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Techstep ASA — Investor Presentation 2014
Sep 24, 2014
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| Introduction | ||
|---|---|---|
| $\overline{2}$ | This is Birdstep | |
| $\overline{3}$ | Financials and structure | |
| $\overline{4}$ | How to become market leaders | |
| 5 | Our targets | |
| 6 | Meeting market demands | |
| $\overline{7}$ | Revenue model | |
| 8 | Vision & Execution | |
Birdstep SmartGrowth 2014
Investor Presentation
Headquartered in Oslo
- Listed on Oslo Stock Exchange since 2002 (BIRD)
- 66 employees
- Offices in Norway, Sweden, Finland, UK, Asia and the US
| Largest Shareholders | Base | Holding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| POD | SWE based Investor | $26\%$ | |
| Sophrosyne | US based investor | $8\%$ | |
Financials 2014
$Q2$
Revenue was NOK 19.9 (17.3) million, representing an increase of 15.0 % over the same period last year.
EBITDA ended at NOK -1.2 (-0.6) million, representing an increased loss of NOK 0.6 million over the same period last year.
Continuing operating earnings per share amounted to NOK - 0.03 (-0.04).
Total net cash flow amounted to NOK 1.0 (-4.4) million.
Cash balance was NOK 15.1 (7.0) million.
$H114$
Revenue was NOK 39.2 (35.6) million, representing an increase of 10.2% over the same period last year.
EBITDA ended at NOK -1.6 (1.1) million, representing an increased loss of NOK 2.7 million over the same period last year.
Continuing operating earnings per share amounted to NOK - 0.05 (-0.03).
Total net cash flow amounted to NOK -7.2 (-10.0) million.
Increased projects = more resources Saving cost and growing the business
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MNO's are trying to find ways to decrease cost, increase revenues and get higher up the value chain
Engines of growth
HetNet strategy
LTE launch to monetising assets
User experience on all access technologies
Drive into new segments agnosticly
MNO's leading in OTT products and offer additional services
MNO's are taking policy on to the handset and want to combine this with continuity of experience or provide policy via innovative companies
Birdstep Product Fit $\mathbf{z}$
Intelligent Network Selection Decreasing costs, moving consumers onto access points with increased margins.
Analytics
Understand consumer behaviour, even if not on Cellular networks,
to optimise experience, continuity and Po
MVNO
TODAY
Costs are critical, which means proving high quality service delivery at as low cost as possible and skip interconnection costs.
MVNO's should make use of lower delivery mechanisms i.e. Wi-Fi. Particularly if the MVNO has Wi-Fi infrastructure or access to Wi-Fi, they can be more entrepreneurial and open to innovative technologies.
Engines of growth
experience on all access technologies PUIPOSES
Drive into new
Keeping consumers
OTT products additional services
Intelligent Network Selection Reducing ihterconnection and MVNO costs
Analytics Understand consumer behaviour ties back to policy to optimise
experience continuity and uses big data for resales
Service Delivery
Taking Policy onto the handsets is easier to deploy and MVNO lend themselves to this model
OEMS
TODAY
for differentiation.
OEM need to build and protect brands, increase awareness and make connection easy.
Engines of growth
Reinforcing message about HetNet strategy and always smartest connected
Large screen OEM requiring always connected to extend lifecycle of product
Small screen OEM revenue opportunities for managed Wi-Fi for Wi-Fi only devices
OEM's providing OTT services and control/support
More upsell & cross sell to consumer
Using analytics to gain deeper insight in to customer habits
Birdstep Product Fit
Intelligent Network Selection - better QOE, better brand awareness
Mobile Advertising driving further awareness and new products
Analytics understanding how brand is used. feed back for improvements, advertising etc
Service Delivery tricky one this because the OEM is likely to want to bring this to market themselves because it supports need to control services
MSOs
TODAY
A competitive space and offering where branding and leveraging OTT offerings is key, while using Wi-Fi to differentiate against mobile operators
In order to extend brand MSOs are looking to increase connection to their customers and finding other revenue models
Engines of growth
Using Wi-Fi in public or private to enhance out of home experience
Decreasing Roaming costs through INS and providing platform for overseas
Managed service approach to increase B2B Wi-Fi for revenuesharing opportunities
The competitive environment invigorates need for MSO to use or build WI-Fi capabilities
Analytics
Allows MSO's to understand consumer behaviour similar to MNO's. Optimise policy.
Birdstep Product Fit Intelligent Network Selection
Extending customer reach, competing against competitors by keeping customers on their services and applications. Utilising WiFi networks keeping clients tied in with MSO applications.
Service Delivery -Taking Policy onto the internal support costs,
handset, reducing and potentially roaming capabilities
Mobile Advertising
OTT offering to support
MNO's revenues, build
brand awareness and
extend reach into retail
IoT Connected Cars
TODAY
Still in an early stage. Intelligent
Network Selection and need for Wi-Fi policy hasn't been considered enough.
Distinct networks infotainment, emergent, hotspot and OEM telematcis through technologies and approaches which will need security/harmonisation.
Engines of growth
HetNet strategy is vital for the car
Security measures required between networks, between modems and car TCU
Explosion in content and telematics services
Pricing plans is going to enable a new economic model
Policy in vehicles to determine content download, firmware uploads over Wi-Fi
Platforms in place for advertising directly into vehicle
Birdstep Product Fit
Intelligent Network Selection: Using Wifi could be critical to success of connected car, bringing continuity of experience and meaningful business models and pricing plans
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Analytics: Understanding of customer behaviour for OEM, MNO and platforms as well as third parties
Service Delivery: Taking Policy onto the car potentially defining network resources, continuity of experience etc
Mobile Advertising: OTT offering to support stakeholder revenues, build brand awareness and provide car related offers
Secure Mobility: Secure environment between networks. All products brought together through ODB ports on open architecture
birdit
Earning recognition
"Birdstep is one of a small handfull of companies
capable of delivering solutions that effectively address
the need "
I
Global Senior Mobile Broadband Analyst
"We are excited to include Birdstep's innovative
solution as part of our HP DataPass service, we can
bring innovation to market by making it easy for our
customers to connect to what is important to them,
regardless of the
Todd Achilles Vice President of Mobile Connectivity at HP
"It's like having my clinic and office in my bag. It (SafeMove) gives me access to my office and clinical tools wherever I am in Rotherham and I now have more time for my patients. Certainly an IT friend of clinicians for once."
Paul Chapman Clinical Systems Engagement Lead The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
"By auto-connecting securely to the Thames Water network, and seamlessly remaining connected over the best available cellular, Wi-Fi or wired network even during breaks in network availability, SafeMove has provided the ideal remote access solution."
John Penicud Benefits Manager, Transformation and Change, Thames Water
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