Path 1 Teams with Optical Access to Demonstrate Broadcast and Entertainment Content Delivery to Homes.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers Networld+Interop 2001 Booth No. 2301 SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001 Path 1 Network Technologies Inc. (Path 1) (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :PNWK) (Frankfurt:PNT PNT Point PNT Paint (MacPaint graphic file format) PNT Patient PNT Pentagon (Washington, DC; US DoD) PNT Positioning, Navigation and Timing PNT Prime Number Theorem PNT Phenytoin ) today announced it will provide Optical Access with its Path 1 gateway technology in order to demonstrate full-motion video Video transmission that changes the image 30 frames per second (30 fps). Motion pictures are run at 24 fps, which is the minimum frequency required to eliminate the perception of moving frames and make the images appear visually fluid to the eye. content delivery over a one-gigabit optical wireless Internet Protocol 'Wireless Internet Protocols' are the suite of wireless protocols after Wireless Application Protocol 2.0 (WAP). It includes XHTML Basic, Nokia's XHTML Mobile Profile, and future developments of WAP by the Open Mobile Alliance. (IP) network in the Optical Access booth No. 2301 at Networld+Interop (N+I) 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. . Optical Access, a designer and supplier of optical wireless and IP switching Switching TCP/IP packets at high speed. Ipsilon's IP Switch started the trend and various vendors followed suit with different approaches, including Cisco's tag switching and 3Com's Fast IP. The goal was to switch IP packets faster than traditional router-based layer 3 forwarding. and routing solutions, will use the Path 1 PG1 gateway to enable broadcast-quality video to be packetized for transmission over the IP network. In this first live demonstration of the new Optical Access TereScope(TM) 1000G optical wireless system, the company will transmit multiple applications -- including the live video content -- over the functional IP network. "At N+I, Path 1 is illustrating that our technology platforms are a realistic and flexible solution for delivering broadcast-quality content to the end user," said Dr. Yendo Hu, vice president of Path 1 Video Products. "With our patented technology, we're able to transmit both uncompressed serial digital interface This article is about the serial digital interface used in professional video. For serial interfaces in general, see serial port. The Serial Digital Interface (SDI), standardized in ITU-R BT.656 and SMPTE 259M, is a digital video interface used for broadcast-grade video. (SDI (1) (Serial Digital Interface) A physical interface widely used for transmitting digital video in various formats. For electrical transmission, it uses a high grade of coaxial cable and a single BNC connector with Teflon insulation. ) and compressed MPEG-2 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 for true broadcast-quality video over standard IP networks. Teaming with companies such as Optical Access is essential. Their gigabit optical wireless technology overcomes limitations in current last-mile broadband infrastructures." Allen Brandt, Optical Access vice president of business development and marketing, said, "Combining the Path 1 gateway with our TereScope(TM) systems opens the door for the delivery of such applications as video-on-demand, interactive TV, and broadcast and entertainment exchanges." About Path 1 Network Technologies Inc. Path 1 Network Technologies Inc. is a leader in developing technology for real time transmission of high bandwidth content, including real time broadcast quality video, over IP networks. Path 1 provides video network equipment platforms and tailored software solutions for broadcast quality and interactive video transmission over IP networks, including the Internet. Path 1 is headquartered in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . Additional information can be obtained from the company's Web site, www.path1.net. About Optical Access Optical Access is a designer and supplier of optical wireless and IP switching and routing solutions that facilitate a fundamental shift in access network design. The Optical Access solution to the last-mile bottleneck can bypass the copper access network with a comprehensive, integrated solution, using both optical wireless and optical fiber technology. The building blocks of the Optical Access solution include the TereScope(TM), for optical wireless links, and the OptiSwitch(TM), for switching, routing, provisioning and mesh-enabling, and MegaVision, for advanced network management. For more information, please visit www.opticalaccess.com. SAFE HARBOR Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. STATEMENT: This news release contains "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. "Forward-looking statements" describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies and are generally preceded by words such as "future," "plan" or "planned," "will" or "should," "expected," "anticipates," "draft," "eventually," or "projected." You are cautioned that such statements are subject to a multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances, events, or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, including the risks that product development will not be completed successfully, competing technologies that are as good as or better than Path 1's may arise, Path 1 may experience uncertainties while it searches for a new permanent chief executive officer, Path 1 may be unable to obtain necessary financing to continue development, acquired businesses that are geographically and culturally distinct may not be able to be successfully integrated and Path 1 may be unable to find suitable licensees and strategic allies on suitable terms, and other risks identified in Path 1's annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and other filings with the SEC. You should consider these factors in evaluating the forward-looking statements included herein, and not place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and Path 1 undertakes no obligation to update such statements. |
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