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Voyant's 'Aviation Broadband' Takes Flight ...Literally
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Dow Jones 11384.21 +152.25 6:13 am PDT, July 9, 2008 NASDAQ 2294.44 +0.00 For info, visit access.smallcapnetwork.com S & P 500 1273.70 +0.00 Change your subscription status here Russell 2000 682.72 +0.00 VOLUME 08 : ISSUE 61 In This Edition... I love these double-barreled days, where not one but two of our small cap followings release some kick-butt news. And I mean just that - both announcements have serious revenue implications. If you're an owner of Bio-Matrix or Voyant, I think you're going to be quite glad you are. If you're not an owner of either stock, well, today's edition might convince you to become one.    Voyant's Aviation Broadband Takes Flight ...Literally Remember last week when I mentioned Voyant International's (OTCBB: VOYT) revamp of their 'aviation broadband' seemed like a subtle hint the project was getting closer to the end goal? Today's announcement further cements the notion; I think Voyant is getting real close to monetizing broadband access on passenger jets. In a nutshell, the technology works in a real-life (airborne) setting.  A test was recently completed to ensure a plane's broadband antenna could stay connected to a ground-based network. There are more tests and tweaks to be done, but as I see it, the big hurdle has been jumped...it's viable. The press release did us all another favor though - me, in particular.  One of the things I've been wrestling with is determining just what kind of potential revenue could be generated with this venture. Fortunately, a third party did the deed for me. A report from MultiMedia Intelligence said aviation broadband is expected to be almost a $1 billion industry per year by 2012. Nice, especially when Voyant's current market cap is right at $20 million, and they're still basically pre-revenue (nowhere to go but up). The thing is, even if the MultiMedia Intelligence report is only half right - and the opportunity is only $500 million per year - that's still a good-sized pool of money for Voyant to capture a piece of. The company still has all the other pieces of the revenue pie in development. I think aviation broadband is the big enchilada though. The potential numbers sure say it is. If it is, then Voyant's starting to take some huge steps. Now, as for the stock, I'm looking for fireworks in the very near future...maybe today.  After peaking at 31 cents in late May, we've watched this stock settle back into what has become a wedge. There are two of them actually, though both share the same upper edge (the falling resistance line). As far as wedges or triangles go, either is pretty ordinary.  So what's this got to do with expecting fireworks? As most avid chart-watchers will tell you, periods of low volatility are followed by periods of high volatility, and vice versa. With both of the triangles getting close to the tip, something's got to give soon. Usually when it does, it does so in a big way. What's not perfectly clear is which direction the wedge will send VOYT once the coiled spring is released. In light of today's good news though, I've got to think the pressure is going to be bullish. A break past resistance at 17 cents could really get the stock moving upward.   Bio-Matrix Lining Up More Revenue Streams Our initial attraction to Bio-Matrix Scientific Group (OTCBB: BMSN) in March was founded on the idea of the company receiving a tissue bank license, and becoming a cryogenic storage facility for adult stem cells. We estimated the potential annual revenue for this venture to be somewhere in the $30 million neighborhood. Not bad, considering they've had no serious revenue at all yet. The next big step the company needed to take, of course, was getting said license. There's still no official word yet on when this might happen. However, that hasn't stopped the company form moving forward with the 'business building' process...an encouraging sign. The best news of all? They gave us some numbers to work with. Per the press release, Bio-Matrix is in talks with four potential stem cell storage customers. If all goes well, they're looking at storing up to 15,000 peripheral blood specimens at a time for these four outfits.  We're also getting specifics on what each specimen might represent in terms of revenue. For the first year, each unit could create about $650 in sales (which I believe includes the annual storage fee, plus some initial processing fees). Multiply that by 15,000, and you come up with $9.7 million in 'first year' revenue. And that's just for starters. Don't forget, Bio-Matrix has the capacity to store hundreds of thousands of samples indefinitely. Frankly, that's the exciting part to me - easy recurring revenue once the initial processing is completed. But wait - it gets even better. Bio-Matrix is also talking with a potential customer in need of cord blood specimen storage. All told, this organization may need 38,000 samples tucked away at Bio-Matrix's facility over the next twelve months. Assuming a similar cost structure, their 'first year' potential tacks on another $24.7 million. Knowing all of this, now our early expectation of $30 million in revenue for the first operational year seems plausible....even likely. As far as our readers are concerned, this doesn't really change anything. We already knew this was the scope of the opportunity. To the rest of the market though, the news may make the company 'real' enough to spur some buying.  And technically speaking, now may not be a bad time to do so. BMSN has eased off the recent high of $1.29 to yesterday's low of 85 cents ...almost a perfect 38.2% retracement. I can see the combination of that dip and today's news stirring up the next round of buyers. Here's the Voyant news.    Voyant Successfully Completes First Flight Test of Aviation Broadband Technology  Test represents an important step toward commercializing true in-flight broadband service for air travelers.  Mountain View, Calif. and Melbourne, Fla., July 9, 2008 - Voyant International Corporation (OTC-BB: VOYT), a diversified media and technology holding company dedicated to improving the quality of the digital world for businesses and consumers, announced today that it has successfully completed the first of a series of flight tests in the development of its aviation broadband service. With this service, Voyant intends to offer commercial airplane passengers a true in-flight broadband experience, with significantly higher bandwidth than competing narrowband services. While giving airlines new ways to enhance customer satisfaction, the service will also provide new revenue opportunities to the air carriers.  The in-flight tests verified the successful transmission of packet data and streaming video over a high-frequency link from an airplane to a fixed location on the ground in a real-world, air-to-ground, long-distance environment. The test results will be used by engineers to continue evolving the design of the Voyant aviation broadband solution. Voyant intends to install its service on commercial airplanes in order to provide broadband connectivity at data rates as high as 10 to 35 Mbps to each airplane.  "There are no substitutes for actual flight tests," observed Ed Gerhardt, Voyant's general manager of wireless systems. "This first airborne test validates much of our design and consequently represents a significant milestone in the development of our aviation broadband solution. We are quite pleased with the outcome of these tests."  "Airlines are telling us that the narrowband links being contemplated or trialed on airplanes today are insufficient to truly meet their passengers' needs going forward," added Steffen Koehler, chief marketing officer for Voyant. "Market research suggests that passengers will demand a broadband experience comparable to what they experience in their offices and homes. Anything less will lead to customer disappointment.  "Voyant's Aviation Broadband aims to deliver a high-performance broadband solution to commercial air travelers," Koehler continued. "Our world is fast becoming a global culture. Because so many people spend large amounts of precious time in flight, many valuable hours are wasted every day that could be spent in a more entertaining or productive fashion. Air travelers today are isolated from the happenings of the world for the period of time they are in flight. With a true aviation broadband service, they can instead forward a business proposal, edit a presentation or legal contract, trade in the financial markets, send a photo to a friend or family member, or simply watch video-on-demand."  The aviation broadband industry is expected to reach $936 million by 2012, according to a recent industry report from MultiMedia Intelligence. "As soon as air travelers can replicate the quality of service they experience in their homes and workplaces," declared Koehler, "this market is likely to accelerate. Voyant has recently launched a website for its Aviation Broadband business, which can be found at http://www.voyant.aero.  About Voyant  Voyant is a media and technology holding company focused on bringing innovative technologies, media assets, and strategic partnerships together to deliver next-generation commercial and consumer solutions to empower, enhance, and enrich our digital world. 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