Is it a Far Reach to See Mobile VoIP in 76 Markets Next Year?
Source: smithonvoip.com
Far Reach Technologies does not think so. Far Reach, the oldest ISP in Volusia County (Daytona Beach, Fla) is looking to roll out a mobile VoIP and Broadband service, xMax in 76 markets across 8 states in the US in 2007. So how does a relatively small, regional ISP, expect to launch an advanced communications service? With the use of xG Technology. According to the company’s press release,
“xG’s technology is the greatest technical advance in RF communications in 100 years. The xG systems will enable us to offer in-demand broadband services at lower rates, and a path to 4G services in 2008,”
According to xG Technoplogy’s website,
“xG Technology has produced a new low-poer, long-range communications technology call xG Flash Signal. xG Flash Signal uses single cycle modulation to boost the range of wired and wireless communication devices. Incorporated into products as a new physical layer “PHY” chipset, xG Flash Signal also reduces a device’s RF output power, resulting in improved battery life. Field performance results have shown xG Flash Signal capable of wirelessly sending high speed data 3 times farther on average than other approaches at equal transmit power, height and frequency. This improvement in range can reduce the amount of network infrastructure required to cover a given area by 25-fold. Positively shifting network economics, xG Flash Signal makes the deployment of new and affordable broadband networks and services possible. “
What makes me skeptical of this news is the fact that I have never heard of xG Technology, “the greatest technical advance in RF communications in 100 years” or Far Reach Technology, a small, regional ISP. For now, I am going to watch future developments, but based on what I have read so far, this look like a pretty far reach.
