xG Technology presents ways to improve public safety communications and save money for state and local governments

LAS VEGAS, USA: At the International Wireless Communications Expo and Conference, xG Technology presented developments for improving public safety communications using advances in cognitive radio.

The cognitive radio network the company is currently operating in Ft. Lauderdale stands to address some of the public safety community’s most pressing issues. It frees up spectrum, combines voice and data on single Internet Protocol network, is fully mobile and uses unlicensed spectrum to save money on operating cost.

xG Technology, Inc. is the developer of smart radio technology that improves utilization of the nation’s airwaves. The company’s director of business development, Chris Whiteley, presented concepts for improving public safety communications at a panel titled, “Next Generation Broadband Wireless Architecture.” The IWCE conference includes a wide spectrum of wireless interests, but is heavily weighted towards public safety.

Whiteley stressed the importance of unlicensed spectrum and remarked that it would play a key role in stimulating innovation. The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission recently stressed the need for making more spectrum available.

Last month xG made presentations to the FCC and the House of Representatives staff on technical advancements that improve the utilization of unlicensed spectrum. xG’s xMax mobile VoIP and broadband technology, which recently received an Internet Telephony Magazine 2009 Product of the Year Award, represents an example of such innovation.

xMax is the product of xG Technology's extensive R&D activity, a $100 million international effort that involves companies in the US, Europe and Asia. xG's patent portfolio, which includes over 50 US and more than 100 international patents and pending patent applications, has been developed with the goal of generating lower-cost communications.

xMax networks can be deployed at significantly lower costs than existing wireless technologies, which opens the door to new competition, enhanced service options, and lower costs for public safety agencies.