Alternative is one of the UK’s leading independent telecommunications service providers. Since 1994 we have grown steadily and dependably, focusing on delivering high levels of customer service, expert consultancy and technical expertise.It’s an ethos that has made us a strong, financially stable and strategically well-positioned company – one that over 5,000 businesses and organisations trust with their vital communications.
At Alternative, we pride ourselves on its expertise and experience in all aspects of telecommunications – including voice, mobile, systems and IT solutions. We hold top accreditations with such world-class brands as Mitel, Avaya, BT, Cable and Wireless, Vodafone and O2, and work closely with them to ensure you’re always one step ahead of the competition. AIM listed since 2005, Alternative has a turnover of around £90 million, and employs in excess of 450 members of staff across four strategically positioned office locations.

NSGDatacom is a privately owned company, incorporated in Maryland, USA, with offices in Virginia, Maryland, and England. The company develops, manufactures, markets and supports industry leading, carrier quality voice and data communication products for wire-line and wireless networks. Using technology obtained through strategic acquisitions and from internal development, we provide solutions that are reliable, innovative, cost effective, and flexible. We are entrusted to transmit critical data in corporate, airport, financial, government, military, carrier, satellite, and cellular networks worldwide. NSGDatacom also has a solid reputation for providing unparalleled network design, implementation and post-sales support.Originally founded as Network Services Group in 1991, the company has acquired ownership of many firsts in the industry. In 1989, Netrix Corporation brought to market the first truly integrated switching system, the #1-ISS, and was a founding member of the Frame Relay Forum. In 1994 Netrix acquired Republic Telecom, holder of a number of patents, including packetized voice. This technology was incorporated into access products used to build some of the first Voice over Frame Relay (VoFR) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networks. Proteon (later known as OpenRoute) the first U.S. router company and inventor of OSPF merged with Netrix in 1999 to form Nx Networks. In March of 2002, NSGDatacom acquired the assets of Nx Networks, retaining all product technology rights and many employees. Previously, the company had acquired Frederick Electronics in 1998 and the product lines of Assured Digital Inc. (ADI) and Dynetcom (formerly Dynatech Communications) in 2001. In July of 2002 NSGDatacom acquired the product technology rights of Advanced Switching Communications, a manufacturer of broadband access products.

Hikari Tsushin means "brilliant communication" in Japanese, and when the company was founded in 1999 it rode the dot-com bubble and boom quite brilliantly. Since then Hikari Tsushin has evolved into a cell phone and Internet service provider and distributor, a life insurance agency, and a seller of office equipment, such as copiers, fax machines, and telephones. The company's e-machitown subsidiary provides Web hosting services in Japan, and Newton Financial Consulting sells medical insurance policies to individiuals. CEO Yasumitsu Shigeta founded Hikari Tsushin in 1988, when he was 21 years old. The billionaire is consistenly listed among the world's richest people.

Holding company TIM Participações operates through TIM Celular and Tele Nordeste Celular (TND). The two companies offer cellular phone service in three southern states of Brazil and in six northeastern states. TIM Participações operates in the Brazilian states of Paraná and Santa Catarina and in the cities of Pelotas, Capão do Leão, Morro Redondo, and Turuçu in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The company makes sales to retail and business customers through retail locations and points-of-sale operated by other dealers and resellers. TIM Brasil Serviços e Participações S.A. (owned by Telecom Italia) controls 81% of the company.

GCT Semiconductor develops chips for wireless communications applications. Unlike many suppliers of advanced communications chips, GCT has its semiconductors fabricated with a CMOS silicon process. The company's products include radio-frequency (RF) transceivers for cell phones based on the GSM/GPRS standard, RF transceivers for WLAN equipment, and Bluetooth transceivers and audio streaming processors. GCT's Direct Conversion architecture supports a variety of wireless communications protocols. The fabless semiconductor company was founded in 1998 by K. S. Lee and CEO K. H. Lee. GCT Semi has offices in South Korea and the US.

WaveCrest is a leading provider of legacy and advanced voice services to global telecommunications wholesale carriers. In today's telecommunications market, major players have been hindered by poor market strategies, and technology choices have negatively affected financial results. Our philosophy at WaveCrest is very simple, we focus on one product - voice. Our network and systems are all designed to make us a leading wholesale voice service provider.

Headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska Communications today serves the fastest growing segment of users - data dependent consumers and enterprises - and leverages its legacy as a local telephone company to support its wireless and enterprise data network. Alaska Communications participates in the consumer market primarily through its wireless data and voice product line. The company's network coverage extends from the North Slope to the Southeast panhandle, complemented by data and voice roaming partnerships in the Lower 48 and Canada, enabling us to offer nationwide plans identical to those offered by the biggest brands in the industry. The company participates broadly in the enterprise market; specializing in serving data needs - whether wireless or fixed. Its fixed data services are delivered over a statewide Metro Ethernet and MPLS network; its data hosting centers; its submarine fiber networks connecting Alaska to the Lower 48; and through professionals who deliver managed services. The professional services product line was recently augmented through an investment in and partnership with a leading IT services in Alaska that, like Alaska Communications, also extends its services to the Lower 48.

Established in 1999, Everest Broadband has been providing integrated communications to a wide array of businesses. Everest focuses on small-to-medium size companies with a dedication to quality products and superior customer service. Our objective is to be your business’ total communications provider.They offer your business the latest technologies at unbeatable rates, while freeing you from large equipment purchases, management overhead, and the agony of working with traditional phone companies.The high- speed Internet access and E-Mail hosting solutions are flexible, powerful and affordable, while our integrated voice and data solutions offer you scalable bandwidth-on demand, expanding as your business grows.

Founded by the current owners in 1990, Bush Telegraph is a dynamic independent telecommunications solutions provider with the aim of supplying its customers with true excellence in telecoms and data products, and support services. Their passion for and knowledge of communication systems has ensured that we are leaders in our field. Whilst we have grown to become specialist supplies to the Charity and Education fields, our client base is a collection of household names and leading businesses predominately from Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.

Direct Edge is a Jersey City, NJ based stock exchange operating two separate platforms, EDGA Exchange and EDGX Exchange. Direct Edge trades all listed U.S. equities. With a market share in the 10%-12% range, Direct Edge regularly trades 1 billion to 2 billion shares per day, fluctuating with the overall market volume. On any given trading day, Direct Edge is ranked as the third or fourth largest stock market in the United States.

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