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xG Technology's First Public
Demonstration of xMax Technology
November 3, 2005; Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida, USA—Today,
xG Technology made good on its motto, “Beyond Broadband” by
conducting a demonstration before a group of industry
executives, journalists, and analysts from the United States
and Europe. In the most compelling part of the day-long
program, the xG Technology staff used its xMax™ platform to
broadcast a data stream equal to full-motion MPEG-2 video with
stereo sound at a distance of 18 miles using only 50
milliwatts of power.
Covering more than 1,018 square
miles, the low power digital broadcast was sent using the
unlicensed 900 MHz band under Part 15 of the FCC's rules—a
notoriously crowded and interference prone band. “This turns a
lot of long held beliefs about RF communications and spectrum
utilization upside down”, commented Joe Bobier, President of
Operations and the inventor of xMax. “Similar systems require
as much as 50,000 Watts for transmitters to achieve similar
coverage at a much lower video quality and screen size.”
The xMax technology is a novel
way of encoding radio frequency (RF) signals and can be used
in either wireless or wired applications, including cable and
copper. “We elected to use a broadband wireless application
for our first public demonstration,” said Roger Branton, COO.
“RF engineers will understand immediately that because the
xMax technology operates at the physical layer, it can be
applied in a wide variety of communication applications,” said
Rick Mooers, CEO.
Highlighting the technology’s
superior range and low power requirements, today’s
demonstration was conducted using an omni-directional antenna
on a single tower in the Ft. Lauderdale-Miami area. By
improving range, xMax reduces the amount of infrastructure
required to provide coverage to a given area. And less power
translates into improved battery life for mobile devices—a
major challenge for high data rate wireless devices.
EDITOR’S NOTE: On Thursday,
November 10, xG Technology will conduct another demonstration
in Ft. Lauderdale. Reporters wishing to observe the
demonstration should contact Tim Ayers at tim@ayersassociates.net
or 202-857-9734.
Pioneering innovation in
telecommunications research, xG Technology has developed xMax
– a groundbreaking radio frequency (RF) modulation and
encoding technology that enables faster, farther, and cheaper
communications. xMax takes high-speed communications “beyond
broadband” and is suitable for both wireline and wireless
networks. Privately held, xG Technology is based in Sarasota,
Florida (USA). For additional information visit:
www.xgtechnology.com.
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