Lucent Digital Radio Successfully Demonstrates Breakthrough Multi-Streaming Technology for Digital Radio.Business Editors NAB 2000 Booth R357 WARREN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000 Lucent Digital Radio, Inc. (LDR See photocell. ) today announced that it has successfully demonstrated its patented Multi-Streaming technology at three radio stations, including WPST-FM, 97.5 in Trenton, N.J.; KNPR-FM in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , NV. LDR is a venture owned by Lucent Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : LU) and Pequot Capital Management Inc. Multi-Streaming offers robustness to counter the effects of degraded channel conditions, including interference and fading. This technique enables high-quality digital reception of audio even when part of the signal experiences severe interference. It will allow LDR's In-Band On-Channel In-band on-channel (IBOC) is a method of transmitting digital radio and analog radio broadcast signals simultaneously on the same frequency. By utilizing additional digital subcarriers or sidebands, digital information is "piggybacked" on a normal AM or FM analog (IBOC See HD Radio. ) system to provide a digital signal of equivalent broadcast coverage to that of today's FM analog signals. "While this is only first of several additional operational tests, it is nonetheless a major milestone for IBOC digital radio," proclaimed Suren Pai, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Lucent Digital Radio, Inc. "Our scientists and engineers have identified the single most effective way to deliver high-quality audio, and data using existing radio frequencies. This effort validates our long-held belief that Multi-Streaming PAC(TM) (Perceptual Audio Coder Perceptual Audio Coder (PAC) is an algorithm, like MPEG's MP3 standard, used to compress digital audio by removing extraneous information not perceived by most people. (TM)) is a very effective solution for IBOC AM and FM. Radio has been striving to enter the digital era and we have proven that it can be done without negatively impacting existing analog signals. We have shown that the Multi-Streaming technology can enhance the signal strength without affecting first and second adjacent channels. That's a monumental accomplishment." A related benefit arising from Multi-Streaming is that it emulates the graceful degradation A system that continues to run at some reduced level of performance after one of its components fails. It is a level below fault-tolerant systems, which continue running at the same rate of speed. characteristic of analog signals. Annoying "cliff effects" or "digital drop-outs" have typically accompanied earlier digital systems, significantly diminishing the listening experience. Graceful degradation of audio quality allows for high-quality digital audio at the edge of analog coverage. "We're very pleased to have had the opportunity to show how effective Multi-Streaming technology can be in a real-world broadcasting environment," said Pai. "I'm grateful to Nassau Broadcasting Partners Nassau Broadcasting Partners LP is a company based in Princeton, New Jersey that owns radio stations in New England and the Mid-Atlantic United States. Nassau's stations, which include both AM and FM frequencies, are located in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, New for all their help and cooperation in conducting this trial. They have been a pioneer in utilizing radio technology and Nassau continues that tradition today by being the first radio group to help us successfully demonstrate our Multi-Streaming technology. We will now proceed to test in other markets to further validate our IBOC technology's performance under a variety of environmental conditions." Anthony Gervasi Jr., senior vice president of engineering and technology for Nassau Broadcasting Partners, said, "Employing state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible signal quality to our listeners is a priority for us. Confirming the effectiveness of new, innovative technology is an important part of that effort, and we are delighted to work with LDR to do that." LDR uses Multi-Streaming technology in its In-Band On Channel (IBOC) Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) system, which will allow terrestrial radio broadcasters to transmit higher-quality sound over AM and FM and support the introduction of innovative, low-cost data broadcast services. LDR has development agreements with Harman Kardon Harman Kardon, a division of Harman International Industries (NYSE: HAR), is a manufacturer of home and car audio equipment. Harman Kardon is based in Woodbury, New York USA. Founded in 1953 by Dr. and Recoton for IBOC-enabled radios. Lucent Digital Radio has also licensed its Perceptual Audio Coder(TM) to XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : XMSR XMSR XM Satellite Radio (formerly AMRC) ) for use in the company's satellite radio service. XM Satellite will use LDR's version of PAC to encode and decode music, talk, and information programming that will be delivered over its up-to-100-channel satellite radio service. The PAC coder will enable XM Satellite to deliver high quality sound to its listeners while maximizing the use of its bandwidth. The PAC coder also offers XM's receiver manufacturing partners the industry-leading digital audio coder. Alpine, Delphi-Delco, Mitsubishi Electronics Automotive America, Pioneer, and Sharp have announced that they will manufacture and market AM/FM/XM radios. and market AM/FM/XM radios. LDR draws on several patented Bell Labs digital audio and channel coding techniques that provide robust digital signal delivery in broadcasting environments. These technologies include Perceptual Audio Coder(TM), which enables efficient transmission of high-quality audio; Unequal Error Protection, which prioritizes information based on its impact to audio quality; and Multi-Streaming, which provides for a more robust signal in an impaired channel. Pai also hailed the radio test results as important in meeting increased broadcaster interest in a workable IBOC digital radio system. "More and more broadcasters are asking us to identify a workable and economically viable system to migrate away from analog and to digital. This development will do exactly that. It enables broadcasters to either transition gradually to digital, or all at once. We will submit our findings to Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. for review and further validation as soon as practicable. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile we will continue to identify broadcasting and receiver partners dedicated to making digital radio a reality." Lucent Digital Radio Inc. is developing IBOC DAB technology for AM and FM broadcasting worldwide. Its IBOC system will be resistant to multipath and other forms of interference that impair current analog transmissions. Information is also available on the Web at www.lucent.com/ldr The Pequot Private Equity Funds is the private placement/direct investment arm of Pequot Capital Management Inc. The Pequot Private Equity Funds invest in public and late-stage private companies in information technology, telecommunications and healthcare. The Pequot Venture Fund invests in seed and early-stage technology companies. Pequot Capital Management Inc. is a research-intensive investment firm with more than US$6 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. . Pequot Capital, which is 100 percent employee-owned, is headquartered in Westport, Conn., with offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and California. For more information about Pequot Capital, visit its Web site at www.pequotcap.com Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and delivers the systems, software, silicon and services for next-generation communications networks for service providers and enterprises. Backed by the research and development of Bell Labs, Lucent focuses on high-growth areas such as optical and wireless networks; Internet infrastructure; communications software; communications semiconductors and optoelectronics; Web-based enterprise solutions that link private and public networks; and professional network design and consulting services. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com Note to Editors: Lucent Digital Radio is hosting a media conference call concerning this announcement Monday, April 10 at 11:00 am Eastern Time. In the U.S., the dial-in number is 800-230-1085; outside the U.S., the dial-in number is 612-332-0107. The call will be replayed starting at 12:00 pm EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy on April 10 and will end on 11:59 pm on April 12. The dial-in number for the replay is 800-475-6701 in the U.S.; outside the U.S., 320-365-3844. The access code for the call is 511200. |
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