Dr.

Michel Fattouche
VP Engineering and co-founder - Wi-LAN Inc.
Professor of Electrical and Computer
Engineering - University of Calgary
Affiliate Professor - TR Labs
Holds 5 patents and 4 patents pending

Wi-LAN Inc.
Founded in 1992
Patented wireless technologies
First products sold in 1996
Vision: to become a global leader in high
speed wireless networking technologies

Corporate Highlights
Cell-Loc Inc. (ASE CLQ / www. cel-loc. com)
- cellular tracking products applying Wi-LAN technology
- $1,000,000 IPO in 1997

Wireless Inc. (www.wire-less-inc.com)

- telephony products applying Wi-LAN technology

Wi-LAN Inc (ASE: WIN / www.wi-lan.com)

- $10,500,000 IPO in March 1998

Total Wireless LAN Hardware

Products Market

2000
1500
1000
500
0
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Revenue $ M (US)
Source: Spread Spectrum Technology Study,
Strategic Microelectronics Consortium, 01/03/96

High-Speed Wireless
Internet Access

Education Networks

Medicine Hat, Alberta School District 76, Wireless Network

Wi-LAN Technology Platforms

Spread Spectrum
Resists jamming
Difficult to intercept
Signal spread over greater bandwidth required
Frequency Hopping and Direct Sequence

MC-DSSS
Multi-Code Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
(patent no. 5,555,268)

Most spectrally efficient spread spectrum

technology
Increases the carrying capacity of traditional
spread spectrum systems
Significant potential for wireless high-speed
ATM and LMCS

W-OFDM
Wide-Band Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
(patent no. 5,282,222)

Wide frequency band used intentionally

Eliminates problems associated with OFDM
(ie: Multipath)
Potential data rates to 155 Mbps (and beyond)
Ideal for wireless high-speed networking

Theory - General

Theory, contd

Why W-OFDM?
Very good bandwidth efficiency
- r log2(M) b/s/Hz
This means high data rates.
Robust against multipath fading

Why Not Before Now?

W-OFDM
Is computationally demanding
Requires very good RF hardware
By itself, will not yield really low error rates

Wi-LANs Solutions
Employ the latest DSP and ASIC technology
Randomize (pre-whiten) the input data
Combine channel estimation with forward error
correction

Planned Spectral Efficiencies

3

User Bits/Second/Hz

2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Q2 1998

Q4 1998

Q2 1999

Q4 1999

W-OFDM Applications

W-OFDM
Wireless
Fast
Ethernet
>20 Mbps

DVB-T

Network
Living

5-32 Mbps

60-80 Mbps

Wireless
ATM
155 Mbps

W-OFDM Roadmap
Products
1999

Ethernet
DVB-T
ATM

1998
1992
First OFDM prototype

1996
17 Mbps on-air
2 Mbps data rate

1997

Higher data rates

ASIC technology
TI C6201 DSP prototype
20 MHz bandwidth
26 Mbps data rate

MC-DSSS Field Trials

LMCS
- 28 GHz network field tested - 1997
Wireless Cable Extension
- currently being tested with cable vendor
Wireless Local Loop (Data)
- pilot system being developed with European
advanced communications company
W-OFDM field trails planned - Q4, 1998

Competition

Poised to lead the way to the

next generation of high-speed wireless data
communication products and technologies