LIGHTWAVES, THE FUTURE IS NOT WIRELESS

These days everything seems to be centered on portable and wireless technologies. There are a great number of startups specializing in RF technologies, digital amplifiers, and software defined radio. Even wireless power harnessing for low power applications has appeared on the horizon. With 3G, 4G, WiMAX, Ultra Wide Band, Wireless USB, and beyond it seems that the entire wire-line infrastructure that has been built over the last century at a cost of billions, if not trillions, of dollars, might become obsolete. Given the media’s infatuation these days with everything wireless, someone not well versed in the data communication business can easily be mislead to believe that wire-line obsoleteness is inevitable. Thus, when a startup appears and claims that it has developed technology that will revolutionize the speed and distances at which wire-line networks can operate, one quickly takes notice. Enter LightWaves, an equipment startup that originated out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and has recently moved its headquarters to Austin, TX. The company has developed what it calls TimeFlux technology, which enables data transmission on any wire type at greater speed than any other currently existing technology. I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Drew Childress, LightWaves’ Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, to speak a little bit about LightWaves. During our meeting Drew was kind enough shed some light on the company’s TimeFlux technology and data communication businesses in general. What follows below is a summary of our conversation.

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