IP: Rainmaker Technologies Makes Telecommunications History with Digital Video Transmission Over Wavelet Modulation

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Please note I am an AAdvisor to Rainmaker djf


> Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 15:18:29 -0700
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> 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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