Company Will Use Grant to Help Commercialize its Revolutionary, Patented Technology to Dramatically Increase Speed, Distance and Capacity on Existing Telecom Networks
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xtendwave, the technology company dedicated to changing the economics of delivering broadband signals over existing telecommunications networks, and Southern Methodist University (SMU) today announced receipt by Xtendwave of a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation in order to drive the development of Xtendwave's patented Adaptive Filter Bank Modulation (AFBM™) technology for commercial use. Southern Methodist University is a subcontractor to Xtendwave under the grant.
The SBIR grant will be used to bring to market semiconductor chips that will enable copper network transmission equipment to send DSL, T1, and other copper network transmission signals farther and faster than is possible with today’s copper network technologies.
Xtendwave's innovative technology provides for more efficient utilization of the ubiquitous copper wire landline infrastructure in order to expand broadband access to unserved locations and offer a significant increase in throughput and subscriber area coverage compared to existing solutions, without the expense of digging trenches or adding repeaters. Most importantly, this will allow consumers in rural and underserved areas, where the only form of broadband access may be a satellite link of extended latency and high subscription costs, to obtain low-cost broadband access at data-rates above the U.S. Government's broadband target of 1Mbps to American households and businesses.
This project enables improved accessibility of internet-based education and commerce in underserved areas and the enhanced capability to conduct business from residential and office locations in suburban and rural locations.
“We are excited that the National Science Foundation’s saw merit in our technology and awarded us this SBIR grant’ said Mort Aaronson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xtendwave. “This award brings us closer to the promise of broadband ubiquity by enabling a broadband signal to be transmitted to virtually every phone line in the US with dial tone. In addition, with a large worldwide demand for this breakthrough, we see an opportunity that will allow us to continue to add jobs and help to stimulate the US telecommunications sector.”
"Southern Methodist University is very pleased to participate in the R&D work enabled by this grant, and appreciates the National Science Foundation's support of our joint work with Xtendwave that will result in expanded broadband service to many Americans," said Dr. Dinesh Rajan, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Southern Methodist University’s Bobby Lyle School of Engineering, and a researcher on the SBIR project.
About Xtendwave
Xtendwave develops technology that improves broadband DSL service by increasing the speed, capacity and distance of signals traveling over existing copper phone lines. Xtendwave's technology enables service providers to far surpass the limits of their existing xDSL services, without the expense of adding new infrastructure.
The company is based in Dallas, Texas and consists of former technology and business executives from Texas Instruments, MCI, KN Energy, Qwest, Cincinnati Bell, Marconi and Siemens. More Information is available at: www.xtendwave.com.
About Southern Methodist University (SMU)
A private university located in the heart of Dallas, SMU is building on the vision of its founders, who imagined a distinguished center for learning emerging from the spirit of the city. Today, nearly 11,000 students benefit from the national opportunities and international reach afforded by the quality of SMU’s seven degree-granting schools.
