly. unauthorized persons or thirdofparties except by permitted written permission. 3

LTE Performance Downlink Uplink Peak Data Rates 60 - 86 Mbps 20 - 28 Mbps Avg Data Rates 5 - 12 Mbps 2 - 5 Mbps Edge Data Rates 1 - 3 Mbps 0. 5 - 1. 5 Mbps Low latency – 30 ms (round trip) Increased end user capacity (>10 x) Native security – 128 -bit encryption Designed for end-to-end IP 4 Confidential and proprietary material of forthis authorized Verizon personnel Use, disclosure or distribution this material is not to any unauthorized persons or third parties except by written agreement. Use, disclosure or distribution material is not. Wireless permitted to anyonly. unauthorized persons or thirdofparties except by permitted written permission. 4

4 G LTE High Level Design IMS HSS/AAA LTE Mobile CCF LTE CSCF SMSC (MME) Mobility Mgr Ethernet Backhaul e. NB PCRF (SGW) (PGW) Serving Gateway PDN Gateway Application Servers TDM EV-DO e. RNC HSGW / PDSN EV-DO modified to support e. HRPD BTS EV-DO Mobile AAA Bearer / Traffic Control / Signaling New elements required for LTE Integrated IMS core elements Confidential and proprietary material of forthis authorized Verizon personnel Use, disclosure or distribution this material is not to any unauthorized persons or third parties except by written agreement. Use, disclosure or distribution material is not. Wireless permitted to anyonly. unauthorized persons or thirdofparties except by permitted written permission. 5

Reliability and Optimization • VZW Standards Apply to LTE – – Backup power/diversity Quality assurance State-of-the-art device testing “Test Man” drive test program • Optimization – – Testing tools Experience Software development Antenna modifications Confidential and proprietary material of forthis authorized Verizon personnel Use, disclosure or distribution this material is not to any unauthorized persons or third parties except by written agreement. Use, disclosure or distribution material is not. Wireless permitted to anyonly. unauthorized persons or thirdofparties except by permitted written permission. 6

4 G LTE – Global Adoption Leadership Early Adoption Global 200+ Carriers in: Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Bahrain Belgium Brazil Brunei Cambodia Canada Chile China Colombia Ecuador Egypt Finland France Source: 3 GAmericas. org Oct. 2010 Germany Hong Kong India Indonesia Italy Japan South Korea Kuwait Malaysia Mexico Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan Paraguay Peru Philippines Confidential and proprietary material of forthis authorized Verizon personnel Use, disclosure or distribution this material is not to any unauthorized persons or third parties except by written agreement. Use, disclosure or distribution material is not. Wireless permitted to anyonly. unauthorized persons or thirdofparties except by permitted written permission. Portugal Puerto Rico Saudi Arabia Senegal Singapore South Africa Sri Lanka Sweden Taiwan Thailand UAE UK Uruguay USA Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam 7

Technology Navigation & Collaboration LTE Innovation Center (Waltham, MA) Application Innovation Center 4 G LTE Venture Forum (Basking Ridge, NJ) (San Francisco, CA Q 3 2011) Devices + Applications = Differentiated Services Confidential and proprietary material of forthis authorized Verizon personnel Use, disclosure or distribution this material is not to any unauthorized persons or third parties except by written agreement. Use, disclosure or distribution material is not. Wireless permitted to anyonly. unauthorized persons or thirdofparties except by permitted written permission. 8

Path to Innovation 2011 2012 2013 • 4 G LTE Market Expansion • Introduce Vo. LTE • Implement LTE in Rural America • Enable Global Roaming Confidential and proprietary material of forthis authorized Verizon personnel Use, disclosure or distribution this material is not to any unauthorized persons or third parties except by written agreement. Use, disclosure or distribution material is not. Wireless permitted to anyonly. unauthorized persons or thirdofparties except by permitted written permission. 9

Confidential and proprietary material of forthis authorized Verizon personnel Use, disclosure or distribution this material is not to any unauthorized persons or third parties except by written agreement. Use, disclosure or distribution material is not. Wireless permitted to anyonly. unauthorized persons or thirdofparties except by permitted written permission. 10