Pulse~LINK TEAMS WITH UNISYS TO DEPLOY FIRST ULTRA WIDEBAND WIRELESS LAN TECHNOLOGY
SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 9, 2003—San Diego-based Pulse~LINK, Inc has executed a Master Teaming Agreement with Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS). Pulse~LINK, a leading innovator of Ultra Wideband (UWB) communications, has teamed with Unisys to deploy what may be the world's fastest and most secure Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). In addition to being the first to achieve 400 Megabit Ultra Wideband transmissions last October, 2002, Pulse~LINK is the only UWB company known to hold intellectual property for wireless communications at distances up to 100 meters under current FCC regulations.
Pulse~LINK's UWB technology will be optimized for several Unisys clients in need of high-performance secure wireless networking including airport security, domestically and abroad, and other government applications. Unisys announced in August 2002 that it was awarded an unprecedented, multi-year task order to build an advanced information technology infrastructure and provide telecommunications services for 429 commercial airports. Unisys is forming similar relationships and requirements in several countries and regions around the world that could lead to additional demand for this UWB wireless solution.
Several capabilities uniquely position Pulse~LINK for the specialized applications Unisys requires. While Pulse~LINK is actively participating in the same standards groups for sub-10 meter Wireless Personal Areas Network (WPAN) applications as other UWB companies, Pulse~LINK holds unique intellectual property for the pursuit of much longer range (100 meter) UWB wireless transmissions. Pulse~LINK is also the only UWB company enabling the application of UWB across wired communications networks.
The highly secure network will benefit Unisys clients by enabling mobile devices such as laptop computers, personal digital assistants, mobile video cameras and a wide range of similar devices to communicate wirelessly at ranges comparable to that of existing WiFi technologies but with tremendously higher data rates. The added benefit of highly accurate indoor or outdoor geo-positioning capabilities allow the precise location of connected devices to be tracked and Pulse~LINK's WLAN technology will be able to support a high density of required users in one location - such as those who might be called for in emergency response situations. Pulse~LINK has demonstrated peaceful coexistence with wireless communications technologies such as WiFi, cellular technologies, GPS and other potentially crowded or sensitive spectrum users that are being widely used in locations where Unisys is engaged.
"The systems integration, government and transportation domain expertise of Unisys will play a significant role in the expanded application of Pulse~LINK's UWB technology around the world," said Pulse~LINK President/COO, Bruce Watkins. "Unisys recognizes the importance of its clients' needs to have the most secure wireless infrastructures available. As a result, the benefits of these capabilities will be passed on to the public."
In addition to government contract work, Pulse~LINK's wireless LAN technology is planned for home and office use. The increasing demand for wireless connectivity of computers, entertainment systems, the Internet, appliances, security systems and other wireless services has created a great need for a high capacity, low-power solution for next generation communications in all walks of life.
The FCC approved the use of Ultra Wideband technologies for commercial applications on February 14, 2002, enabling an evolution in communications as we know it. Described as "new" and "groundbreaking," the previously classified military technology is actually fundamentally the same as wireless technology used by Marconi's Spark Gap Transmitters over 100 years ago for wireless Morse-code communications. FCC approvals and advancements in semiconductor technologies have only recently made the technology commercially viable. Ultra Wideband is unique in that it delivers broadband communications without using a traditional RF Carrier for its signal. Instead, data is transmitted using brief bursts of data spread across a wide range of frequencies. UWB is capable of peacefully co-existing with RF carrier frequencies and, by reusing the RF spectrum, it opens vast communications possibilities to ease the growing bandwidth crunch. The broad spectral nature of UWB pulses also allows these wireless communications to penetrate walls and obstacles better than existing wireless technologies that are based on narrow bands of carrier frequency, and the extremely short timing between UWB pulses can provide positional accuracy on UWB devices to within one-centimeter resolution.
About Pulse~LINK, Inc.
Pulse~LINK, Inc. is a privately held Delaware Corporation
headquartered in Carlsbad, California, with nearly 300 issued and
pending patents pertaining to UWB wired and wireless
communications technology. Pulse~LINK's CWave® solution provides
up to Gigabit data rates over coax and wireless networks from the
same chipset, enabling consumers the unprecedented ability to
stream and distribute high quality multimedia content throughout
the home. CWave® solutions have the ability to support both 1394
and Gigabit Ethernet over coax as well as wireless HDMI. For
additional information about Pulse~LINK, Inc., please visit: http://www.pulselink.net.
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For More Information:
Pulse~LINK, Inc.
Laurie Watkins
Tel: (858) 794-9414
Mobile: (858) 349-1989
Email: lwatkins@pulselink.net