xG Technology: Broadband Availability Must be Addressed in Rural Markets

SARASOTA, FL, September 10, 2012

According to a recent report from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), some 19 million Americans live in rural areas where broadband Internet access is either unavailable or delivered at speeds that fall well below targeted goals. To city-dwelling Americans, these figures may come as a surprise, but the truth is that the FCC has long found the United States is failing to deploy broadband Internet access in a timely and reasonable fashion. This marks the third year in a row in which the FCC has declared that the country's Internet services providers are failing in these capacities--and as such, the study has won the attention of many within the wireless communications industry, including xG Technology.

xG Technology is a leading provider of wireless technology, best known for its cognitive radio solution, known as xMax. The company has responded to the recent FCC report with a statement to the press.

"Broadband availability and affordability are issues that must be addressed in rural markets," says Chris Whiteley, xG Technology's Vice President of Business Development. "Many of these areas have difficult terrain and low population densities that make rolling out DSL or cable-based networks expensive. Even when these technologies are deployed, long distances reduce the throughput customers can get in their homes and businesses."

Whiteley goes on to observe that traditional wired methods for dealing with broadband scarcity are becoming increasingly ineffective. "Wireless broadband networks have been proven to be economical and capable of delivering high data rates at reasonable costs and have been utilized by rural telcos and wireless ISPs for years," he remarks. "However, as licensed wireless spectrum gets increasingly costly and scarce (i.e. the current crisis over the looming spectrum shortage), even this solution is facing capital cost and geographic constraints."

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Whiteley concludes his statement by noting the positive ways in which xG Technology's xMax can help to address the current broadband dilemma. "xG's cognitive radio solution, called xMax, is an innovative technology that enables broadband service providers to deliver a licensed spectrum experience to rural customers using unlicensed, zero-cost spectrum," he explains. "It leverages proprietary smart radio technology to ensure the reliability, throughput and low costs customers need. The system does its own radio frequency planning and optimization so the need for costly radio technicians is eliminated - making the system ideal for wireline network operators who have little to no wireless experience."

xG Technology is a premier developer of wireless communication solutions, and has a unique portfolio of patented technology applications.

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xG Technology is one of the world's premier developers of innovative wireless communication technologies. The company's patented intellectual property portfolio includes a wide array of applications, including smart wireless networks that can help address the pending global spectrum shortage. xG Technology is the firm behind xMax, the first carrier-class cognitive (i.e. smart) radio network. xMax's standards-based IP architecture reduces network deployment, management and operational expenses while also simplifying the delivery of fixed and mobile services. Based in the United States, xG has over 60 U.S. and more than 140 international patents and pending patent applications. For more information, please visit www.xgtechnology.com.