xGTM Technology Appoints Threepipe Communications to Launch xMaxTM as an alternative to Fixed Wirele

From: Threepipe Communications
Published: Tue Jun 07 2005


xG Technology, LLC has appointed Threepipe Communications to handle the UK press office in the build up to the 2006 3GSM show. xG Technology has developed xMax technology which uses sub-Gigahertz frequencies to radically reduce deployment costs for the provision of fixed wireless broadband services. Whilst the company will initially focus the xMax technology towards wireless broadband for the residential market the long term strategy is to develop the xMax technology for 4G mobile and wired applications.

By combining elements of traditional narrowband carrier systems with key elements found in low-power wideband systems, xMax delivers data rates orders of magnitude higher than other broadband approaches without causing harmful interference to neighboring spectrum users. xMax uses xG Flash SignalingTM to transmit wideband data at power levels up to 100,000 times below FCC regulated power limits and up to 10,000 times below that of ultra wideband (UWB) emissions.

Because xMax only requires a narrow slice of dedicated spectrum to coordinate its xG Flash Signal, it is ideally suited for wireless deployments in piecemeal, low-frequency, channel allocations. Creating a new low frequency path for high-speed communications, xMax requires significantly less infrastructure to cover a given service area.

Ramifications of this are enormous as all networks face a trade off between data rate and range. Redefining this key relationship, xMax stands to improve the performance and profitability of not only broadband wireless networks, but also any system that uses RF transmissions such as DSL and coaxial cable networks.

Successful trials have just been completed. Using only a VHF paging channel and negligible power in adjacent sidebands, an xMax transmitter and receiver pair with ground level antennas delivered data to the xMax receiver over a mile away. Ground level testing presents an extraordinary challenge: the signal must travel through buildings and other obstacles without significant loss or distortion -- a feat that more common microwave-based wireless broadband techniques have difficulty achieving.

Transmitting at .0005 Watts, xMax was able to demonstrate range orders of magnitude farther than other broadband technologies such as Wi-Fi. By comparison, typical performance of a Wi-Fi 802.11 hotspot at 1 Watt (or 2,000 times more power than xMax) using ground level antennas is approximately 300ft under similar non-line of sight (NLOS) conditions.

The key value proposition for xMax Technology is that it is simply the lowest cost method for deploying wireless broadband services. While competing technologies such as WiMAX add ever increasing complexity to solve the inherent limitations of microwave frequency propagation, xMax products offer a new low cost option for wireless broadband using sub microwave frequencies. The improved signal propagation from using the sub-GHz spectrum allows for simple indoor plug and play operations to receive wireless broadband services without the need for expensive external antennas and their expensive installation. In Quarter 4 2005, xG Technology will showcase a range of designs for fixed wireless base stations and Customer Premise Equipment (CPE).

xG Technology is the third successful company to combine the innovation expertise of Joe Bobier and the financing expertise of Mooers Branton & Company. Key spokespersons are available to discuss both the technology and the corporate ambitions for xG technology.

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About xG Technology:
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 more information, please contact:
Jim Hawker/Charlie Noblet
Threepipe Communications
Tel: 0207 470 8830
E: jim@threepipe.co.ukwww.xgtechnology.com



Company: Threepipe Communications
Contact Name: Jim Hawker
Contact Email: jim@threepipe.co.uk
Contact Phone: 0207 470 8830