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Anaren is hot for wireless.Anaren company makes microwave and radio-frequency (RF) components, assemblies, and subsystems used in signal processing devices for defense, satellite, and wireless communications applications. Its products include the Xinger line of surface mount passive microwave components, RF power amplifiers, ferrite devices, signal splitters, and backplanes that are incorporated into amplifiers, receivers, and cellular base station gear. Other products range from RF measurement devices to beamformers (used to locate fixed beams from antennas) and switch matrices (used to route RF signals). The company counts Lockheed Martin, Nokia Siemens, Northrup Grumman, and Raytheon among its customers.

Emida takes its cue from the demand for prepaid phone services.Emida company is a reseller of prepaid telecommunication products purchased from wireless, long- distance, and other telecom operators. It sells its products through terminals that are placed in more than 20,000 convenience stores and other retail centers. Customers can add credit to prepaid phone and debit cards or activate service using a personal identification number (PIN) using the terminals. The company markets its services in the Americas, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Emida resells services from such network carriers as AT&T, the Central and South American subsidiaries of Spain-based Telefonica, T- Mobile, and Verizon Wireless.

WildBlue delivers affordable two-way broadband Internet access via satellite to virtually any home and small business in small cities and rural America. WildBlue uses a 26-inch satellite minidish equipped with both a transmitter and receiver for two-way satellite connectivity to the Internet. WildBlue service does not require cable or phone lines. It is accessible to virtually every home and small business in the contiguous U.S., including the estimated 20- 25 million homes and small offices that are not wired for terrestrial (DSL or cable modem) service.

Samsung Telecommunications America, also known as Samsung Mobile and Samsung Wireless, provides a variety of personal and business communications products -- including mobile phones, wireless infrastructure equipment, fiber optics, and enterprise telecommunications systems -- to customers throughout North America. The company's phones are compatible with the networks of leading wireless service providers, including AT&T, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA, and Verizon Communications. Founded in 1996, Samsung Telecommunications America is a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, the flagship of South Korea's Samsung Group.

Netgem wants to be the "next gem" of interactive television. Netgem company develops set-top boxes used to deliver digital cable television service. Its products also provide customers with Internet access and email service through their televisions. Brands include Netgem company's iplayer, a digital television receiver, and its Netbox product, another line of adapters or receivers. Netgem company also sells an audience data collection system (Viewtime) for media professionals which analyzes and tracks audiences' behaviors and viewing patterns. Netgem's chief customer is N9UF Telecom, a French television manufacturer.

Megapulse makes long-range navigation (Loran) equipment for military, government, and commercial customers, specializing in low-frequency Loran-C. Its transmitters send radio signals that can be used to measure position, velocity, time, and orientation, as well as broadcast data. Megapulse sells many of its products under the Accufix brand. The US Coast Guard is a customer, as are the governments of the UK, Ireland, Dubai, China, South Korea, and India, among others. Megapulse was founded in 1970 by Paul Johannessen, who sold the controlling interest in the company to Racal Electronics in 1982. The officers of Megapulse -- which is run by Johannessen's son, Erik -- bought the company back in 1987.

Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications, LLC company As a leading provider in undersea optical networking, SubCom has played a leading role connecting people from all parts of the globe for more than half a century. In fact, the history of undersea telecommunications reads much like a list of SubCom’ own achievements. Not only was SubCom part of the team that was responsible for the first transatlantic telephone cable system in 1956, the company also developed and implemented the first transatlantic fiber-optic system in 1988. More recently, SubCom pioneered a number of new technologies to enable fiber optics to satisfy the rapidly growing demands of the Internet Age.

Integra ICT was founded in 1984 as Anglia Telecoms, changing its name in 2008. Integra ICT sells and installs office communications systems and services. Integra ICT company offers telephone, voice messaging systems, and computer telephony systems. It also provides consulting, systems support, and training services. Integra's primary hardware supplier is Nokia Siemens Networks, and the company's communications services partner is BT Group. Integra ICT company also sources telecommunications equipment from Mitel Networks. Customers include city government education offices and companies including Kier Group.

WILLCOM provides wireless data and voice services to corporate and consumer customers in Japan. The company launched its service in 1995 and is the largest operator employing Personal Handyphone System (PHS) technology. PHS is a kind of stripped-down cellular service with relatively low charges; the technology was developed in Japan and most of its users live in Japan and China. A former subsidiary of KDDI, WILLCOM provides mobile service nationwide in Japan, serving more than 4 million subscribers. The Carlyle Group owns 60% of WILLCOM; Kyocera holds 30% and KDDI 10%. Burdened with debt of more than $2 billion, WILLCOM filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors in 2010.

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