About IMT
Integrated Microwave Technologies (IMT), a business unit of xG Technology, Inc., is a leader in the design, development and distribution of advanced digital microwave systems. Since its inception in 1990, the company has focused on building a product line that incorporates a high level of performance, reliability and build quality, extended operating ranges and compact form factors. Today, IMT has grown to become the premium supplier of microwave video transmission systems, and delivers complete video capture/transmit/receive solutions to customers worldwide, including engineering, integration, installation and commissioning services. The primary markets that IMT serves are broadcast, sports/entertainment/education, public safety and defense.
Broadcast market
IMT is the industry leader in TV news and broadcast microwave video systems. IMT’s broadcast market consists of electronic news gathering, wireless camera systems, portable microwave, and fixed point to point systems. For this market, IMT integrates customized solutions for use in news helicopters, ground-based news vehicles, camera operations, central receive sites, remote onsite and studio newscasts and live television events. IMT customers within this market are blue-chip tier-1 major network TV stations that include over-the-air broadcasters, as well as cable and satellite news providers.
Sports/entertainment/educational market
IMT offers an innovative range of products for the sports/entertainment/educational market. This market consists of segments that include sports production, sports venue entertainment systems, movie director video assist, and the non-professional user segment. Among the key solutions IMT provides to this market are wireless camera systems and mobile radios. IMT customers within this market are major professional sports teams, movie production companies, live video production service providers, system integrators, educational institutions, houses of worship and a growing segment of drone and unmanned ground vehicle providers.
Public safety and defense markets
IMT has developed video solutions that address the stringent requirements of the public safety and defense markets. These markets consists of key segments that include state and local law enforcement agencies, Federal “3-letter” agencies and military system integrators. The key solutions IMT provides to this market are manned and unmanned aerial and ground systems, mobile and handheld receive systems and transmitters for concealed video surveillance. IMT Customers within this market include recognizable state police forces, sheriff’s departments, fire departments, first responders and federal agencies.
Technology Innovations
Since its founding, IMT has established itself as a key innovator in driving the transition of video transmission technology from analog to digital platforms. IMT pioneered the implementation of Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (COFDM) modulation. COFDM is a transmission technique that combines encoding technology with OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) modulation to provide the low latency and high image clarity required for real-time live broadcasting video transmissions.
IMT is an ISO 9001:2008 certified QMS organization and has received multiple industry awards for design and innovations. Read more about IMT technology innovations at this link.