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xG Technology, Inc.
11 September
2007
xG
Technology Update
On September 6, 2007, xG
Technology, Inc. conducted a presentation and demonstration on
the company’s progress to date. The event was held in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida and was attended by individuals from the
U.S., Europe and Latin America who are following the
development the firm.
Following are highlights from the presentation:
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Frank Peake,
assistant COO and head of sales and marketing, reported that
the first commercial deployment of the xMax VoIP phone service
is scheduled for this November in the Daytona, Florida area
and that six to eight other markets will be deployed shortly
thereafter. He also said that the company is on track to have
4G products available in 2008.
·
Joe Bobier,
President and CTO, gave a review of the development of xG’s
Flash Signal technology and described the development path for
other products that can use this technology, such as wireless
cards for PCs. He also discussed the forward-thinking
intellectual property approach that the company takes,
explaining that the firm’s engineers are individually
empowered to develop patents. (Currently, xG Technology has
28 patents approved or in the approval process with the patent
office.) Mr. Bobier said numerous additional patents are now
in the process of being developed at the company.
·
Professor Stuart
Schwartz of Princeton University’s Electrical Engineering
School provided a technical evaluation of Flash Signal
technology and how it works. He noted that it was an
unconventional technology, but one based on established
engineering and scientific principles.
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As the first ever
mobile VoIP network built from the ground up, xG Technology
Director of Network Architecture & Product Management Shimon
Hochbaum gave a presentation on the architecture that will be
used to support Flash Signaling. He emphasized that because
xMax is built from the ground up, it did not have to
re-engineer existing legacy systems and allowed it to be
developed and deployed relatively quickly.
·
xG Technology
Engineer Dr. Shashidar Gandham provided an explanation of the
need for, and development of, a new MAC (Media Access Control)
layer for the xMax VoIP product. He explained that new MAC
protocols were developed to optimize voice traffic
specifically (previous MAC protocols having been developed
with data in mind), ensuring a higher Quality of Service and
allowing more simultaneous calls.
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Product development
of the next generation of xG Technology handsets and other
products is being handed over to the UK-based Cambridge
Consultants. Cambridge Consultants has already successfully
completed the cosmetic redesign of xG’s first handset (the
TX110) and xG will launch the first full commercial network
using this new TX110 handset. Duncan Smith of Cambridge
Consultants presented the roadmap for the development of the
second and third generations of phones and explained how an xG
module can be integrated into a wide variety of products.
·
Don Fibich,
executive vice president of St. John & Partners, provided a
preview of print and broadcast advertising that will be used
to support the xMax VoIP offering.
Demonstrations included wireless xMax VoIP phone calls and
full motion video and audio which was conducted at a distance
of 30 feet using only NanoWatts (billionths of a watt) to
demonstrate the power efficiency of xG’s Flash Signal
modulation.
A webcast of the day’s presentation is available upon
request. E-mail
webmaster@xgtechnology.com.
xG is a registered trade mark of xG Technology, Inc. under
US Trade Mark Registration Number 3039835. xMax is a
trademark of xG Technology, Inc.
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Enquiries:
Rick Mooers, Chairman and CEO
Roger Branton, COO and CFO
020 7638 9571
Nigel Daly
James Steel
Piper Jaffray Ltd.
020 3142 8700
Seb Hoyle
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
020 7638 9571
ABOUT XG TECHNOLOGY
XG TECHNOLOGY'S BUSINESS
Based in Florida, USA, xG Technology has developed innovative
technologies that the directors believe can change the
building blocks, capabilities and economics of the
communications industry. Its patented technologies can be
applied to almost any type of communication including voice,
data or video in wired or wireless form.
As its first vertical
application, xG Technology has designed a mobile VoIP (Voice
over Internet Protocol) base station and handset product line.
Branded as xMax, these products are for use by regional
carriers (internet service providers, competitive local
exchange carriers and entrepreneurial parties) seeking to
deliver mobile Internet Protocol services directly to
consumers without using the incumbent circuit switched or
coaxial cable networks. Future releases of the xMax product
line will expand from mobile VoIP to offer integrated video
and data applications.
MARKET AND COMPETITION
There is a wide variety of wireless technologies in the
marketplace. The Directors believe that the key issue keeping
these technologies from achieving greater success is the price
versus performance of existing options. xMax changes this
price/performance relationship by enabling the delivery of
mobile IP services with less infrastructure using low-cost and
readily available unlicensed radio spectrum.
xG Technology believes that xMax is a viable solution for
mobile VoIP for a number of reasons:
- xMax is an IP solution rather than a circuit
switched solution; this
is a prerequisite for handling the VoIP application;
- xMax delivers high speed data in the order of Mbps
rather than Kbps,
which is essential for supporting large numbers of
subscribers;
- xMax has a low latency physical layer, resulting in
high network
efficiency;
- xMax's signal profile also allows for improved
range/coverage and
better signal penetration, which is essential for
maintaining call
session reliability; and
- although this feature is not central to the VoIP
application itself,
xG Flash Signal's ability to deliver wireless
signals with far less
RF output power than conventional applications means
that wireless
VoIP handsets will show improved battery life over
other solutions.
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