ADVICE (Auxiliary Data & Voice Integrated Channel for Education) A Comprehensive WorldSpace eLearning Solution

Proprietary & Confidential 2 WorldSpace System Value Drivers Features Direct from Satellite Digital Signal Broadcast Onboard Processing Advanced Compression L-Band Downlink Regulatory Franchise Benefits Global Reach & Reliability High Quality, Addressable, Encryptable One-To-Many & Scalable Low-cost, Compact Receive/Transmit Terminals Variety & Flexibility Low Signal Loss Spectrum Lock Worldwide

Proprietary & Confidential 3 eLearning Drivers  Student Requirements:  Listen to the best teacher in the field, LIVE  Look at a visual presentation, simultaneously  Have the ability to ask questions, get clarifications  Review presentation and supplementary information offline through user-friendly interface  Teacher Requirements:  Deliver lecture from familiar environment  Use material used in regular classroom  Have the ability to use multiple languages to effectively communicate with students  Interact with students during and after the class  Deliver selective supplementary content critical to students’ learning  Institution Requirements:  Extend reach beyond Internet and mail-based delivery of courseware  Low user terminal costs  Low installation, maintenance and operations costs  Scalability  Additional Revenues streams from reuse of same network eLearning

Proprietary & Confidential 4 ADVICE: Key Features  CLASS  Combined live audio and slide show instructions to students  Live Question-Answer Session using Telephone Hybrid  Selective download of CLASS- relevant Internet content  Multimedia content download at off- peak hours  Pre-recorded CD play-out with pre- printed lecture material Value Proposition  Synchronous, live, instructor- led virtual classroom  More human and personal than print or web  Diversity of receive options  Lower cost option than current alternatives  Internet connection not mandatory  Up-to-date courseware and supplemental material  Hierarchical storage and retrieval of CLASS sessions eLearning

Proprietary & Confidential 5 User Terminal Options  WorldSpace radio receiver to listen to audio  WorldSpace PC Card in User’s PC to listen to the audio & view visuals  Telephone/Internet (Chat, VOIP)-based interaction  LAN-based distribution  TV & Cable-based distribution eLearning

Proprietary & Confidential 6 WorldSpace Satellite WorldSpace Uplink Station What is ….??? Teacher/Speaker Live Audio Slide Show Control (notes+ chat) Phone conversation with students Individual User with WS PC Card Village Class Room with WS Radio Rec. Campus/School LAN CLASS Local Q&A transmitted live Interactivity channels Internet eLearning

Proprietary & Confidential 7  Global Reach Bridges the urban-rural divide  Acceptability Being close to real life classroom  Sustainability No need for elaborate content creation  Maintainability Simple to install & maintain  Heterogeneity Infrastructure dependent delivery device  Scalability Allows expansion & upgradation seamlessly  Variety Choice of several modes of usage  Affordability Lower CAPEX and also OPEX  Reusability Network can be used 24-hour basis  Extra Values Audio channels,Ad insert……...

Proprietary & Confidential 8 Typical ADVICE Schedule eLearning

Proprietary & Confidential 9 Distance Education: Competitive Analysis Current OptionsWeaknesses  Text-based trainingLacks timeliness; No interactivity  Interactive CDStatic, hard to update; Difficult to develop, produce  Web-based trainingHigh cost and effort to develop; Shift from classroom paradigm  On-line streaming over InternetDependent on public Internet, availability of bandwidth; High recurring costs  VideoconferenceExpensive to set up; Low value addition to learning environment eLearning