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IP: Rainmaker Technologies Makes Telecommunications History with Digital Video Transmission Over Wavelet Modulation
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 04:54:47 -0400
Please note I am an AAdvisor to Rainmaker djf
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 15:18:29 -0700 To: Recipient List Suppressed:; From: Mark Laubach <mark () rainmakertechnologies com> Rainmaker Technologies Makes Telecommunications History with Digital Video Transmission Over Wavelet Modulation Cupertino, CA, (August 9, 2001) - Rainmaker Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the first successful transmission of Digital Video over it's epoch setting Wavelet modem system. The company is a fab-less developer and marketer of silicon modem solutions that will enable cable operators to deliver carrier-class fiber speeds over existing last mile broadband infrastructure. "This laboratory event demonstrates moving standard MPEG digital video streams over Wavelet Modulation.", says Tracy Hall, Director of Systems Engineering, "We are also using standard DVB video interfaces that will easily connect to most existing set top box chips making our product near drop in for our future OEM customers." "We believe this is the first time ever that anyone has transmitted video using Wavelet Modulation." says both co-founders Dr. Bill Miller, Chief Scientist, and Dr. Paul Chin, CEO, "Wavelet Modulation definitely shows its merit for commercial application - its time has come." "What we have running in the lab today is a significant step towards bringing our product to market.", says Mark Laubach, CTO, "We open up the pipe and provide the data capacity needed for future revenue services such as video on demand, HDTV, and for custom bandwidth services for business and multiple dwelling and tenant units". About Rainmaker Technologies Rainmaker Technologies, Inc. (www.rainmakertechnologies.com) is a private Silicon Valley start-up company with a unique and powerful technology for mining untapped data capacity from last mile cable and copper broadband networks. The company's enabling and patented Wavelet Engine technology is the basis for opening up the data capacity over existing infrastructure. Service operators can generate incremental new revenue at comparable costs without requiring capital expenditures to upgrade the Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial plant; i.e., no forklift overhauls and no changes to the plant are required. The company has a technology leadership position in the coming generation of cost-effective, capacity-enabling silicon solutions needed by cable operators, and set top box and head-end suppliers. Rainmaker's unique modem ASIC solutions enables more bits per Hertz capacity at comparable cost to provide the best dollars per bit performance. Rainmaker Technologies is initially focused on the cable networking market, however the Wavelet Engine technology applies equally well to twisted-pair last mile copper, wireless broadband, and home wireless infrastructure. See the website for more information.
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