xg technology cognitive radio rural broadband wireless symposium jan 2013
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Presentation on xMax Cognitive Radio for rural telco providers given at NTCA Wireless Symposium, San Antonio, TX January 2013TRANSCRIPT
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• Leading provider of cognitive wireless technology – (enabling more efficient use of scarce expensive wireless spectrum )
• $14.5mm in orders for xMax systems and services
• Extensive patent portfolio: (over 60 US and 140 international patents and patent filings, covering a wide range of IP-enabled communications)
• Publicly traded company, listed on the AIM exchange
• Draft Jobs Act S1 Filed
•MBTH is a major shareholder
About xG Technology
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Independent Local
Exchange Carriers
Smartphones Growth
Growing Broadband
Demand
Regulatory/ USF /2016
reqs.
Circuit switched to
all-IP
Cost of/ Lack of spectrum
Cord-cutting + need for
local mobility
Increasing competition
Today’s Challenges
Cost
Recovery
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xG Technology: The Key to
Staying Competitive
“Perfect Storm” of Events Creates Opportunities for Operators
► Market Demand and Conditions
– Mobile data traffic to increase 18-fold in next 5 years*
– Demand will outstrip network capacity as soon as 2013 *
► Technical Developments
– Advanced computer processing and chip designs
– Revolutionary wireless system design
* SOURCE: CISCO FORECAST
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xG Technology: The Key to
Staying Competitive
“Perfect Storm” of Events Creates Opportunities for Operators (cont.)
► Political/Regulatory Events
– 2010: National Broadband Plan
– 2011: White Spaces Ruling
– 2012: PCAST Spectrum Sharing Report
– 2012: Emergency Communications Executive Order
– 2012 FCC/USF 6/1 mbps minimum in 2015 for cost recovery
* SOURCE: CISCO FORECAST
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► Carrier-grade fixed/mobile VoIP, SMS and Broadband on one network
► All-Internet Protocol (IP) system – supports any IP service (e.g., Skype)
► Frequency agnostic operation (900MHz, 700MHz, White Spaces)
► Compact access points
► Support for any Wi-Fi-equipped device
Key Features of Leading Wireless
Broadband Solutions
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► No spectrum license fees, low network engineering and management costs
► No RF engineering (meets Part 15 requirements)
► Self-organizing networks
► Rapidly deployable – leverages existing telco, Internet and community infrastructure
► Utilize any SIP-standard soft switch
Leading Wireless Broadband Solutions
Offer:
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► Designed to meet all FCC Part 15 rules
► Able to identify “clean” frequencies, and to quickly tune to those frequencies
► Interference-free operation
► Can adapt dynamically to maximize throughput (and/or range)
► Compact access points (14 simultaneous calls, 6 Mbps raw data rate)
► Easy to engineer and install
Delivers more bandwidth, to more people, for a lower cost than traditional wireless or wireline approaches
Cognitive Radio Benefits
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Example Cognitive Radio Network Diagram
Any/All Public or Private Networks
MSC
Cognitive Radio Network (C-RAN) Core Network Internet/Private Networks
VoIP CORE “POTS”
calling SMS service
Wi-Fi Network
xMSC has off the shelf equipment for network management, firewall ,
SIP Proxy, and SMS servers. Supports SIP-
standard soft switches.
Smartphones, laptops or any device with WiFi or Ethernet can connect
to the xMod mobile hot spot
Small, 4 lb. Access Points provide wireless voice, data,
SMS and video connectivity to mobile and fixed users. They
perform wired network to cognitive network conversion. APs are Ethernet IP connected.
WiFi Network tether
SMS server
Ethernet
xMax Cognitive Radio Network
Ethernet
xMod is a mobile hotspot
that bridges between WiFi and the xMax
cognitive radio network
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Example xMax Deployment
xMax deployed as DSL
loop extension:
Mobility Services not
supported (no xMax in center
of territory)
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Example xMax Deployment
xMax deployed for
Mobility Services:
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Example xMax Deployment
xMax services
extended in to
competitor’s territory:
Competitor’s Territory
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► Eliminates spectrum cost barriers
► Positions operators to take advantage of the shift of USF from POTS to broadband
► Cognitive networks are ideal for wireline operators:
– Self-planning, self-organizing, self-optimizing
– 100% wireless - no right of ways, no franchise agreement, high value
– Provides full local mobility option
– Supports regulated and unregulated operations
Summary: Benefits to Rural Operators
Proven in Rural, Urban and Military Networks
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Thank You
xG Technology
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