RIM Semiconductor's new technology improves the reliability and quality of triple play services (voice, data, video) over copper, allowing carriers to compete effectively with cable providers. Their IP-based transport chipset enhances video quality and bandwidth while cutting costs for carriers, improving overall service delivery and customer satisfaction. The technology promises up to 50% more reach and significant price/performance benefits, positioning carriers to thrive in a competitive market.

1. Rim Semi Message Matrix draft
Umbrella Position Statement:
For integrated voice, data and video services (triple play services), Rim Semiconductor improves the reliability and service quality of broadband over copper to enable carriers
to compete more effectively with cable. The Embarq IP-based transport chipset from Rim Semi delivers better end-user experience with better image quality than other video-
over-copper technologies, plus higher bandwidth over longer distances to cut networking costs for the wireline carrier.
Core Messages: consistent messages for all audiences that are compelling, differentiated and newsworthy
• For telcos facing competition from cable, Rim Semiconductor enables better triple play services than traditional xDSL technologies
• Rim Semiconductor dramatically improves the quality of video-over-copper while cutting the cost for the carrier’s access network by 50%
• Rim’s IP-based copper transport technology delivers significantly more bandwidth over longer distances—with up to 50% more reach—increasing the total available market
for carriers
• With more bandwidth and higher reliability, Rim offers better quality of service (QoS) for IPTV than traditional xDSL technologies
• Ultimately, Rim’s technology delivers better price/performance for triple play applications, so carriers can guarantee premium service quality and improve profitability
Tagline: Helping carriers win the race for video-over-copper: faster, better, cheaper
Audience Specific Messaging:
Primary __________Carriers_________ Equipment Manufacturers Wall Street
Secondary Business decision-maker Technologist/Access DSLAM CPE
Needs 1. Can’t guarantee bandwidth for 1. Can’t guarantee 1. Need to differentiate offering 1. Wants to consolidate parts 1. Needs to invest in growing
Problems premium services bandwidth for premium from Alcatel to grow market and lower costs company with strong market
2. Can’t afford to wait for fiber/heavy services share 2. Wants to integrate more opportunity
competition with cable 2. Concerned about video 2. Wants to offer value-add at capabilities, like VoIP 2. Wants strong management
3. Needs technology that works, and QoS for IPTV lower installed cost 3. Wants to improve voice & ream and business
isn’t too costly to deploy 3. Wants standards-based 3. Needs flexible technology video QoS with grooming momentum
technology enabling tailored deployments at modem 3. Wants strong
for enterprise, backhaul, & communications and view
residential applications into financials
4. Wants chipmaker responsive to
their needs for optimized
linecard solution
Differentiated 1. Embarq’s IP-based copper transport 1. Embarq’s IP-based 1. Embarq’s IP-based transport 1. Rim reduces the 1. Rim is targeting the growing
technology, called IPSL, runs at up to copper transport technology delivers higher transport complexity of CPE market triple play services,
Messages and backhaul efficiencies than ATM including IPTV, and enables
(benefits twice the speed of VDSL2 technology, IPSL, runs equipment, increasing
2. Embarq’s superior performance in telcos to sell high-margin services
2. Embarq’s IPSL technology improves at up to twice the speed reliability and lowering
based) bandwidth and QoS gives that would otherwise require
QoS so carriers can guarantee of VDSL2 overall hardware costs extraordinary capital outlays
manufacturers a persuasive
premium services and subscribers 2. IPSL technology allows differentiator to the Alcatel/MS 2. Rim’s chips enable an 2. Rim’s leadership team has XXX
can enjoy better video quality – carriers to deliver triple hegemony in IPTV markets integrated suite of services years in telecommunications and
boosting ARPU for the carrier play services with higher 3. IPSL offers better processing for the telco with plug-and- semiconductors. The company
reliability for the carrier efficiency and improved error play simplicity has already achieved success
3. Embarq offers up to 50% more reach with its technology in a lab
to serve a 46% larger service area at and higher quality of correction, so line cards require less 3. By integrated voice, video,
engineering work and are more environment
the same cost as VDSL2. user experience for the & data processing in the
subscriber reliable 3. With its recent funding, initial
4. Embarq cuts the cost of the video CPE, Embarq can control design wins and major telco
3. Embarq’s IPSL tech- 4. Rim’s IPSL technology is flexible-- the QoS allocation for each
access network in half compared to the total bit rate can be divided up trials, Rim is has early momentum
VDSL2 nology is an evolution of service and is on-track for success in this
depending on the service needs—
DSL and the company is high downstream for residential market
exploring integration video, or balanced rates for
with VDSL2 standards businesses

2. Primary __________Carriers_________ Equipment Manufacturers Wall Street
Secondary Business decision-maker Technologist/Access DSLAM CPE
Supporting 1. Embarq’s improved IPSL QoS 1. Embarq’s IPSL 1. As the leading innovator in 1. Rim’s on-board dynamic 1. Rim provides chips to power
Messages delivers a achieve higher % of technology achieves DSPs for broadband over bandwidth management both the carrier and consumer
(how will we useable payload over the transport higher payload through copper, Rim offers the carrier a balances service equipment needed to deliver
than VDSL2, supporting more HDTV with a lower bit error premium price/performance priorities using an these services, and IPTV
deliver
streams with higher picture quality rate, better noise solution. This premium integrated router subscribers in just North
benefits, not tolerance and flexible positioning lets the eqpt maker America are estimated to
necessarily 2. Embarq’s better price/performance in 2. Rim’s technology helps
quality of user experience for triple upstream /downstream command premium pricing per ensure subscribers a increase four-fold between
differentiated) play services enhances subscriber data rates linecard, while still delivering a higher quality of service 2005 and 2009
satisfaction & loyalty to boost the 2. Embarq’s greater reach lower total installed network for both their video
carrier’s ARPU and minimize churn reduces the number of cost to the carrier image and their voice
3. Embarq’s reduce RT count RTs required for each 2. As a small, flexible IC supplier, quality
accelerates time-to-market to help Customer Service Area – Rim Semi can better tailor
carrier’s improve competitiveness in simplifiying network Emnarg to the specific needs of
markets facing aggressive cable planning with up to 50% the DSLAM maker
deployments fewer RT’s required
4. Embarq’s better price/performance in
network build-out supports the
carriers ROI goals for triple play
services
Detailed 1. IPSL can use 100% of the copper 1. Using a smaller frame
supporting spectrum to maximize transport size than VDSLx, IPSL
messages bandwidth requires less computing
2. IPSL co-exists better with other DSL overhead, to achieve a
types in the access network better higher % of useable
than ADSL2 according to recent payload
Telcordia study 2. Smaller frame size also
3. In residential applications Embarq is reduces packet resends
capable of delivering 26Mbps to 6Kft to simplify IP/SAR
vs. VDSL2 with 24Mbps at 4Kft processing
4. For enterprise applications, Embarq 3. IPSL minimizes latency
delivers 120Mbps at 1Kft compared to and jitter in the IP stream
80Mbps for VDSL2 to deliver higher voice &
video quality