Efficient Channel Coding to Develop High Speed Satellite Burst Modem for the Japanese Communications Research Laboratory and JEPICO Corporation

Cleveland, Ohio – December 8, 2003 - Efficient Channel Coding (ECC) announced today that it will develop an advanced satellite modem for use in the Wideband InterNetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite (WINDS). WINDS is a research and development project to establish the world's most advanced information and telecommunication network and is scheduled for launch in 2005. It is part of the "e-Japan Priority Program" which was established by the Information Technology (IT) Strategy Headquarters of the Japanese government. ECC will be developing the satellite modem under subcontract to JEPICO Corporation. Dr. Richard Gedney, ECC’s business development managers said “The WINDS burst modem allows ECC to apply our world-class technology to one of the most advanced satellites under development. We are proud to be working with CRL and JEPICO to enable this program”. Dr Naoto Kadowoki stated that “ECC’s unique Forward Error Correction and Burst Modem technology greatly simplifies the implementation of the WINDS high-speed network.”

Efficient Channel Coding, Inc. (ECC) provides advanced physical layer electronic components, subsystems, and intellectual property. The company is dedicated to delivering high capacity solutions that offer scalability and significant cost reductions in today's advanced optical, wireless, and satellite networks. ECC technology is currently being used in wide range of networks embodied as Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Field Programmable Gate Arrays, and Programmable Digital Signal Processors. ECC's key, patented IP enables these implementations with scalability to Gbps data rates. In addition to current product offerings, ECC is developing new, forward-looking products that offer standards-based integration and best-in-class performance in targeted markets. More information on ECC is available on the Internet at http://www.efficientchannelcoding.com.

The Communications Research Laboratory (CRL) has a long history as the national laboratory responsible for telecommunication technologies, radio science, and radio applications in Japan. Today, CRL is expanding its activities to include fundamental and advanced research in information science, space communication technologies, terrestrial and planetary environmental science, time-and-space science, material science, and quantum electronics.

Telecommunication technologies will play an important role in the advanced information-intensive society that will let us enjoy affluent and comfortable lives in the 21st century, and CRL will develop a great deal of the advanced technology needed to create this society. For further information: www.crl.go.jp

The JEPICO Corporation manufactures, imports and export electronic products and performs system integration. JEPICO’s capabilities include analog and digital ASIC design. The company mission is to support customers to achieve their business goals. For further information: www.jepico.co.jp