10Gbps to the Home Over Existing Cable Networks Initiative Announced By Rainmaker...
[FAC: Folks, you might recognize the name of one of the principals in this piece. Good Luck, Mark! I don't suppose that DOCSIS 1.1 covers this scheme, eh? <smile> ]
Rainmaker Technologies, Inc. announces landmark technology capable of delivering 10Gbps of digital capacity to the side of the home over existing cable networks.
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The company is a fables developer and marketer of silicon solutions that enable cable operators to deliver carrier-class fiber speeds over existing last mile broadband infrastructure.
"Our digital modem technology allows the cable operator to deliver 10 gigabits per second over the last few thousand yards of coaxial cable to the home. Using our technology, the cable operator can incrementally extend their current digital capacity without forklift upgrades and without modifying the existing plant," says Mark Laubach, CTO. "The Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial cable plant has tremendous advantages for scaling and extending capacity. We provide technology that mines fiber-speed data capacity from existing in-band RF cable spectrum in a manner that completely coexists with current services. The cable operator can grow to 10Gbps to the side of the home when and where needed and in a manner that is completely consistent with current practices."
"We have the best cost per megabit transmission system in the industry. Step-wise deployment of our technology directly scales the financial business," comments Paul Chin, CEO. "We provide an order of magnitude increase in subscriber-side capacity at comparable costs and with near drop-in compatibility. The cable operator receives accelerated return for new services such as Video on Demand, High Definition Video on Demand, and custom business data capacity. Our technology immediately leads to lower Total Cost of Ownership. Rainmaker Technologies is about the fastest digital service coupled with the best financial return on installed plant."
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. 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 enable 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.
More information about the potential of Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial cable plants can be found in the book "Delivering Internet Connections over Cable-Breaking the Access Barrier" by Mark Laubach, Dave Farber, and Stephen Dukes, available through Wiley Publishing.
The company is currently raising its Series B round. Interested parties can obtain investment and corporate information from the following persons:
Paul Chin, CEO and President
Investment Contact
paul@rainmakertechnologies.com
Mark Laubach, CTO and Office of the President
Technology and Press Contact
mark@rainmakertechnologies.com |
