Africa just isn't a big enough continent to contain Naspers. The media company operates primarily in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, but also does business in Asia, Europe, and North and South America. Naspers' Electronic Media division operates primarily through MIH Holdings, with pay- TV and Internet businesses in Africa, China, Cyprus, Greece, and Thailand; this division generates the bulk of Naspers' sales. The Print Media division's Media24 unit publishes magazines and newspapers and offers printing in Africa, with subsidiary Via Afrika publishing books.

XIUS-bcgi hopes US wireless carriers find some of that outsourcing religion. Formerly Boston Communications Group (BCGI), the company offers software and services that help wireless network operators and mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) manage their billing and payment processes, as well as other back-office functions. Its Voyager Billing and Real-Time Billing products enable customers to track both prepaid and postpaid calling plans, while other systems allow payment using the Web or ATMs. The company also provides software that blocks access to inappropriate content. Megasoft acquired BCGI in 2007 for about $65 million, combining the company with its XIUS telecom division almost immediately.

ALAXALA Networks develops, sells, and supports network routing and switching equipment that enables voice and data tranmission over large communications networks. The company's AX series of network switches is designed for metropolitan-area and backbone networks used by large corporations, telecommunications carriers, and government agencies. A joint venture between Hitachi (which owns 60%) and NEC (40%), ALAXALA Networks was formed in 2004 and began shipping products early the following year.

8x8, Inc. develops and markets telecommunications services for Internet protocol (IP), telephony, and video applications, as well as provides Web-based conferencing and unified communications services. The company offers the 8x8 VoIP voice and video digital phone service, 8x8 Virtual Office hosted private branch exchange (PBX) service, 8x8 Complete Contact Center service, 8x8 Trunking service, 8x8 Hosted Key System service, 8x8 MobileTalk service, 8x8 Virtual Meeting Web conferencing service, and the 8x8 Virtual Office Pro unified communications solution. The 8x8 Virtual Office suite of business phone services offers high definition audio-enhanced communications services that eliminate the need for traditional telecommunications services and business phone systems. The 8x8 Virtual Office solution replaces an on-premise PBX telephone system with a hosted, Internet-based business phone service that is delivered over a managed or unmanaged Internet connection. The company also sells pre-programmed IP telephones with speakerphones and a display screen in conjunction with its Virtual Office service plans, which enable its business customers to access additional Virtual Office features through on-screen phone menus. Its 8x8 Virtual Office Pro unified communications solution bundles the 8x8 Virtual Office hosted PBX phone service with other businesses software communications services, such as Web conferencing, call recording and archiving, Internet fax, chat, voicemail, presence management, and a mobile iPhone/iPad extension. 8x8, Inc. also offers 8x8 Managed Hosting and Cloud-Based Computing solutions to business customers through its subsidiary, Central Host, Inc. The company markets its services under the 8x8 brand in the United States and internationally. As of March 31, 2010, it had approximately 20,000 business customers who use its services as their primary business telephone system. 8x8, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Cost-conscious companies in the UK may want to give Coms a call. The company provides broadband voice-over-IP (VoIP) telephony services in the UK, using its ComsX platform. The platform lets users make free calls over the network using almost any fully compliant IP phone. Coms also provides hosted service bundles, mobile WiFi, and personal pay-as- you-go phone service. Subsidiary VCOMM sells third-party phones and headsets. Coms sells directly to small and medium-sized businesses and through resellers. Customers include Halfords, RE/MAX, and Computer Warehouse. Chairman and founder Jason Drummond owns about 40% of Coms.

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.

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.

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.

Azimuth Systems is ready to take a bearing for you. It makes hardware and software used to test wireless broadband devices and equipment. The company's W-Series test platform is used for system-level testing of LTE (Long Term Evolution), Wi-Fi, and WiMAX wireless data and voice communications networks. Its DIRECTOR Test Executive software automates the tasks associated with testing, while STUDIO is a database management and reporting tool. Customers include Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Samsung Electronics, and T-Mobile. Azimuth Systems was established in 2002 by former CTO Fanny Mlinarsky.

Frequency Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1962 and is now a well-established public company in Long Island, New York, and trades on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the symbol FEIM. It has five wholly-owned subsidiaries: FEI Communications Inc. and FEI Government Systems Inc., located in Mitchel Field, New York; Gillam-FEi a.s., located in Liege, Belgium, near Brussels; FEI-Zyfer Inc., located in Garden Grove, California; FEI-Asia Ltd., located in the free trade zone in Tianjin, China. FEI and its subsidiaries are major worldwide suppliers of Precision Time and Frequency (PT&F) products for ground, seaborne, airborne, and space terminals and platforms used by commercial and government/military systems suppliers.In the mid-1990s, Frequency Electronics Company transformed itself from a defense contract manufacturer into a high-tech provider of precision time and frequency products used to synchronize voice, data and video transmissions in wireless communications systems. These systems are found in both ground-based stations and on-board commercial satellites. Frequency Electronics Company also continues to support the United States government with products for defense or space applications but it will do so with more emphasis on COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) products than on contract-based projects.

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