Company and University Researchers Will Assist NIST in Creating More Accurate and Wide-Ranging Atomic Clock Time Signals for Use By Military and Civilian Organizations

Dallas– September 12, 2010 – Xtendwave, the technology company dedicated to changing the economics of network transmission and reception technologies, today announced that it has been jointly awarded Small Business Innovation Research(SBIR) Grant 9.05.02.4-R, “A Novel Enhanced-Performance Low Cost Receiver for and Modified Modulation Scheme for WWVB,” by the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The award is in partnership with The Oho State University, who provided early research and will be a research partner in the project. The award will enable the Xtendwave/OSU team to propose new and more efficient techniques for transmitting and receiving the nation’s atomic clock signal, which NIST provides on the 60 kHz frequency nationwide from an antenna array in Fort Collins, Colorado. The atomic clock signal is referred to by the designator, WWVB, and is the nation’s official time source. The signal is also utilized by numerous military and commercial organizations that need precise synchronization signals. Telecommunications networks in particular, including the Internet, utilize the atomic clock for keeping data transmission synchronized and in order.

Xtendwave’s proposal is for an enhanced receiver for the WWVB signal, as well as modifications in the transmitted signal, which would offer significant improvements in the atomic clock’s effective coverage. Since the signal itself has not been greatly modified since 1965, the joint team foresees better and more accurate transmission of the signal at lower power, while simultaneously creating a receiver for the signal that is more accurate and cheaper to manufacture. The result will be a significant improvement in timing and sequencing signals for clocking and synchronization devices.

“With millions of devices now implementing clocks to control time-of-day functions, monitor time-dependent activities, and improve performance, the need for a better, cheaper, higher quality atomic clock signal receivers and a superior transmission method is paramount to those devices’ performance,” said Mort Aaronson, chairman and chief executive of Xtendwave. “We foresee a day when any device can access the atomic clock signal to recover the exact time anywhere in the U.S, or synchronize with the atomic clock signal for better timing performance. We are honored to join with our research partners at the Ohio State University to create the next generation of atomic clock signal transmission for NIST.”

About Xtendwave

Xtendwave provides patented technologies for wired and wireless networks that improve the speed, capacity and distance of signals traveling over those networks. The company is based in Dallas, Texas and consists of former technology and business executives Texas Instruments, MCI, KN Energy, Qwest, Cincinnati Bell, Marconi and Siemens. More Information is available at: www.xtendwave.com