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RTCM Paper 227-2011-BD-474 National Marine Electronics Association GMDSS Task Force Meeting Sanibel Island, FL September 28, 2011

RTCM Paper 227-2011-BD-474 Overview  About LightSquared  Satellite/4G Wireless Integrated Network  Background on Terrestrial Operations  Issues Identified with GPS  Changes to LightSquared Network Implementation to Ensure Compatibility CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT REPRODUCE October 20, 2011 2

RTCM Paper 227-2011-BD-474 LightSquared  Founded in 1988 as American Mobile Satellite Corporation • Formerly MSV, and SkyTerra  Leading developer and supplier of mobile satellite communications services (MSS) • Defense • Maritime • Oil and Gas • Public Safety / Emergency Management • Transportation • Utilities 3

RTCM Paper 227-2011-BD-474 LightSquared Milestones 1988 Founded as American Mobile Satellite Corporation 1996-1997 Launched MSAT1 and MSAT2 satellites 2001 Initiated regulatory process for terrestrial authority 2005 Received terrestrial license 2008 Developed dual mode chipset with Qualcomm 2010 Purchased by Harbinger Capital; announced 4G wholesale network business model Agreed to FCC terrestrial build out coverage benchmarks Launched SkyTerra 1 Satellite 2011 Signed network sharing deal with Sprint Signed many major retail partners CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT REPRODUCE October 20, 2011 4

RTCM Paper 227-2011-BD-474 SkyTerra 1 Satellite  Launched in November of 2010  First of Two Next-Generation Satellites to Replace Initial Constellation Launched in 1996  Designed for Compatibility with Terrestrial Operations  Largest Reflector of Any Commercial Satellite  500 Spot Beams Provide Coverage and Capacity Hawaii PR/VI beam beam CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT REPRODUCE October 20, 2011 5

RTCM Paper 227-2011-BD-474 4G LTE Network Will Provide Seamless Coverage Terrestrial: Satellite: •Advanced air interface supports •Exceptional coverage all-IP network •Supports full suite of existing and •High capacity for urban/suburban enhanced MSS services coverage • 2 state-of-the-art satellites Integrated units with ubiquitous •Up to 40,000 base stations service and small form factors nationwide LS Digital L-Band Satellite / Two-Way LS Terrestrial L-Band LTE Network Roaming 3 rd party Cellular Overlay Network Dense Urban Urban / Suburban Rural Maritime 6

RTCM Paper 227-2011-BD-474 Demand is High for LightSquared Services CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT REPRODUCE October 20, 2011 7

RTCM Paper 227-2011-BD-474 Background on GPS Issues  LightSquared, responding to issues raised by the GPS industry, agreed to stringent emissions limits on its operations (2002-2003)  These emissions limits, stronger than for any other commercial wireless carrier, ensure LightSquared’s signal does not travel outside of its own spectrum band  It turns out, however, that many GPS devices are designed to receive signals outside of the GPS spectrum band and within the adjacent band licensed to LightSquared  After this issue was first raised in late 2010, the FCC directed LightSquared to form a working group to study GPS issue  Working group included LightSquared, GPS manufacturers, federal agencies and representatives from various user communities  130 different GPS devices were tested in a variety of spectrum configurations, including the configuration later proposed by LightSquared in its mitigation plan CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT REPRODUCE October 20, 2011 8

RTCM Paper 227-2011-BD-474 Key to Solution is Spectrum Separation and Power Levels CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT REPRODUCE October 20, 2011 9

RTCM Paper 227-2011-BD-474 Testing has Provided Information Essential to Finding Solutions  Many devices did show affects when tested against LightSquared’s initial deployment plan  As a result, LightSquared has significantly revised its deployment plan  Testing identified power levels and frequency combinations at which devices were most susceptible  LightSquared’s revised deployment plan is specifically tailored to ensure narrowband GPS devices will not be degraded by LightSquared’s operation • New Channel Configuration • Drastically Lower Power Levels • Commitment to Specific On-The-Ground Power Levels to Eliminate any Uncertainty  LightSquared has also funded the development of the necessary filters to allow wide-band devices to be adapted to eliminate any potential incompatibility going forward  The Federal Government is undertaking further testing to validate the effectiveness of LightSquared’s mitigation steps • LightSquared is fully cooperating with this testing • Results to be released by November 30 CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT REPRODUCE October 20, 2011 10

RTCM Paper 227-2011-BD-474 Conclusion  LightSquared’s integrated satellite and terrestrial network will bring great benefits to wireless users nationwide  We are committed to ensuring that there is no disruption to GPS users as a result of our deployment  We are eager to work through the remaining issues so that this network deployment is not further delayed  We remain committed to working with the utmost transparency and in good faith to ensure that any reasonable concerns are appropriately addressed  Q&A  Additional questions? Please feel free to contact me at: geoff.stearn@lightsquared.com CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT REPRODUCE October 20, 2011 11