xG Technology, a developer of wireless communications and spectrum sharing technologies, recently announced that it has received an order for approximately $100,000 for its xMax mobile broadband wireless equipment and deployment services. xMax product portfolio is a fixed and mobile wireless broadband system that includes access points, fixed and mobile personal WiFi hotspots, mobile switching centers (MSC) as well as network management and deployment tools.
According to xG Technology, the xMax equipment order was received from Itellum, one of four companies which have entered into a formal agreement to participate in the initial xMax deployment as well as expansion into other Latin American markets. XMax will be initially installed in Escazu, Costa Rica, with plans to expand in other Latin American locations. The other partners include Level 3 Communications, Osmin Vargas Corporacion, and MB Technology Holdings.
According to xG Technology, the goal of the network deployment is to demonstrate how xMax can effectively provide voice and data coverage to underserved and hard-to-reach markets, in addition to showcasing the benefits of xG's patented cognitive technologies, including interference mitigation, self-organizing networks and spectrum sharing.
Tim Foss, CEO of Itellum
The deployment of xMax will represent a game changing technology throughout the region. This will be the first time that cost-effective, mobile voice, texting and broadband technologies will be available to users, as well as operators and incumbents, who stand to potentially save millions or even billions of dollars in capital outlays, since xMax does not require expensive and scarce licensed frequencies.
George Schmitt, CEO and Board Chairman of xG Technology
We see this initial deployment as the first step in a larger scale plan to introduce the benefits of the xMax solution to additional Latin American markets. The efficiencies we have designed into the xMax system make it an excellent fit for these markets, because xMax can deliver more bandwidth, to more people, for a lower cost than traditional wireless or wire line systems.
