Does anyone here know more about XMAX?
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xG Technologies pushes ahead with xMax, scores FCC approval
Posted Feb 2nd 2006 1:02PM by Paul Miller
Filed under: Wireless
It's been a while since we've heard anything out of xG Technology,
creator of the xMax wireless standard, but it seems like they're plowing
ahead with their "we don't need no stinkin' WiMax" plan for wireless
technology. In their latest demo they transmitted a 3.67Mbps signal 18
miles using only 35 milliwatts of power, which sticks to their plan of
keeping the power level low enough in transmissions to allow them to
send over occupied frequencies. The FCC just approved the transmitter,
so xG seems well on their way to providing that wireless broadband
everybody's talking about these days, hopefully in the second quarter of
this year. Just to show off, they also used an xMax device to transmit
data 100 feet using 300 nanowatts of power, which compares to 802.11
standards which use three million times more power -- give us some of
that sweet loving!
http://www.xgtechnology.com/
Quote:
Because of its inherent nature xMax can be interleaved among existing
cable RF channels allowing operators to offer new services in an
incremental fashion without the interruption of existing services. Since
xMax can operate over existing network mediums, requiring only new line
end-points, such new services can be added quickly—allowing operators to
increase average revenue per user (ARPU) on a positive cash flow basis.
Quote:
In this respect, xMax is particularly important for telecom firms that
rely on wireline facilities. The higher capacity signals that xMax
produces allows for much higher quality of service (QoS) levels than do
current network standards. In fact, xMax is so robust that signal
capacity improvements to cable networks enable the delivery of over
1,000 channels of enhanced services. In the DSL space, xMax delivers
improved data-rates while increasing the reach of DSL up to an estimated
72,000 ft. from the central office. As such, xMax provides a cost-
efficient avenue for voice, video, and data services into enterprise and
consumer markets
http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readm...2&srchtxt=xmax
Credit Suisse to advise new wireless tech firm
Thu Feb 2, 2006 4:41 AM ET
AMSTERDAM, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S.-based company xG Technology, which has
invented a new way to achieve wireless broadband communications, said on
Thursday it had appointed the London office of Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX:
Quote, Profile, Research) as its strategic adviser.
"Recognizing that this opportunity is not U.S.-centric, we chose Credit
Suisse because they exercise global reach for their clients," Chief
Executive Rick Mooers said in a statement.
"They recognized the first-of-the-kind, industry changing aspects of
XMAX (xG's technology)," he added.
Credit Suisse will help xG in discussions with big telecoms
infrastructure vendors who are being approached to help the company
boost its presence across the world.
"They may even be acquired by a company, potentially," a spokesman in
London said.
New wireless technology can be a lucrative business. The inventors of
another new wireless technology, a company called Flarion, which
invented Flash OFDM, was bought for $600 million by CDMA cell phone
innovators Qualcomm (QCOM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) in August 2005.
An initial public offering of xG is not on the cards.
The company has come up with a radical new method to transmit large
amounts of data over the air using very little power, which enables it
to trespass on radio spectrum that is already being used, for instance
by radio or TV channels, without disturbing these signals.
In the past week xG said its equipment was tested by a lab compliant
with U.S. Federal Communications Commission standards.
Separately, an XMAX unit was used to transmit full motion video over a
distance of 100 feet using 300 nanowatts of transmitted power. Had that
same signal been transmitted with existing Wi-Fi wireless broadband
technology, it could have required up to 3 million times more power,
said Joe Bobier, who invented the XMAX Technology. The technology can be
used to transmit and detect signals over distances of several
kilometres.
Mooers said XMAX products would be ready for market by the end of the
second quarter of 2006.
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