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IKE performance update for Q4 and FY23

Quarterly Update3 May 2023IKEMaterials

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 4 May 2023

IKE Delivers Strong FY23 Growth With $30.8M Revenue (+93% vs pcp)

Multi-year Growth Rates and Momentum Demonstrate Operating Leverage


IKE performance update for Q4 and FY23

ikeGPS Group Limited (IKE) (NZX: IKE / ASX: IKE) is pleased to release an update for the 12-month

period to 31 March 2023 (all figures in NZD).

IKE will host a webinar 4 May 2023 at 10.30am AEDT/ 12.30pm NZT to discuss the results. To

register, please click https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZPTqOEvYQJ-

pU_l4qWRFdA .

Highlights:

+ FY24 revenue of ~$30.8m (+93% vs pcp).

+ This result is ~$6m ahead of internal budgets set at the beginning of the financial

year and above upgraded analyst consensus.

+ FY23 gross margin approximately of ~$16.4m (+67% vs pcp), with a gross margin

percentage of ~53%.

+ Total cash and receivables as at 31 March 2023 of $23.2m, comprised of $18m cash and

$5.2m receivables, with payables of $2.3m and no debt.


Commentary and outlook

IKE CEO Glenn Milnes commented, "The FY23 period saw continued strong momentum across

IKE. We have achieved very significant revenue and gross margin growth and have closed the

period materially ahead of all internal stretch targets.

Our balance sheet remains extremely strong, noting that the USD and AUD fx rates impact our

reported NZD position each quarter. Operating leverage is evident via the scalability of our

software products and our disciplined approach to managing operating expenses.

Our pipeline is strong, and Q4 sales highlights included winning about one new enterprise

customer per week, including another of the largest tier-1 electric utilities operating on the East

Coast of the US, who selected IKE’s next-gen structural analysis product, called Next-Gen

PoleForeman. This customer win means an initial 100 subscription licenses for distribution

network design, for three-years, displacing the incumbent competitor who had served this

account for more than 20 years.

Another business development milestone in Q4 included advancing an pole-specific integration

and AI automation project at scale via IKE Insight with one of the largest digital data collection

businesses for global infrastructure.

We expect growth to continue in FY24, noting the potential for Q1 FY24 transaction revenue to

be below the Q4 FY23 run rate because of the engineering practices of utilities in certain

territories where one or two larger IKE customers are building fiber networks.

Macro-market tailwinds across North America remain highly supportive, driven by the multi-year

investment being made into building overhead fiber networks, and additively, the forecasted


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$300B investment by electric utilities into building & maintaining distribution network capacity

and associated network hardening. To meet carbon-zero targets in the U.S. by 2050, analysts

forecast that the approximately 50% of the energy in the U.S. needs to be on the electrical grid,

from a position of just 20% today. IKE’s product suite drives productivity in support of these

network engineering and capacity activities.

We are executing on sizable sales opportunities and expect healthy growth in the FY24 period

and beyond.”


Momentum across the business is set out in the following table and charts:

FY23

PCP

(FY22)

% Change

Total Revenue $30.8m $16.0m +93%

Platform Transactions

# of billable transactions 491k 349k +41%

Platform transaction revenue $18.7m $6.4m +192%

Gross Margin $7.2m $2.9m +148%

Gross Margin % 39% 45%

Platform Subscriptions

# of enterprise customers 379 319 +19%

Platform subscription revenue $8.8m $5.6m +57%

Gross Margin $7.7m $5.0m +54%

Gross Margin % 88% 89%

Hardware & Other

Hardware & Services revenue $3.3m $4.0m -18%

Gross Margin $1.5m $1.9m -21%

Gross Margin % 45% 50%


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Takeaways

93% total FY23

revenue growth

against PCP.

Recurring

subscription and

reoccurring

transaction revenues

(shown by the green

and blue segments)

dominate IKE’s

revenue mix, at

>$27m.

This element

continues to grow due

to the investment into

extending software

products,

underpinning more

predictable growth

with higher quality

revenue.



Takeaways

Significant growth in

transaction revenue

has continued, with

>490k assets

engineered on the IKE

platform under the

transaction model.

This is one indicator

of platform usage by

IKE customers, and is

expected to remain a

growth driver for the

business.



Note: IKE has previously charted ‘closed contracts’ alongside ‘recognized revenue’. We note that

this will no longer be presented due to many customers maturing in how they buy - now rolling

over their usage of the IKE platform month over month or quarter over quarter vs placing longer

dated forward transaction contracts.



ENDS


About IKE

We’re IKE, the PoleOS™ Company. IKE seeks to be the standard for collecting, analysing and

managing pole and overhead asset information for electric utilities, communications companies,

and their engineering service providers.

The IKE platform allows electric utilities, communications companies, and their engineering service

providers to increase speed, quality, and safety for the construction and maintenance of distribution

assets.

The core revenue engine for IKE is driven by the number of enterprise customers subscribing to the

IKE platform and the volume of assets (called Transactions) being processed through IKE’s

software.



Contact:

Glenn Milnes

CEO

+1 720-418-1936

glenn.milnes@ikegps.com


Simon Hinsley

Investor Relations

+61-401-809-653

simon@nwrcommunications.com.au


ikeGPS Group Limited

350 Interlocken Blvd, Suite 390, Broomfield CO 80021, USA

Office: +1 303 222 3218

www.ikegps.com

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IKE Q4 and FY23
Performance Update

We’re IKE, the Pole OS™Company

Glenn Milnes, CEO

glenn.milnes@ikegps.com

4 May 2023

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Important Notice

•Is for general information purposes only, and is not an offer or invitation for subscription, purchase, or

recommendation of securities in ikeGPSGroup Limited (IKE);

•Should be read in conjunction with, and is subject to, IKE’s FY22 financial results (audited), 1H FY23 financial results

(unaudited) recent market releases, and information published on IKE’s website (www.ikegps.com);

•Includes forward-looking statements about IKE and the environment in which IKE operates, which are subject to

uncertainties and contingencies outsideof IKE’s control –IKE's actual results or performance may differ materially

from these statements;

•Includes statements relating to past performance, which should not be regarded as a reliable indicator of future

performance; and

•May contain information from third parties believedto be reliable –however, no representations or warranties are

made as to the accuracy or completeness of such information.

•All information in this presentation is current at the date of this presentation, unless otherwise stated.

•All currency amounts are in NZ dollars unless stated otherwise.

Receipt of this Document and/or attendance at this presentation constitutes acceptance of the terms set out above in

this Important Notice.

Information in this Presentation:

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•FY23 performance update

•Market overview

•Team

•Technology and products

•Q&A

.

Contents

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IKE at-a-Glance: FY23 performance update headlines

$NZDFiscal Year Ending Mar-31

FY23 Revenue Growth vs pcp

~93%

FY23 Recurring & Reoccurring Revenue

~89%

FY23 Gross Margin %.

Opportunity for Growth via Automation Tech

~53%

2025E Total Addressable Market

>$5B

FY23 Revenue

~$30.8M

FY23 Gross Margin

~$16.4M

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•Revenue outturn FY23 of ~$30.8m (+93% vs

pcp)

•Recurring Subscription and reoccurring

Transaction revenue (shown by the blue and

green bars) was ~$27.5m, representing ~89%

of revenue mix.

•This revenue element continues grow

positively because of the investment into

extending software products. This underpins

more predictable growth and higher quality

revenue. Highlighting that FY23 growth is

against high growth in the pcp also

•Gross margin FY23 of ~$16.4m (+66% vs pcp)

representing a FY23 gross margin percentage

of ~53%.

Revenue FY23 of ~$30.8m (+93% pcp).

~89% of revenue from recurring subscription and reoccurring transaction sources .

Takeaways:

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•Significant growth in transaction revenue has

continued, with >490k distribution

infrastructure assets engineered on the IKE

platform under the transaction model.

•This is one indicator of platform usage by IKE

customers.

Takeaways:

192% growth in transaction revenue vs pcp.

One of the indicators of platform utilization by IKE customers.

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Key metrics

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•The FY23 period saw continued strong momentum across IKE. We have achieved very significant revenue and

gross margin growth and have closed the period materially ahead of all internal stretch targets.

•Our balance sheet remains extremely strong, noting that the USD and AUD fx rates impact our reported NZD

position each quarter. Operating leverage is evident via the scalability of our software products and our

disciplined approach to managing operating expenses.

•Our pipeline is strong, and Q4 sales highlights included winning about one new enterprise customer per week,

including another of the largest tier-1 electric utilities operating on the East Coast of the US, who selected IKE’s

next-gen structural analysis product, called Next-Gen PoleForeman. This customer win means an initial 100

subscription licenses for distribution network design, for three-years, displacing the incumbent competitor who

had served this account for more than 20 years.

•Another business development milestone in Q4 included advancing anpole-specific integration and AI automation

project at scale via IKE Insight with one of the largest digital data collection businesses for global infrastructure.

•We expect growth to continue in FY24, noting the potential for Q1 FY24 transaction revenue to be below the Q4

FY23 run rate because of the engineering practices of utilities in certain territories where one or two larger IKE

customers are building fiber networks.

Broader commentary

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North American Market

Opportunity & Timing

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50%+

Of US energy consumption will be comprised of electricity by 2050

to attain carbon net zero targets, compared to current levels of

just 20%; engineering requirements will need to be upgraded

Current Market Dynamics Lead to Strong Tailwinds for IKE

Source: Bell Potter Initiation of Coverage Report, GSMA, American Tower, Accenture, Grandview Research, Global Newswire, Ryse Energy, World Economic Forum

Small Cell Deployments across North

America, much of it engineered on

distribution power poles

800,000+

Small cell site expansions are expected by 2025 as

communications infrastructure providers look to speed up 5G

rollout while reducing cost and time of deployment

Requirement for harder and higher

capacity distribution power networks

across all ofNorth America

>3,200

Electric Utilities in North America with long-term, recurring

distribution network hardening, joint use, and capacity needs for

electrical distribution

7+ year macro-market tailwind of fiber

deployment, much of it engineered on

distribution power poles

>$350B

Investment forecast in fiber in the US by 2025, representing >30M

attachments; communications infrastructure providers seeking

partners to manage new fiber attachments for every pole

Infrastructure development via

Engineering Service Providers

>1,000

Engineering Service Providers in the US subcontracted by

telecom and utilities providers to assist in infrastructure

development and deployment

Massive engineering requirements for an

evolving distribution network supporting

an increase in global consumption of

electricity

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Growing Network Investment across Electric Utilities; Support Needed for

Productivity Solutions such as IKE over the Coming Decades

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Fiber and 5G Investment Super-Cycle in North America Still In Its Early Stages

PROJECTED INVESTMENTS INTO 5G & FIBER OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE

$39B

20102018

$43B

$72B

2025

$NZD

Source: Bell Potter Initiation of Coverage Report, GSMA, American Tower

Note: Labeled Capex Figures reflect Houlihan Lokey Estimates

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Focused Use Cases for IKE Products and Technology

Market

Opportunity

IKE Use Case

•Consists of fiber & 5G network deployment

•200+ CIPs in North America

•650,000 cellular & small cell towers

•Over $441.0bn of investment in fiber

networks over the next 3+ years

•3,200+ electrical utilities in North America

•220m poles used in electrical transmission

& distribution

•$4.3bn TAM per annum

•1,000+ engineering service providers in

North America

•Conduct 50.0% of fieldwork and network

development for CIPs & electric utilities

•Improves speed of deployment

•Standardized data and cost of assessment

per pole asset

•Network hardening

•Pole audits

•Faster joint-use assessment turnaround

•Standardized method of pole assessment

•More efficient means of data collection,

leading to improved MRE permitting and

faster deliverables

CIPs

1

Electric Utilities

Engineering Service Providers

$NZD

(1) Communications Infrastructure Providers

Source: Management Estimates, Bell Potter Initiation of Coverage Report, Houlihan Lokey Estimate

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Communications Market Macro

Addressing a large market opportunity

across the U.S. electric utilities segment

> 3,200 electric utilities across the U.S. facing common challenges.

Electric Utility Market macro tail winds

•Outages

•Aging infrastructure

•Potential catastrophic consequences

•Increased O&M costs

•Environmental clean-up costs

•Significant legal liability

•Regulatory and Engineering code

compliance

> 2,000 Engineering Service Providers

IKE improves the engineeringdesign and maintenance process of poles

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Addressing a large market opportunity

across the U.S. Communications segment

IKE dramatically speeds up aspects of the

network deployment process.

Communications Market Macromarket tail winds

•>$300B expected investment into fiber network development in the U.S over next 5+ years.

•>$50B expected investment into 5G network development in the U.S. over the next 5+ years

•An additional >$60B expected investment into rural broadband development as part of the Biden administrations

new Infrastructure bill

•>200 Communications companiescompeting to build a networks and winunderlying customers

•>1,000 engineering serviceproviders supporting network development

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IKE Has a Sticky Tier-1 Customer Base in Place

•5 of the 10 largest Investor-Owned

Utilities (“IOUs”) in North America

•>350 customers in North America,

with 60 logos added in FY23

Opportunities to:

•Materially grow, upsell and cross-

sell IKE products into existing

customer base

•Win new logos in the North

American market, with >6,000

entities participating in this space

•Expand into international markets

Telecom

Electric Utilities

Engineering & Project Management

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With Multiple Avenues Supporting Future Growth Potential

Sales Team

Expansion / New

Customers

Inorganic

Growth

Cross Sell & Upsell into

Existing Customer Base

International

Expansion

$43mm

Revenue

“Today”

Revenue

“Future”

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3

4

1

Sales Team

Expansion /

New Logos

1

Platform for

Inorganic Growth

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Cross Sell &

Upsell

2

International

Expansion

4

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Team

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IKE’s people come for the job and the reputation of working at the company.

They stay for the accelerated development of their careers. A few of the

company’s young, emerging superstars are showcased below.....

Liz Etzel

Product Manager: Knows virtually

every customer and is persnickety

about exemplary customer

experience.

Jessica Walker

IKE Analyze Manager: Delivers every

customer project on time and on

scope.Started at IKE as an analyst.

Blake Collins

Solutions Engineering Manager: From

the field to the office, Blake speaks and

geeks on the complexities of utility

pole dynamics.

Sara Deere

Systems Engineer: Current holder of

the world-record for running

customer fieldteams with the least

recollects.

Dan Allan

Design Director: Loves CX, and lives its

importance when delivery brand and

CX specific to poles.

Accelerating at IKE

Meet some of the key IKE people representing the next generation of our industry

Spencer Hankin

Senior GIS Manager:The brightest data

analyst in the Pole GIS universe,

andcustomers like Crown Castle know it.

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Glenn Milnes

Chief Executive Officer

Joined IKE in 2013

Lydia Siloka

Head of People

Joined IKE in 2020

Stephen Fairbrother

Chief Financial Officer

Joined IKE in 2018

Jareth Rossking

Chief Information Officer and

Head of Engineering

Joined IKE in 2021

Malcolm Young

SVP Structural Analysis & Head

of IKE Structural

Joined IKE in 2019

Chris Ronan

Chief Marketing & Brand Officer

Joined IKE in 2020

Leon Toorenburg

Chief Technical Officer

Founded IKE in 2003

Chris DeJohn

SVP of Sales & Business

Development

Joined IKE in 2020

Jonathan Brigham

Director of Operations

Joined IKE in 2021

In-Market Leadership

With aDirect Sales, Brand & Delivery Model Across North America

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A Board with deep industry experience

Board of Directors

Rick Christie / (MSc (Hons) Chemistry)

Independent Director

Rick Christie is the former Chairman of Ebos

Group, where he was Chair through much of its

growth to become a >$3B business today. He has

experience on a number ofother major boards,

including TVNZ. Rick was previously CEO of

investment company Rangatira Ltd and had 20

years’ executive management experience in the

international oil & gas industry.

Glenn Milnes (MBA (Dist.), BSc (Hons),

BPhed)

CEO & Managing Director

Glenn Milnes is the CEO and managing director at

ikeGPS, where he is accountable for the

company’s overall strategy, performance, and

growth. Prior to leading ikeGPS, Glenn previously

held senior executive, strategy and corporate

development positions in the Communications

industry with Cable & Wireless International, and

with No. 8 Ventures.

Mark Ratcliffe

Independent Director

Mark was the founding CEO of Chorus New Zealand

from 2007 to 2017 where he led the deployment of New

Zealand’s national fiber network. Prior to Chorus Mark

was CIO and COO of Spark (formerly Telecom NZ). Prior

governance roles include Director of 2 Degrees from

2017 to 2020. The majority ofhis current portfolio is in

the Infrastructure Sectorand he is currently the Chair

of First Gas, Tuatahi Fast Fibre, and a number ofother

private and public sector boards

Alex Knowles

Chairman and Director

Alex has investing and operating experience

with international companies in the information

technology and transportation industries.

Based in Los Angeles, He was formerly Chief

Operating Officer of the largest international

freight forwarder and small parcel consolidator

in the U.S.

Fred Lax / (MSEE and BSEE)

Independent Director

Fred Lax is an executive leader with extensive

global experience in the telecommunications

industry and related technologies. Based in

California, he is a former director of NASDAQ

listed Ikanos Communications Inc. (acquired by

Qualcomm Atheros), and former Chief Executive

Officer and President of NASDAQ listed Tekelec

Inc.

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Technology and

solutions

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A Full Stack of Pole and OSP Products & Solutions

Standardized digitization and field data

collection methods, with dashboard reporting

Bulk data and image processing using

low-code artificial intelligence for

distributionutility assets

Pole loading analysis through

PoleForeman and Sagline

Technology & automation drivenservice providing

pre-packageddata to accelerate engineering

+

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Business model upshot:

•A recurring Subscription to access any IKE

Solution

•Additive, reoccurring Fees based on usage

(license seats or transactions)

•Optional value-added products , such as IKE

Analyze and IKE University

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IKE is executing a rolling 12-quarter plan against three strategic swim lanes, to create long term differentiation

Building the PoleOS™Company

Industry-leading application of field data

collection technologies specific to

distribution OSP projects

Market-leader in ability to process bulk

data from any source, specific to poles

Excellence in analysis and insights of pole

data to drive productivityoutcomes for

distribution OSP projects

Purpose-built cloud software to assess and

manage poles and projects efficiently

withadvanced analytics and integration with

ecosystem players

Standardization of OSP data forinternal as

well as authorized 3

rd

party use

To be the technology partner that customers

cannot imagine living without

Delivery of the best CX in the industry to

drive pricing power, retention, andupsell

opportunities

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Standardized Field Data Collection with

Back Office CloudAnalysis and Project

Dashboards

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IKE Office ProIKE StructuralIKE InsightIKE Analyze

Standardized Field Data Collection with Back

Office Cloud Analysis and Project Dashboards

A service providing pre-packaged data to accelerate

engineering services

Data export to 100s of file types supporting Self Performance or

ESP-led Engineering Services

•IKE Reports

•PLA Reports

•MRA Improvements

•Pass/Fail Maps

•IKE Office Cloud Database

•IKE Photo Records

•Permitting

•Audit with GPS or Image

•Etc.

Simplify field data collection with the Android IKE Device

and send the data right into IKE Office Pro

With your data in the cloud your

options are limitless

The IKE Office solution enablescustomers to standardize

workflowsand create accurate, digitized polerecords fast

•Field data collection workflowplatform

•Back-office analysis software

•Real-time productivitydashboards

Delivering dramatic productivityimprovements: data quality,

speed,reduced re-work, and team safety

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Digitization via IKE Office Pro Cloud Software

Full integration to automate

pole load analysis

Measure poles, spans,

equipment, and location

Export data through

various methods and

various workflows

IKE Office ProIKE StructuralIKE InsightIKE Analyze

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Dramatic Productivity Benefits for Customers

Real time, customized dashboards to

optimize project management

IKE Office ProIKE StructuralIKE InsightIKE Analyze

Detailed digitization of assets

via digital twins

Whole-of-network project viewsStandardize the quality of field work

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PoleForemanis one of the four

standards for Pole LoadingAnalysis in

North America

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Integrates with existing client’s pre-built

databases, custom database requests, or

RUS (Rural Utilities Service) databases

Find out quickly whether your poles pass or fail and

easily export the results via the Pole Loading

Analysis summary screen

&

PASS

IKE Office ProIKE StructuralIKE InsightIKE Analyze

Capability

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Features....

Structural analysis

and 3D modelling

Measure clearances

Ensure structural

Integrity and NESC

compliance

Scaled 3D renderings

IKE Office ProIKE StructuralIKE InsightIKE Analyze

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The NextGen PoleForeman Solution Will Deliver Key

Differentiation to the Market

To be released 2023, designed with a customer council including the Standards Group leaders within:

IKE Office ProIKE StructuralIKE InsightIKE Analyze

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Bulk data and image

processingusinglow-code artificial

intelligencefordistributionutility

assets

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Industry Use Cases

Existing Data ImagesDronesThermal Imagery

Field DevicesLidarSatellite

•Utility pole audits

•Pole inspections

•Line degradation and

vulnerabilities

•New insights from

legacy audits

•Quality assurance

•Pole ownership

•Location validation

A.I. and Machine

Learning Platform

Data Collector App

Conditional App

Annotation App

Data Pairing App

Data Viewer App

NESC Violation Extraction

Measurement between 2 static objects

Measurement between dynamic objects

As-builts for future change detection

ROW Management

Pole Segmentation

IKE Insight allows access to pole imagery

from anywhere and for any reason

Field Data Collection Agnostic

IKE takes pole images and imports them into IKE Insight

A.I. and Machine Learning apps to conduct analysis

Use the analysis to get the

actionable insights

IKE Office ProIKE StructuralIKE InsightIKE Analyze

Bulk data and image processing using low-code

artificial intelligence for distribution utility assets

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A Range of Disruptive Capabilities

Automated instance

segmentation models for poles

Accurate pole detectors, and auto-

generated photo-realistic models

Text-based enquiry of bulk data

to be 'the Google’ forsearch

ofdistribution networks

(example search above: “Birds on Wire”)

IKE Office ProIKE StructuralIKE InsightIKE Analyze

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Pole & Engineering Analysis

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Height of Attachments (HOA)

engineering deliverable example

Pole Load Analysis (PLA) engineering

deliverable example

Make Ready Recommendations (MRR)

engineering deliverable example

Example Deliverables:

IKE Office ProIKE StructuralIKE InsightIKE Analyze

Pole Analysis from IKE experts, software and

automation. Customers collect the distribution

network data.IKE performs the engineering analysis

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For Customers, IKE Analyze Improves Resource Optimization, Enables

Project Scale, Reduces Costs and Increases Profit

10k+

hours saved

for customers

30%

faster collection

in the field

80k+

make-ready

recommendations

3x

efficiency

improvements

190k+

poles

Delivered in FY23

50%

reduction in

recollects

IKE Office ProIKE StructuralIKE InsightIKE Analyze

Source: Company Data, Customer Case Studies, Management Estimates

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