Confirmed Sponsors - Connecting the Next Billion

Confirmed Sponsors

About the Endorser

About the Senior Sponsors

Qualcomm

Qualcomm believes access to advanced wireless voice and data services improves people's lives. Qualcomm's Wireless Reach initiative supports programs and solutions that bring the benefits of connectivity to underserved communities globally. By working with partners, Wireless Reach projects create new ways for people to communicate, learn, access health care, sustain the environment and reach global markets. For more information, please visit www.qualcomm.com/wirelessreach.

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is the world leader in next-generation mobile technologies. For 25 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of wireless communications, connecting people more closely to information, entertainment and each other. Today, Qualcomm technologies are powering the convergence of mobile communications and consumer electronics, making wireless devices and services more personal, affordable and accessible to people everywhere.

Corporate Blog: www.qualcomm.com/blog
Twitter: www.twitter.com/qualcomm
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Website: www.qualcomm.com

VNL

There are many potential markets (nearly half the population of the planet) that are not currently able to access even basic telephony services. This market is located in remote areas - places where these services are needed the most, yet most operators think of them the least because there are so many challenges to deploying in these regions.

With the next billion mobile subscribers coming from rural populations, VNL is changing the DNA of rural telecom by providing commercially viable solar powered telecom infrastructure that will transform the way rural networks are built in the future. VNL makes the award-winning WorldGSM™ system, specifically made for rural areas with ARPUs of less than $2. WorldGSM™ is the first commercially viable GSM system that is independent of the power grid. It runs exclusively on solar power and requires no diesel generator backup. It is designed for simple delivery and deployment by local, untrained workers – all resulting in near zero OPEX and dramatically lower CAPEX.

The bottom line is that mobile operators now have a way to provide mobile voice and broadband services to rural communities in the developing world – and still turn a profit.

Website: www.vnl.in

About the Coffee and Tea Sponsor

O3b will transform communications by deploying an innovative Medium Earth Orbit satellite constellation, capable of offering customers connectivity which is better, faster and more affordable. O3b has the flexibility to meet the capacity and network demands of Resellers, Telcos, Mobile/Wireless Operators, ISPs and Government Entities in more than 150 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

O3b will deliver the highest combination of bandwidth, speed, low latency, coverage and availability – with a commitment to quality that customers can rely on and at a price accessible to everyone.

O3b’s groundbreaking concept is endorsed by investments from SES, Google Inc., Liberty Global Inc., HSBC Principal Investments, Northbridge Venture Partners and Allen & Company.

Website: www.o3bnetworks.com

About the Lunch Sponsor

Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and provides support for networks with over 2 billion subscribers and has the leading position in managed services.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of being the "prime driver in an all-communicating world" through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 80,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 206.5 billion (USD 27.1 billion) in 2009. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX NASDAQ, Stockholm and NASDAQ New York.For more information, visit www.ericsson.com or www.twitter.com/ericssonpress.