Introduction To The Wireless WAN Program

Trends In WWAN Access

Improved network infrastructure
Increasing network coverage Near broadband throughput Flexible/competitive pricing

Accelerated laptop penetration

Laptops will make up a third of all PCs in 2006 Emerging market PC shipments are growing 3X as fast as developed market New laptops shipped with built-in WWAN modules

Potential for sustaining subscriber growth

Expanding mobile workforce in business sector Increasing adoption from consumer sector Exciting data services

Thriving WWAN Ecosystem

PC OEM

ISV

Cellular Carrier

End User

Value To Ecosystem
IHVs
Uniform driver model simplifies development Cost savings in client software dev and customer care

PC OEMs
Uniform software platform and hardware driver model Cost savings in logistics and customer care

Consumers
Robust driver quality and consistent user experiences

Enterprises
Better manageability for enterprise deployments

Carriers
Cost savings in client software dev and customer care Co-existence of user experience and branding

ISVs
Leverage core competency: Carrier specific services

Driver Model Scope

Support both GSM and CDMA technologies
GSM GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA CDMA 1xRTT/1xEV-DO/1xEV-DO RevA

Unify diverse connectivity options

Embedded Onboard/USB-internal/ miniPCI/PCI Express Local PCMCIA/USB-dongle Remote USB-cable/Bluetooth

Build on NDIS 6.0 only for Windows Vista and onward

WWAN Architecture
3rd Party Apps

UI
App Service

GP

CLI

3rd rd Party Apps 3 Party Apps

WWAN APIs

WWAN Service
User Mode

WWAN Driver Model

Kernel Mode

MP