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WAC Press Conference

14th February 2011

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Introductions

• Michel Combes, CEO Vodafone Europe & Chairman, WAC

• Peters Suh, CEO, WAC

• Randall Stephenson, Chairman, CEO & President, AT&T

• Hans Vestberg, President & CEO, Ericsson

• Jean-Philippe Vanot, Deputy CEO, France Telecom & Deputy Chairman, WAC

• Hyun-Myung Pyo, President Mobile, KT

• JK Shin, President Mobile, Samsung

• Julio Linares, COO, Telefónica

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Michel Combes

Chairman WAC

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Content availability is driving

operating system choice

Successful operating systems are driving

distribution of new communications services

However tomorrow: Customer choice

may be challenged

“Does this phone support Angry Birds?”

“My friend wants to video call, but I don’t have the same phone?”

In 2010: Global install base of smartphones grew by 44% yoy

~5.2bn apps were downloaded generating €1.1bn in revenue

The Data Revolution

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Peters Suh

CEO WAC

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Progress in Year One….

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WAC merges with JIL and appoints

Board & CEO

WAC publishes initial developer specifications

WAC launches commercial service at Mobile World Congress

Membership is now at 68 companies

WAC is hitting its committed timescales and demonstrating that cross-operator initiatives can be successful!

WAC announced at Mobile World

Congress

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WAC Commercial Launch

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Connected to the

WAC platform

5 Supporting Device

OEMs

Thousands of

Applications

Ericsson is launching a white label store

Launch operators total customer base is 1.6 billion subscribers

A further 8 operators are expected to launch during 2011

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WAC Release Schedule

• Basis for WAC

commercial launch

• HTML 4 web

applications

• Access to wide set

of mobile specific

functionality

including

accelerometers,

camera & address

book

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1.0 2.0 3.0

• Released February

2011

• HTML 5 web apps

with rich multi-media

capabilities

• Increased set of

mobile specific

functionality

including file

system, calendar

and orientation

• Improved security

& privacy

• Scheduled September

2011

• HTML 5 + Network APIs

• Building on the WAC

2.0 base

• Addition of important

network API

capabilities such as

in-app billing and

identity /authentication

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WAC Runtime

WAC Future

Voice & Text

Browser (HTML 4.0)

Communications Services

Authentication Billing

Common Ts&Cs

WAC Today

WAC Future Plans

Operating Systems OS & Product Competition

Interoperable Comms

Content Everywhere

Operating Systems

Browser (HTML 5.0)

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Key Events at Mobile World Congress

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Applications Developer Conference

• Engagement with developers and

partners

• Monday February 14, 1PM – 5PM

• App Planet, Hall 7, Auditorium 1

• Reaching 500 developers live and

thousands on web replay

WAC Pavilion

• Week-long engagement

with the community

• Monday February 14 to

Thursday February 17

• App Planet, Hall 7, Booth

7C82

Image of pavillion

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Q&A

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