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.

Hitachi Kokusai Electric is all about technology that moves. Hitachi Kokusai Electric company developed Japan's first mobile phone for cars in 1963 and today makes wireless communications and broadcasting equipment -- from radio intercoms, antennas, and cordless phones to TV transmitters and receivers, amplifiers, and surveillance cameras. Hitachi Kokusai Electric company runs four manufacturing facilities in Japan, one of which makes semiconductor production machinery for Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and other chip makers around the world. Most of Hitachi's Kokusai Electric's sales are to customers in Japan.

HM Electronics (HME) specializes in wireless communications and other electronics devices used in various businesses, including casinos, retail stores, and drive-through operations in fast-food restaurants. Its products, which are in use in more than 80 countries worldwide, include drive- through intercom systems, speed-of-service timers, and surveillance systems. HME also offers wireless intercom products for professional audio, sports, and public safety applications. Harrison Miyahira (whose initials provided the firm's name) founded the company in 1971; he is the majority owner.

iBiquity Digital wants to spread the news about digital radio. iBiquity Digital company licenses in-band on-channel (IBOC) technology, branded as HD Radio, that allows AM or FM radio stations to transmit digital signals on the back of their normal analog signals. Customers include broadcast companies and more than 1,000 radio stations nationwide. The company also licenses HD Radio technology to home and car stereo receiver manufacuters including Boston Acoustics and Sanyo. iBiquity Digital has offices in Columbia, Maryland; Basking Ridge, New Jersey; and Pontiac, Michigan.

Icera wants to serve up the next generation of wireless devices on ice. The mobile broadband startup company develops wireless processors for use in terminals that transmit data to mobile phones. The fabless semiconductor company touts its devices as offering high performance with low power consumption and low cost; the chips' designs are intended to make them flexible and scalable for a variety of networks. Its IceClear receiver technology cancels the effect of interference from other cells. Icera has design locations in Canada, France, the UK, and the US. It was founded in 2002 by veterans of Broadcom and STMicroelectronics. In 2008 the company merged with Sirific Wireless, carrying on the name of Icera.

IDEA Cellular is the nation's third-largest carrier (behind Airtel and Reliance). It is one of the few providers that offer wireless services across the country, even in India's hard-to-reach rural areas. IDEA offers contract and pre-paid cellular service options in addition to a number of value- added services such as mobile Web browsing, video streaming, and multimedia messaging. The company operates almost 400 retail stores and sells its products at Indian Oil and BPCL gas stations. IDEA Cellular is controlled by Indian industrial manufacturing conglomerate Aditya Birla Group.

Innovision wants to help businesses keep a close eye on their goods. Innovision Research & Technology designs and licenses customized radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips used in transport tickets, toys, and inventory tags. Its tiny modules, which are marketed under the "io" brand, incorporate flash memory and a microprocessor into a package smaller than a dime. Innovision also offers a variety of related services, including consulting, mathematical modeling, and engineering. In 2010 the company was acquired by Broadcom.

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.

InterDigital, Inc. engages in the design and development of digital wireless technologies for use in cellular and wireless IEEE 802 related products. It also develops solutions for enhancing bandwidth availability and network capacity, wireless security and seamless connectivity, and mobility across networks and devices. In addition, the company licenses its technologies and mobile broadband modem solutions (modem IP, know-how, and reference platforms) to mobile device manufacturers, semiconductor companies, and other equipment producers that manufacture, use, and sell digital cellular products. InterDigital’s solutions are incorporated in various products, including mobile devices, such as cellular phones, wireless personal digital assistants and notebook computers, and data cards; base stations and other wireless infrastructure equipment; and components for wireless devices. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

KPN Mobile keeps Netherlanders and their neighbors communicating without wires. The wireless communications subsidiary of leading Dutch telecommunications carrier Royal KPN, KPN Mobile has about 27 million subscribers in the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. The company also provides service in Germany to about 15 million customers through subsidiary E-Plus and to about half a million users in Belgium through subsidiary BASE. Services include wireless voice and Internet, text messaging, as well as mobile television programming via its MobielTV service.

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