Mobile backhaul connections: Link the cell site BTS/NodeBs and the controller site BSC/RNCs (cellular or WiMAX),

including links throughhub points PDH: Standard copper and fiber PDH connection, at a speed of 1.5M-2.0M (or multiplexed together into T3/E3/J3 at 34M-45M), not using IP/Ethernet equipment ATM over PDH: ATM over 1 or more PDH circuits, including use of IMA; includes T1/E1/J1 and T3/E3/J3 SONET/SDH and WDM: Standard SONET, SDH, or WDM connection Ethernet copper: Copper connections using Ethernet as the transmission medium via IP/Ethernet equipment, includes Ethernet used to transportIP/MPLS/pseudowire protocols Ethernet fiber: Fiber connections using Ethernet as the transmission medium via IP/Ethernet equipment, includes Ethernet used to transport IP/MPLS/pseudowire protocols DSL: Copper connection using any standard version of DSL PON: Fiber connection using any standard version of PON Coax cable: Connection using standard Hybrid Fiber Cable (HFC) plant Microwave radio: Wireless radio connection using microwave of any frequency, licensed or unlicensed, including millimeter wave Ethernet: Transmission uses Ethernet protocol; includes Ethernet microwave and the Ethernet part of Dual TDM/ Ethernet microwave TDM: Transmission uses PDH or SDH protocol; includes TDM microwave and the TDM part of Dual TDM/Ethernet microwave WiMAX: Wireless radio connection using fixed and mobile WiMAX Satellite: Wireless connection using satellite technology IP mobile backhaul connections: The portion of the installed base of backhaul connections that use IP protocol; includes Ethernet copper and fiber, DSL, PON, coax cable, Ethernet microwave, and WiMAX Pseudowire enabled connections: IP connections using IETF PWE3 pseudowire technology Not pseudowire enabled connections: IP connections not using IETF PWE3 pseudowire technology Copper: PDH, Ethernet copper, DSL, coaxial cable Fiber: PDH, SDH, Ethernet fiber, PON Air: Any of microwave, WiMAX, satellite

c at e g o ry d e f i n i t i o n s Mobile backhaul equipment: Used for transporting mobile traffic (cellular and WiMAX) between the cell site BTS/NodeB and the controller site BSC/RNCs, including equipment used in hub points PDH NIU: Standard copper and fiber PDH NIU (network interface unit) at a speed of T1/E1/J1 (or 1.5M-2.0M), or multiplexed together into T3/E3/J3 at 34M-45M; does not use IP/Ethernet equipment ATM terminals, cell site, gateways, and switches: Includes ATM terminals and ATM cell site gateways with PDH ports and IMA capabilities; includes ATM over T1/E1/J1 and T3/E3/J3; does not include Ethernet cell site gateways or IP routers with ATM capability (these are counted in Ethernet cell site gateways and routers) SONET/SDH and WDM: Includes standard SONET or SDH terminals, ADMs, and switches; includes MSPPs; metro WDM transport equipment Ethernet cell site gateways and MBH routers: Designed for cell site use or for mobile backhaul traffic aggregation, with Ethernet interfaces for copper and/or fiber; may include ATM capability Cell site gateways: Have Ethernet interfaces for copper and/or fiber; includes Ethernet switches and EADs (Ethernet access devices) Copper only: Have Ethernet interfaces for copper NxT1/E1/J, NxT3/E3/J3, or EFM bonded copper; includes EFM bonded copper EADs and PDH bonded circuits EADs Fiber: Have Ethernet fiber interfaces and may have copper interfaces ; includes CES and fiber EADs MBH routers: IP edge routers with Ethernet interfaces for copper and/or fiber DSL modems and DSLAMs: Includes DSL modems and DSLAMs using any DSL type EPON/GPON: Includes ONTs and OLTs using EPON or GPON Coax cable modems and CMTS: Includes data-only cable interfaces that support standard, unbonded ports or wideband, bonded ports, and CMTS, which aggregate and terminate cable lines deployed at cable operator headends Microwave radio: Wireless radio equipment using microwave of any frequency, licensed or unlicensed; includes millimeter wave TDM: Radio transmitters/receivers that send/receive microwave signals using TDM (PDH or SDH) as the transmission protocol; cannot operateusing Ethernet Dual Ethernet/TDM equipment: Radio transmitters/receivers that send/receive packet microwave signals using packet Ethernet as the transmission protocol; may also operate using PDH/SDH (dual mode radios) Ethernet equipment: Radio transmitters/receivers that send/receive packet microwave signals using packet Ethernet as the transmission protocol (not Ethernet over PDH or SDH) WiMAX base stations: Includes WiMAX 802.16 standard and pre-standard base stations Satellite modems and routers: Modems and routers that connect a base station to a VSAT or a VSAT to a BSC; includes VSATs

 IP mobile backhaul equipment: Equipment that uses the IP protocol; includes Ethernet copper and fiber, DSL, PON, coax cable, Ethernet microwave, and WiMAX Pseudowire enabled: The portion of IP equipment supporting IETF PWE3 pseudowire technology Not pseudowire enabled: The portion of IP equipment not support ing IETF PWE3 pseudowire technology