Xtend Networks Has Been Named One of the Top 100 Venture Funded Companies by Venture Reporter.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers BroadBand Plus 2002 Booth #3929 ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2002 Xtend Networks Ltd., a company engaged in the development of cost-efficient broadband-solutions for the cable television industry in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and internationally, has been named one of the Top 100 venture funded companies by Venture Reporter. Xtend Networks earned selection to the elite list because of a combination of factors: The significance of the Xtend solution, which uses an open architecture to expand "last mile" capacity by more than 400%; the experience of Xtend's management team; and the cost advantage for bandwidth upgrade that Xtend delivers to cable system operators. The solution is being presented at the Xtend Networks booth, #3929, at Broadband Plus/The New Western Show Dec. 4-6 in Anaheim, CA. As part of the selection process, Venture Reporter's editorial team considered such factors as sustainability of business plan, quality of leadership, intellectual property, and general health of the industry. "We are delighted to have been selected as one of the Top 100 venture funded companies by Venture Reporter," said Hillel Weinstein, co-founder 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. of Xtend Networks. "We have always been convinced that our solution offers the most economical upgrade path for cable operators, and are pleased that the investment community recognizes the power of our concept and our technology." The Xtend solution (patent pending) enables operators to expand last-mile bandwidth up to 3 GHz, through the addition of unique broadband amplifiers, passive elements and RF control units to the existing standard network. Moreover, the system is compatible with the DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. standard, ensuring the existence of security and management layers that are important to commercial subscribers. DOCSIS also enables MSOs to leverage existing proven infrastructure into the SMB market See SMB. . Xtend Networks offers operators increased bi-directional bandwidth through the deployment of an interface (the "XHUB") at the fiber node and bypass electronics ("Xtendifiers(R)") and passive elements in the "last mile" of the coax plant. The XHUB converts the standard frequency of the HFC network (Hybrid Fiber-Coax network) A communications network (typically a cable TV network) that uses a combination of optical fibers and coaxial cable. The fiber provides the high-speed backbone, and the coax is used to connect end users to the backbone. to the extended bands of the coax plant; Xtendifiers are installed parallel to existing line extenders as amplification and gain control devices. The XTB XTB X-Trade Brokers XTB External Translation Table , a unit located at the customer premises, reverses the XHUB conversion activity and connects directly to existing cable modems and set-top boxes. Xtend's open-architecture methodology enables it to comply with all evolving standards, including DOCSIS 1.0, DOCSIS 1.1, DVB-C See DVB. , DVB-S See DVB. and IP. About Xtend Networks Xtend Networks Ltd. provides cost-efficient, novel solutions expanding the existing constrained bandwidth of cable TV up to 3GHz. Xtend Networks was founded and is led by Dr. Hillel Weinstein (PhD EE) and Zeev Orbach. Dr. Weinstein is a prolific inventor and experienced executive in the hi-tech industry, and is the inventor of U.S. Patent (No. 3,491,199), the first granted for the multiplexing multiplexing, in communication, technique whereby two or more independent messages, or information-bearing signals, are carried by a single common medium, or channel. of data over operating TV channels (Teletext teletext: see videotex. A broadcasting service that transmits text to a TV set that has a teletext decoder. It uses the vertical blanking interval of the TV signal (black line between frames when vertical hold is not adjusted) to transmit about a hundred ). Mr. Orbach is a leading electronics expert with vast experience in cable TV development and operations. Xtend Networks has secured initial funding from Giza GE Venture Capital and Syntek Capital AG. For more information, please visit www.xtendnetworks.com. |
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