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Minerva Networks

IP Television Solution

CONFIDENTIAL REFERENCE XX.X


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Our Business

We put Telephone Companies in thebusiness of delivering televisionservices over ADSL and FTTH

networks.


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Company Overview

Long history of video technology innovation 1996:First MPEG-2 human-assisted encoder for Video CD and DVD

publishing 1998:Leading DVD authoring software (100K+ units shipped) 1999:First MPEG-2 video networking appliance (3K+ units shipped) 2002:Number one selling IP Television middleware (15 Installations WW) 2003:Shipped third-generation video processing platform Five (5) patents issued and eighteen (18) pending

Leading supplier of IP Television solutions Largest number of IP Television installations worldwide HQ in Silicon Valley, CA

North American sales offices in MI, MA, NC, DC International offices in London, UK and Shanghai, China

Committed team and financial backers Executive team on board since 1994 Raised $28M+ from leading venture capital firms and corporate partners

US Venture Partners, Accel Partners, Intel, Pirelli and CIR Ventures

Closed new round of financing in April of 2003


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Midwest Telnet (7 Telco consortium) Wisconsin ADSL

Ringgold Telephone Georgia ADSL

Twin Valley Telephone Kansas ADSL

Hargray Communication South Carolina ADSL

Pembroke Telephone Georgia ADSL

Matanuska Telephone Alaska ADSL

Provo (Utility) Utah FTTH

Livingston Telephone Texas ADSL

Surewest Communications California ADSL/FTTH

Grant County (Utility) Washington FTTH

Goldfield Telephone Iowa ADSL

Eagle Broadband Texas FTTH

Fastweb (Utility) Italy FTTH

South Korea Telecom Korea FTTH

NovaMedia (Utility) Iceland FTTH

Telefonica Chile (PTT) Chile ADSL

Telecom Italia (PTT) Italy ADSL

NTT (PTT) Japan ADSL

GoldTV Italy ADSL

Auna Supercable Spain FTTH

Minervas WW IP Television Customers


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US Deployments


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Minerva IP Television Solution

Service Management Software

Interactive TV Client

Customer Premise Hardware Headend Systems


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The Minerva IP Television Solution

Software, Systems and Services

Comprehensive middleware solution

High-qualityvideo processing platform

Proven professional services organization


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Minerva iTVManager MiddlewareClient/Server Application

Broadband Service platform with administration for:

SubscribersClient devices

Services

Live/Stored contentBilling

Service provisioning

Generates customizable Client User Interface

Integrates with head-end hardware

Highly scalable architecture

Runs on Linux/Solaris server platform

iTVManager


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Minerva iTVManager Client

Services

Electronic Program Guide

Video-on-Demand

NVOD

SVOD

Live Pay Per View

On Screen Caller ID

Web Portal Access

Web Email Access

Bill Preview

On Screen Messaging

Self Provisioning

Multiple User Accounts

Parental Control

MPAA (Movies)

Live TV Ratings


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Content Acquisition and Distribution subsystem

Conditional Access (IP Layer)

Billing and Invoicing

Video Server Manager

Asset management

Pay Per View Management

PPV Scheduling NVOD Scheduling

SVOD Bundling

EPG creation and maintenance

Pricing and service provision

T-commerce packages

Targeted ad insertion (analog domain) Usage Analysis and Reporting

VOD and Live

Scheduled client messaging

Emergency Alert System

iTVManager: Video Services

MangementBrow ser Based A dm in is trat ion ModuleProvides:


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Minerva iTVManager: Features & Benefits

Features Benefits

Broad Applications Support Live TV, VOD, NVOD PPV, Caller ID

E-mail, Internet Access

Higher Revenue

Intuitive and Full-Featured AdminInterface

Content Management, Self-provisioning On-screen Messages,

Lower Operating Costs

Thick/Thin Client Combination C-based EPG module, Navigation Menu

Better Subscriber Experience

Multicast Delivery of Client Data

EPG Data, Navigation Menu, Messages

Superior Scalability

Complete Set-top Box Development Kit 3 Operating Systems Already Supported

5 STB Vendors Successfully Completed Port

Lower Infrastructure Cost


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Minerva STB Plan 2002-2003

and

Client Strategy

Minerva Networks, Inc.


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Choice is Good!

Today Q3 2003Q2 2002

Kreatel IP-500

Amino AmiNet100Pace DSL4000 Humax RG300

Thomson DSL1500Thomson Viper


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Hybrid Client Model (HCM)

Implement highly used TV apps (EPG, Navigation and InfoBar) as STB based code

Only use HTML for modules and services involvingfrequently changed data (e.g. VOD Rental interface) andtransaction screens.

HCMguarantees minimum service of EPG and live TV even

when servers are offline HCMrequires less server investments

Leverage STB CPU for heavily used apps - EPG

HCMis highly scalable

HCMavoids unnecessary network bandwidth requirementsno request-response round trips for most user actions


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The Minerva VC8000 PlatformHighest-quality Video Encoding & Gateway Platform


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Minerva VC8000


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VC8000 Configuration

4RU Chassis with 10 Slots

Any combination of 10 blades

Dual 100BaseT and Gigabit output

MPEG-2 Encoder Blade

DVB to IP Blade

3 Load Balancing Fans

All Hot-Swappable

Front blades, Rear input board

AC or 48V DC Power Supplies


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VC8000 MPEG-2 Encoder Blade

Highest quality LSI Logic MPEG-2 encoding engine

MPEG-1, MPEG-2 video

1 to 15 Mb/s bitrate

Adjustable Video Filters to Fine Tune quality

Balanced Audio Input

Dual Stereo Audio InputHot Swappable

DiffServ IP QoS Mid Plane

Architecture


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MPEG-2 Video Pre-Processing

PerceptiView maintains superior video quality at a lower bit rate

Extends ADSL loops for a Two TV + broadband service

PerceptiView allows for 15 to 20% reduction in bit rate

3.5 Mb/s without pre-processing

3.0 Video

0.2 Audio

0.3 Transport Mux overhead

2.8 Mb/s with pre-processing

2.5 Video

0.2 Audio

0.1 Transport Mux overhead


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Minerva PerceptiView Module

The Minerva Video Pre-Processor provides powerful noise

reduction processing before the stream is encoded

Minerva PerceptiView performs a visual lossless picture

coding based on picture data analysis.

It defines the visual perception threshold for each detail in

the picture, reacting accordingly.

For each detail, the Video Pre-Processor automatically

applies the appropriate adaptive filters prior to MPEG-2

video encoding

Types of Pre Processing:

1. Impulse noise reduction2. motion compensated temporal filter

3. edge adaptive texture filter

4. non-linear spatial filter

5. noise level estimation


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VC 8000 DVB to IP Blade

Dual (2) DVB/ASI Inputs per blade

2 Multi Program Transport Streams

Up to 70 Mb/s per ASI input

Fully tested with NCTC and HITS satellite feeds

Demultiplexes DVB streams to IP multicasts

DiffServ IP QoS

Hot Swappable


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Terayon CherryPicker

# 1 MPEG-2 digital streams management system in the world

Used by AT&T, Cox and Time Warner

Main function for IP Television: Rate Shape VBR video streams

Example: Dont go over 3.2 Mb/s

1 DM3232 will put a cap on up to 32 individual VBR video streams

1 DM3232 will re-multiplex these 32 video streams into 2 DVB/ASI outputs

2 DVB/ASI outputs go directly into 1 DVB to IP blade in a VC-8000 chassis.


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Terayon CherryPicker8 IRDs

Transponder 1

Transponder 2

Transponder 3Transponder 4

Transponder 5

Transponder 6

Transponder 7

Transponder 8DVB/ASI

Out

DVB/ASI

IP Multicast

Rate Shape 32 video

streams in C.P.

(32 x 3.2 Mb/s = 110

Mb/s)


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Minerva VC8000 Control Software


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Minerva VC8000: Features & Benefits

Features Benefits

Carrier-class Platform Hot swappable components, SNMP alarms

N+1 redundancy, AC or 48VDC Power Supply,

Easy to use management interface

Lower Operating Expenses

Highest Quality Encoder/Gateway LSI Logic MPEG-1&2 encoder engine

PerceptiView pre-processing (up to 20% quality improvement)

CherryPicker rate shaper option (used by AT&T, Cox and Time

Warner)

Better Subscriber Experience

&

Higher Revenue

Scalable Architecture

MPEG-4/H.264 Encoder blade (Q4 2003) Gigabit Ethernet and ATM output NICs (Q2/Q3 2003)

Investment Protection

Smallest, Most Modular Form Factor 4RU Chassis with 10 slots for Encoders or DVB-to-IP Gateways

1RU CherryPicker rate shaper option

Lower Infrastructure Cost


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On Screen Caller ID OPTION -

iTVManager


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On-Screen Caller ID

Minimal hardware investment from Innovative Systems Integrated with Minerva iTVManager Messaging Engine

Installed and supported by Minerva and Innovative Systems

Class 5 Switch integration:

Nortel DMS-10 and DMS-100 Lucent 5ESS

Siemens EWSD


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AP (paired for redundancy)

STB

Caller ID Info over

IP over ADSL

CLASS 5 SWITCH

(AIN enabled)

AIN TriggerIncoming

Call

Caller Info

Over UDP/IP

Incoming

Phone Call

Optional functions

beyond caller ID

include telemarketing

screening and voicemail

iTVManager ApplicationServer with Caller ID

Software Module


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iTVManager delivers caller ID info to STB before 1string

No additional phone lines required

No additional CPE equipment required

Minerva Professional Services Organization


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Minerva Professional Services Organization

Most WW IP Television installations

Expertise Benefits

Both systems and software integration IRDs, transraters, gateways & encoders

Caller ID system, headend control SW, service management SW

Faster Time to Market

iTVManager Middleware customization Back-office software and client customization Billing system integration

Lower Customization Cost&

Faster Time to Market

Knowledge of variety of ADSL networks Twin Valley (AFC)

MidWest Telnet, MTA (Allied Telesyn)

Ringgold (Calix)

Lower Deployment Risk

Qualified AFC integration partner Intimate understanding of AFC Video 1.0 Solution

Lower Deployment Risk

(AFC Deployments)


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Why Minerva?Best ROI at Lowest Risk

1. Maximum Revenue

Superior subscriber experience (Better navigation and better video quality)

Access to more services

2. Lowest Operating Expenses Superior back-office management software (Assets and subscribers management)

No recurring client fees

Highest reliability (End-to-end solution)

3. Lowest Infrastructure Cost

Access to newest and most cost effective STBs

Special bundling prices (Headend and middleware)

4. Lowest Deployment Risk

Most experienced team in IP Television deployments

Intimate knowledge of AFC video solution

Fewest suppliers


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