xG Technology Applauds Relaxation of FCC TV White Spaces Rules

SARASOTA, Fla. - (Business Wire) xG Technology, Inc. (LSE-AIM: XGT, “xG” or the “Company”), the developer of a broad portfolio of wired and wireless communication technologies, including cognitive radio networks, welcomes the FCC's ruling of relaxed TV white spaces rules. This additional spectrum, coupled with increasingly market-friendly requirements, opens up vast new opportunities for xG's innovative wireless network solutions. Communications providers that lack sufficient licensed spectrum can now potentially leverage hundreds of megahertz of new frequencies for free. Cable companies, rural and independent telcos, government and public safety agencies, and incumbent mobile network operators can all benefit from the new capacity and services that are possible with xG's cognitive cellular networks operating in TV white spaces.

TV white spaces are the channels left over from the transition from analog to digital TV, and can carry high-capacity wireless signals over large distances. In its meeting today, the FCC approved new rules for the deployment and operation of radio equipment in the newly available TV white spaces frequencies. In addition to eliminating the requirement that radios must first sense for TV broadcast signals, the Commission also approved rules to simplify co-existence with wireless microphones. These changes reduce the cost and increase the effective coverage possible from a white spaces antenna.

Companies interested in trialing xMax mobile end-to-end IP solutions, or partnering with xG are encouraged to contact Chris Whiteley, Director of Business Development at chris.whiteley@xgtechnology.com.

Leading developer of innovative

xG Technology is a leading developer of innovative and disruptive communications technologies for both wired and wireless networks. Its extensive patented intellectual property portfolio covers a broad range of applications including cognitive radio networks. The Company has commercialized some of these technologies to create xMax, the world's first carrier-class cognitive radio network.

To demonstrate its game-changing products and technologies, xG has deployed a 30 square mile xMax network in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to showcase its cognitive radio, mobile VoIP, and dynamic interference mitigation capabilities. Based in Florida, United States, xG Technology has over 50 US and more than 100 international patents and pending patent applications. For more information, please visit www.xgtechnology.com.