TELECOMMUNICATIONS:

PrivaCom Ventures, Inc., as the name suggests, was founded in 1990 as a vehicle for creating telecom enterprises. This is accomplished by applying new advanced technologies to old infrastructure businesses. The founders are all well recognized experts serving on key National and International Scientific, Industrial and Engineering Standards Committees.

PrivaCom Ventures grew out of the idea that advanced knowledge of new technologies and operational procedures could form the basis for many new & very profitable businesses. This proved to be exactly right, as PrivaCom Ventures led the way in so many things that we now take for granted such as:

PrivaCom Ventures Firsts:

The first use of directional boring in major city streets to cut installation costs for underground cable installations. This involved being the first to economically solve the proper techniques and equipment for the job. Installation costs fell from over $120/foot to less than $20/foot. A 6-fold decrease.
The first applications of dense fiber count optical cables on a massive scale in a major metropolitan area network to reduce customer equipment costs. And, it was profitable in less than 2 years.
The first applications of sidewalk pop-up fiber optic patch panels instead of manholes. Of first 3, PrivaCom had 2 and Disney World had 1.
The first applications of multiple building entrances and city block loops for increased fiber optic network reliability.
The first applications of power utility building duct entrances for fiber optic cable telecommunications joint access.
The first salvaging and reuse of old Western Union wooden conduit systems.
One of the first joint ventures with a major power utility (Duke Power) by a telecom in a local city network.
One of the first joint ventures with MCI, ATT, and Sprint to provide access to the nations largest concentration of banks outside of New York City.
The first joint venture by a Cable TV company, i.e., McDonald Management, to build and operate its own telephone company.
The first joint venture with a Cable TV Company, i.e., Time Warner, to provide Cable TV service directly into downtown buildings over Fiber Optic cables. This incorporated the first in the world commercial use of YAG Lasers for Video applications.
Pioneering the first commercial applications of PON’s (Passive Optical Network devices) for fiber optic video distribution networks.
The first joint Cable TV (Time Warner) and Telephone Company shared construction of fiber optic loops of a major City.
One of the first applications of advanced interconnections of Wireless Microwave, Fiber Optic Cables and Satellites to cover multi-State, and International Customers including; off-shore drilling rigs and US Navy ships.

The list goes on and on.

A few of PrivaCom’s Telecom Customers have included:

NationsBank (Now BankAmerica)
First Union Bank (Now Wachovia)
Wachovia Bank (Prior to Merger with First Union Bank)
First Citizens Bank
Barclay Bank
AmSouth Bank
South Trust Bank
BB&T Bank
Duke Power
Southern Company
Georgia Power
Alabama Power
Tucson Electric
Arizona Power
NBC Television
State Farm Insurance
Allstate Insurance
Royal Insurance
And many more.

PrivaCom Ventures’ new technology businesses:

Wireless WiMax and Wi-Fi:

PrivaCom has decades of experience working with wireless & microwave technologies. PrivaCom Executives are staying on top of new technologies. They even vote directly on the key Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE, Wireless Standards such as: 802.3, 802.11, 802.16, and others. These standards cover the operations of WiMax, Wi-Fi, Blue Tooth and other wireless technologies. By being on the leading edge of these technologies, PrivaCom is better able to make informed decisions as to how these technologies will commercially develop. Thus allowing PrivaCom a clear advantage when investing, engineering, designing or installing WiMax and Wi-Fi Networks.

PrivaCom Ventures is presently assisting in the designs of several major metro and governmental applications of advanced wireless technologies.

BPL

PrivaCom Ventures Executives are active voting members of the Broad Band over Power Lines (BPL), IEEE Standards Working group P1675. They have also served as past Edison Electric’s Representatives to various Scientific Power Line Carrier Groups working in this area such as: Electronic Industries Association, the Smart House Project, and etc.

PrivaCom Ventures has also help guide the BPL efforts of the world’s largest cable manufacturer, Pirelli Cable, now Goldman Sach’s company: Prysmian Cable.

PrivaCom Ventures has a clear understanding of how to apply BPL equipment and build profitable BPL businesses.

VoIP

PrivaCom Ventures has been active for several years in Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications. PrivaCom Ventures helped develop one of the first VoIP Government applications in the United States. PrivaCom provided the technical support to Lexington County, South Carolina for a major swap of all telecom facilities to a complete VoIP solution. This saved the Lexington County Government significant taxpayer money, and led to a special resolution of thanks to a PrivaCom executive from the County Council.

PrivaCom Ventures is a go to company for VoIP applications, equipment selections, designs, and financial analysis.

Video

PrivaCom Ventures and its executives have been pioneers in many advanced video applications in the past including: Cable TV, designing and constructing Video Conference Rooms, building private video networks, carrying video over Satellite, and video over fiber optic cables.

Now PrivaCom Ventures is investigating the new sciences of Video over the Internet, or IPTV. Beyond, streaming video and other mundane video techniques, PrivaCom has taken an interest in IPTV that matches broadcast quality. PrivaCom is also studying the commercial viability of small-scale specialty video broadcasting stations.

If you have an interest in this area, PrivaCom Ventures could be an excellent business partner.

Fiber Optics:

PrivaCom Ventures was founded on the advanced applications of fiber optics in a telecommunications environment. PrivaCom Executives have served on, or even chaired, many scientific, engineering, industrial, National and International Standards Committees.

PrivaCom Executives have helped to pioneer significant new fiber optic technologies such as: fusion splicing, mechanical splicing, Electrical High Voltage Fiber Optic Optical Ground Wire (OPGW), All Dielectric Self Supporting Fiber Optic cables, advanced patch panel designs, video CATV over Fiber Optic LED’s & lasers, the worlds first commercial application of Distributed Feedback Lasers at 1550 nanometers, directional boring for micro-fiber optic metropolitan networks, fiber optic LAN’s, Dense Optical Fiber Count Metropolitan Networks, high-rise building’s plenum fiber optic cable installation techniques, optical fiber manufacturing procedures, design of special fiber optic devices, and many more. PrivaCom Executives even hold a key patent on fiber optic devices we take for granted today.

PrivaCom Ventures executives have provided expert advice to the United States Department of Defense on proper fiber optic applications. This included key assistance to the US Navy’s NAVSEA Group during the development of the Aegis War Ship that is the “eyes and ears,” of the US Navy Fleet.

No mater what your application, PrivaCom Ventures can probably make your fiber optic installation better or more cost effective.

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