NxtWave Communications Continues Technological Leadership in Digital Broadcasting Applications; New Products and Technology Touch All Facets of Digital Broadcasting Industry.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers LANGHORNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2002 If the topic has something to do with Digital Television (DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. ), chances are very good that NxtWave Communications is somehow involved with or working on the technology to make it happen. The acknowledged leader in delivering quality over-the-air (terrestrial) digital television signals, NxtWave hasn't stopped there. The company will shortly launch new devices that offer optimal cable compatibility solutions. Additionally, NxtWave continues to improve terrestrial reception through its Nxtenna technology and together with Zenith will jointly begin demonstrating new "backward-compatible" enhancements to the 8-VSB broadcast standard. NxtWave's demodulator See demodulate. Demodulator A device used to recover the original modulating signal from a modulated wave. A demodulator is also known as a detector. chips are designed for digital cable compatibility in new consumer products including televisions and set-top boxes The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. -- a market set to explode as the result of government legislation taking effect in 2005. These are the first products to combine over-the-air and cable reception in a single chip format designed to conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" fit, meet coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" both OpenCable(TM) and 8-VSB broadcast standards. "NxtWave is committed to delivering quality digital television signals, whether it's through cable channels or traditional terrestrial antennas," said Matt Miller, NxtWave president and 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. who has been involved in cable and broadcasting for 20 years. "Our Nxtenna technology promises to revolutionize standard digital television reception in the same way we've solved the cable compatibility issue in the U.S. and the COFDM (Coded Orthogonal FDM) See OFDM. reception issue overseas." Nxtenna technology is designed to electronically interface with EIA/CEA-909 compliant "smart antennas." This breakthrough concept allows for electronic signal acquisition, eliminating the need for a television viewer to move or adjust their antenna to view a program. Nxtenna improves reception by minimizing interference and maximizing signal strength. NxtWave and Zenith have also recently completed laboratory testing and development of an enhancement system designed to improve existing 8-VSB standards. These proposed enhancements combine leading edge technology from two of the industry's leaders into a "backward-compatible" solution to provide a stronger, more robust digital television signal. About NxtWave Communications Inc. NxtWave Communications offers the highest performing integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for solutions satisfying the requirements of manufacturers of digital set-top boxes, digital TVs, PC TVs and other broadband appliances through the company's efficient and robust modulation and demodulation demodulation: see modulation. See demodulate. (communications) demodulation - To recover the signal from the carrier. For example, in a radio broadcast using amplitude modulation the audio signal is transmitted as the mean amplitude of a techniques. NxtWave's products provide error-free digital reception, even with severe signal impairments commonly present in cable and terrestrial broadcast systems. The company's exclusive technology gives manufacturing customers and consumers significant cost and performance advantages. NxtWave Communications is a privately held digital broadband communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. , with headquarters at One Summit Square, Rt. 413 & Doublewoods Road, Langhorne, Pa., 19047, with worldwide sales headquarters at 6 Venture, Suite 350, Irvine, Calif., 92618. For additional information visit www.nxtwavecomm.com. |
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