Some might take offense at being known as a person who yaks away on the phone, but this company considers it a term of endearment. A reseller of international long-distance and other communications services, Yak Communications offers contract-free discount dial-around services (so-called "10-10"or casual calling) primarily to residential customers. Services include home telephone accounts, wireless voice access (yakMobile), and broadband Internet connections. It also sells prepaid calling cards and offers alternative interexchange carrier services, known as 1+billing, which allow customers to choose Yak for all long-distance calling. The company is a subsidiary of Globalive Communications.

GTC Wireless caters to mobile phone users looking for a deal.GTC Wireless company is a reseller of discount wireless voice calling and messaging services to consumers in the US. Its calling plans are sold under the Flex brand. Through partnerships with mobile network operators, GTC Wireless offers a service area that extends across the US.GTC Wireless company also distributes mobile phones made by such manufacturers as Motorola and Nokia. Its other services include GPS vehicle tracking sold under the Millennium Plus brand. GTC Wireless is a subsidiary of privately-held Atrium Wireless.

Cisco Systems Argentina offers system design and support, security services, and lifecycle services designed to help customers get the most from their purchase. The Argentine office serves Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay as well. From the Andes to the Atlantic, Cisco Systems Argentina conducts its parent's business in the Argentine Republic. The company offers IP-based voice, data, and video networking routers and switches to small and large businesses, and home users in manufacturing, education, and the public sector, and to telecom (cable, Internet, and phone) service providers. It also sells online teleconferencing equipment, network security systems, remote access servers, and IP telephony equipment.

Hector Communications may not operate in Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon, but it does serve up local phone service in about two dozen rural communities in Minnesota and nearby states (powdermilk biscuits are optional). The holding company operates through nine facilities-based rural local- exchange carriers (RLECs) located in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. These operating subsidiaries maintain about 30,000 local access lines and offer Internet access. Hector and Alliance also provide cable TV service. Hector is owned by a consortium made up of three Minnesota local- exchange carriers: Arvig Enterprises, Blue Earth Valley Communications, and New Ulm Telecom.

Antennas are par for the course at Q-Par Angus. The company makes microwave antennas, including broadcast, split reflector, broadband steerable, prime focus, and waveguide horn antennas. The company also makes antenna positioners, controller software, adaptors, polarizers, filters, attenuators, and phase shifters. Its research and consulting services range from radiation hazard surveys and microwave materials analysis to distance, depth, and moisture content measurements. Customers include QinetiQ, Thales Underwater Systems, and the UK Ministry of Defence. The company gets about 45% of its sales overseas. Q-Par Angus was founded in 1973 by managing director Richard Holliday and company secretary Jenny Holliday

Configure Inc. solves this challenge, eliminating much of the headaches that come with procuring, deploying, monitoring and paying for telecom services. Configure’s solutions for Telecom Expense Management (TEM) help address a specific pain point for growing companies: the need to centrally view, manage, and pay telecom invoices, and gain visibility into what is usually an undermanaged and underutilized business process.

TomTom beats the drums for high-tech navigation gear.TomTom company offers a variety of electronic navigation products that operate using Global Positioning System (GPS) data. Its lineup includes the GO series of portable and automotive navigation devices, some of which are designed with built-in wireless calling capability. TomTom's software enables navigation functions in PDAs, vehicle-based navigation systems, and wireless handsets.TomTom company markets its products through retailers and distributors worldwide. TomTom makes more than two-thirds of its sales in Europe.

Intelek tries to take an intelligent approach to aerospace, telecommunications, and related markets.Intelek company operates through three subsidiaries located in the UK and the US. Its Paradise Datacom unit makes devices such as transceivers and power amplifiers for satellites. The Labtech unit makes microwave circuit boards and related products. The CML Group machines high-precision aerostructure components used in commercial and military aircraft. In 2005 Intelek pared its offerings by selling Pascall Electronics, which makes power conversion and radio- frequency components, to EMRISE. In 2010 Teledyne Technologies acquired Intelek for about $52 million.

Sage Instruments makes field test sets, automated wireless test systems, and various other test components and systems for the telecommunications and wireless test industry.Sage Instruments company specializes in VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) testing, a burgeoning area in communications test, as more telecommunications occur over Internet protocol networks, rather than the copper-wiring infrastructure of AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, NTT, Verizon Communications, and other telecom giants. NASA is one of the company's customers. Sage Instruments was established in 1984 by CEO Brett Mackinnon, who is the majority shareholder in the company.

With more than 12 million active subscribers, TracFone is the leading independent reseller of nationwide prepaid wireless telecommunications services. The TracFone product is a pay-as-you-go, off-the-shelf mobile phone featuring prepaid airtime with no annual contracts or activation fees. In order to offer service across the US, TracFone has agreements with about 30 different wireless carriers nationwide, including industry leaders AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless. It sells service and phones nationally through about 70,000 retail outlets, including Wal-Mart and Lowe's, as well as in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. TracFone Wireless is a subsidiary of Latin America's top wireless carrier, América Móvil.

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