The Report Has Thrown Fuel on The Fire of The "Spectrum Shortage" Controversy

In the wireless communication industry, fear over a "spectrum shortage" has driven headlines for the better part of 2012. While many within the industry believe that there is a scarcity of spectrum--and that this shortage could become an issue sooner rather than later--a new report suggests that these fears are largely unfounded. The report has thrown fuel on the fire of the "spectrum shortage" controversy, and it has also won the attention of leading wireless companies like xG Technology.

The new report comes from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). In a comprehensive report, totaling 192 pages, PCAST refers to the idea of a shortage of spectrum as an "illusion," created by the way in which the federal government manages its own spectrum resources. 

The controversial new report has also brought attention to xG Technology, a leading developer of wireless communication technologies and a company that has been active in the debate over the alleged spectrum shortage. xG Technology has responded to the report with a new statement to the press, saying that the company's own xMax technology delivers the most appropriate answer to the ongoing spectrum debate.

"Our technology makes the sharing of spectrum practical and economical, since we not only actively scan for and select unused channels, but we also mitigate interference through advanced signal processing and MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) antenna systems," says xG representative Rick Rotondo. "What this means is that we can pack more bandwidth into a given amount of frequencies, or spectrum, since we literally can fit more radios onto a channel without them interfering with each other - or with other radios in other wireless systems." 

The xG Technology statement continues by noting that, regardless of the extent to which the spectrum shortage crisis is real, the company's xMax technology provides a viable way to maximize all available spectrum resources. "xMax is the only wide area mobile broadband system designed from the ground up to operate in shared and crowded spectrum bands," continues Rotondo. "It is ideal for sharing the federal spectrum bands talked about in the new PCAST report."

As for the report itself, it makes a recommendation for President Obama "to immediately identify 1000MHz of federal spectrum in which to implement," a new spectrum architecture, as outlined in the report.

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xG Technology is one of the world's premier developers of innovative wireless communication technologies. The company's patented intellectual property portfolio includes a wide array of applications, including smart wireless networks that can help address the pending global spectrum shortage. xG Technology is the firm behind xMax, the first carrier-class cognitive (i.e. smart) radio network. xMax's standards-based IP architecture reduces network deployment, management and operational expenses while also simplifying the delivery of fixed and mobile services. xMax is the only technology of its kind. Based in the United States, xG has over 60 U.S. and more than 140 international patents and pending patent applications.