Local firm's hotspot approved

SARASOTA — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has given Sarasota-based xG Technology Inc. certification to distribute and sell the xMod mobile hotspot in the United States.

The xMod is a mobile hotspot device that connects both WiFi, USB or Ethernet-enabled devices (such as smartphones, tablets, computers) to the Internet as well as voice networks through xG's xMax cognitive radio network. The xMod is a device that can be self-installed by users, and acts as a bridge between user devices and the wide-area xMax radio network.

The xMod allows operators to deploy long-range xMax networks — which xG Technology says has better range and reliability than WiFi-based wide-area data systems — that can smoothly integrate with the larger installed base of WiFi and Ethernet-capable wireless devices.