Singtel s Journey to 5G. Tay Yeow Lian Managing Director Networks, Singtel

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1 Singtel s Journey to 5G Tay Yeow Lian Managing Director Networks, Singtel

2 Agenda 01 // Introduction to Singtel 02 // Mobile Broadband Speed Evolution 03 // NGMN and 5G 04 // Future for Telco

3 Agenda 01 // Introduction to Singtel 02 // Mobile Broadband Speed Evolution 03 // NGMN and 5G 04 // Future for Telco

4 Our Key Milestones SINGAPORE Telephone introduced in Singapore Liberalisation of mobile market STB incorporated as statutory board Corporatisation of Singtel Listing of Singtel on SGX Full liberalisation of telecoms market Launched 3G network Launched Singtel TV Introduced NextGen NGN Organisational Restructure Acquired initial stake in Globe Acquired initial stake in Airtel Airtel acquired Zain Africa Acquired Amobee INTERNATIONAL Acquired initial stake in AIS Acquired initial stakes in Optus & Telkomsel Acquired Adconion & Kontera Acquired Trustwave

5 Singtel s Global Reach Connecting over 600 million mobile customers across Asia, Australia & Africa Bharti Airtel #1 in India Leading positions in Africa #1 in Thailand #2 in Philippines Africa #1 in Singapore #1 in Indonesia #2 in Australia

6 Agenda 01 // Introduction to Singtel 02 // Mobile Broadband Speed Evolution 03 // NGMN and 5G 04 // Future for Telco

7 Mobile Broadband Speed Evolution Singtel s Milestones GSM in G in G in 2009 LTE in 2011 World s 1 st full-featured VoLTE in May 2014 Singtel WiFi in Aug 2014 LTE 3CA in Jul 2015 VoWiFi in Sep G LTE-Advanced Pro (standards in Mar 2016) 5G (from 2020) IMT-Advanced 4G (from 2010) 150 Mbps Cat-4 LTE (20MHz) 300 Mbps Cat-6 LTE-Advanced (20+20MHz) 450 Mbps Cat-9 LTE-Advanced ( MHz) GSM 2G (from 1991) GSM CSD 9.6 kbps GSM GPRS 115 kbps IMT G (from 2001) 3G UMTS R kbps GSM EDGE 237 kbps GSM EDGE+ 1.6 Mbps 3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps 21 Mbps 3.5G HSDPA+ (64QAM) 42 Mbps 3.5G HSDPA+ (2 carrier) Technology Evolution Legend GSM Global System for Mobile Communications CSD Circuit Switched Data GPRS General Packet Radio System EDGE Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution UMTS R99 Universal Mobile Telecommunication System, 3GPP release 99 standards HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access 64QAM 64 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation IMT-2000 Standards for 3G defined by ITU-R (International Telecommunications Union) IMT-Advanced Mobile systems that include the new capabilities of IMT that go beyond those of IMT-2000.

Performance Diversification on the road to 5G

Power Saving Mode LTE Cat 0 Extended Coverage LTE

8 Performance Diversification on the road to 5G Higher UE category with higher throughput demand 600 Mbps Gbps? Or Massive MIMO? 450 Mbps 150 Mbps 300 Mbps 337 Mbps 5G LTE Cat 1 Power Saving Mode LTE Cat 0 Extended Coverage LTE Cat M1 Lower UE category with higher cost savings for Mobile LTE Cat M2

% Coverage Our Leadership in Mobile Network Quality Singapore s widest 4G outdoor coverage for 7 consecutive quarters (Q4 14 to

Best LTE network quality in the world, as ranked by a reputable crowdsourced app.

Singtel tops rivals in LTE speed and coverage OpenSignal s Q4 Global Benchmark Report (Oct Dec15) 100.

9 % Coverage Our Leadership in Mobile Network Quality Singapore s widest 4G outdoor coverage for 7 consecutive quarters (Q4 14 to Q2 16), as benchmarked by IDA. Awarded Asia Pacific LTE Service Provider of the Year by Frost & Sullivan. Best LTE network quality in the world, as ranked by a reputable crowdsourced app. Only operator in Singapore with complementary premium WiFi connectivity. Singtel tops rivals in LTE speed and coverage OpenSignal s Q4 Global Benchmark Report (Oct Dec15) % 4G Nationwide Outdoor Service Coverage 99.77% 99.60% 99.89% 99.87% 99.89% 99.95% Shopping Malls with High Traffic 99.50% 99.41% 99.00% 98.50% 98.00% Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Operator A Singtel Operator B The Only Operator with Premium WiFi

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11 Agenda 01 // Introduction to Singtel 02 // Mobile Broadband Speed Evolution 03 // NGMN and 5G 04 // Future for Telco

Next-Generation Mobile Network NGMN Alliance exists to

partners including Operators, Vendors and Universities.

12 Next-Generation Mobile Network NGMN Alliance exists to support the standardisation and subsequent availability of 5G for 2020 and beyond. The Alliance has global reach, and consists of ~100 partners including Operators, Vendors and Universities. 28 Mobile Operators 38 Technology Vendors 27 Universities / Research Institutes Source: NGMN

Singtel is represented on the Board managing the NGMN Alliance Singtel s roles: Define service and performance requirements Driving prioritisation of solutions/features according to Singtel s vision

direction according to Singtel s vision & interests Plan for 5-year (2015-2020) technology adoption Product development from network/device vendors Technology enablers & new ideas from R&D institutes

13 Singtel is represented on the Board managing the NGMN Alliance Singtel s roles: Define service and performance requirements Driving prioritisation of solutions/features according to Singtel s vision & interests Operators Requirements (Singtel and other OC members) Singtel s roles: Closely monitoring new technology trends Acquire technical insights to influence / lead vendors development direction according to Singtel s vision & interests Plan for 5-year ( ) technology adoption Product development from network/device vendors Technology enablers & new ideas from R&D institutes On-going LTE/LTE-A Projects New 5G White Paper & Vision 2020 RAN Evolution Small Cell / HetNet MCDO (Mobile Content Delivery Optimisation) NGCOR (Next Generation Converged Operations Requirement) Projects conclusion in 2014 Ongoing activity after WP Release

14 5G 5G Standards expected to be finalised in Dec 2019

Journey to 5G: Singtel and Ericsson first to showcase 5G in Southeast Asia The Making 5G Innovation A Reality demonstration featured Ericsson s 5G Radio Prototypes to showcase some of the

Demonstrated the world s first end-to-end of 60ms (from the time the video is captured at the server end to the time it is displayed at the device) low latency live video streaming over 5G.

15 Journey to 5G: Singtel and Ericsson first to showcase 5G in Southeast Asia The Making 5G Innovation A Reality demonstration featured Ericsson s 5G Radio Prototypes to showcase some of the ground-breaking capabilities offered by the new technology Achieved peak throughput of 27.5Gbps and latency as low as 2ms. Demonstrated the world s first end-to-end of 60ms (from the time the video is captured at the server end to the time it is displayed at the device) low latency live video streaming over 5G. Photo showing CEO Moon, Group CTO Soo Meng, Mr Martin Wiktorin, Country Head of Singapore, Ericsson Khoong Hock Yun, Assistant Chief Executive, IDA Magnus Ewerbring, CTO, Asia Pacific, Ericsson 5G test bed showcasing blazing 27.5 Gbits/s peak throughput, which is about 80 times faster than today s speeds (337Mbps) Source:

16 5G Services with NFV and SDN network slicing 5G Services, and potentially pre-5g before 2020 Safety and Health Care Utility and Energy Automotive Security Logistics and Transportation Virtualised BSS/OSS Network Slice - Security Network Slice Health Care Network Slice - Automotive Virtualised Access Network Virtualised Transport Network Virtualised Core Network Virtualised Service Resources Data Centre SDN Transport SDN Access SDN Virtual Infrastructure Manager (VIM) Compute Storage Networking Telco Cloud (NFVI) Programmable Network Orchestrator NFV and SDN facilitate the creation of Network slices catering to different verticals. This allows the Network to be segmented for diverse service offerings over a single Network

and society Massive machine type of communications Energy

17 What 5G will provide to the industry? Multi Domain Performance Foundation for efficient industries and society Massive machine type of communications Energy performance Mass market personalised TV Global standard Critical machine type of communications

18 Agenda 01 // Introduction to Singtel 02 // Mobile Broadband Speed Evolution 03 // NGMN and 5G 04 // Future for Telco

Emergence of OTT players in the Connectivity business Alphabet / Google example Rural / Remote Project Description SpaceX: Studying using low orbiting satellites to extend Internet access Project

19 Emergence of OTT players in the Connectivity business Alphabet / Google example Rural / Remote Project Description SpaceX: Studying using low orbiting satellites to extend Internet access Project Loon: Balloon Powered Internet for Everyone Project Titan: High-altitude drone project for wireless Internet access Spectrum Database: Allows spectrum to be shared between users Project Fi: Google s own wireless cellular service Urban / Wired Google Fiber: High speed fiber optic Internet service Project Link: Broadband infrastructure in underdeveloped areas Project FASTER: Partnership with five Asian telecom companies trans- Pacific Internet cable system

Shift for Telcos: Platforms or Open-source Diversification of Business Targeted content delivery Openness and collaboration Simpler, more flexible, lower cost Services OTT Building platform to

20 Shift for Telcos: Platforms or Open-source Diversification of Business Targeted content delivery Openness and collaboration Simpler, more flexible, lower cost Services OTT Building platform to capitalise on growth in mobile / video advertising and IoT Significant investment in premium video and OTT services Platforms Members include operators, infrastructure providers, system integrators and other technology companies TERRAGRAPH Functionality Core Infrastructure Telco Source: Press Releases and Company Filings Source: Facebook

Our Strategy Strengthen the core business Build new

enterprise businesses Lift customer experience Enhance

differentiated digital businesses Our Goal Create

21 Our Strategy Strengthen the core business Build new growth engines Improve economics of core consumer & enterprise businesses Lift customer experience Enhance collaboration with our associates Create innovative and differentiated digital businesses Our Goal Create sustainable long-term growth to deliver superior returns to shareholders

www.eugap.org Disclaimer: This material that follows is a presentation of general background information about Singtel s activities current at the date of the presentation.

22 Disclaimer: This material that follows is a presentation of general background information about Singtel s activities current at the date of the presentation. The information contained in this document is intended only for use during the presentation and should not be disseminated or distributed to parties outside the presentation. It is information given in summary form and does not purport to be complete. It is not to be relied upon as advice to investors or potential investors and does not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular investor. This material should be considered with professional advice when deciding if an investment is appropriate.

ITU Arab Forum on Future Networks: "Broadband Networks in the Era of App Economy", Tunis - Tunisia, Feb. 2017

On the ROAD to 5G Ines Jedidi Network Products, Ericsson Maghreb ITU Arab Forum on Future Networks: "Broadband Networks in the Era of App Economy", Tunis - Tunisia, 21-22 Feb. 2017 agenda Why 5G? What