ICO Global Communications will be a satellite-based communications system with global coverage. The company's principal operating subsidiary, DBSD North America, (formerly known as ICO North America), is authorized to operate a medium-Earth-orbit satellite service to provide mobile voice, data, and Internet services primarily in the US. In addition to telephone and messaging capabilities, its consumer-oriented service is slated to deliver mobile entertainment content such as television programming, as well as interactive navigation data to wireless computing devices and vehicle navigation systems. Debt-laden DBSD North America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in mid-2009.

Polatis was founded in 2000 by research director Andrew Dames; investors include 3i, Alta-Berkeley, and Prelude Ventures. Polatis, Inc. expanded in 2005 when it combined its operations with those of Continuum Photonics. Polatis believes in photonics for the mass(es). Polatis develops optical switches based on its micro-actuation and sensing system (MASS) technology. Polatis, Inc. touts its MASS platform as being more reliable and scalable than other optical switching systems, particularly because of its minimal insertion loss (light leakage). Initial products include modular and rack-mount switches for use in automated test, military, telecommunication, and video switching applications.

Geos Communications (formerly known as i2 Telecom International) enables its customers to let their virtual fingers do the talking. The VoIP service and technology provider offers domestic and international long-distance calling over the Internet. The company has developed a software-based Internet phone device called VoiceStick, which plugs into any computer's USB port and allows phone calls over the Internet. Using the VoiceStick device and software, subscribers can call from their computers or from home and mobile phones through the company's service. The MyGlobalTalk application downloads to any cell phone and lets customers make international calls for a few cents per minute.

Tata Teleservices (TTSL) provides telecommunications services to about 58 million clients in thousands of towns and villages across India. Among its services are mobile and wireline telephone (under the Tata Indicom brand), fixed wireless phones (Walky), and public booth telephony. The company also provides wired and mobile Internet services and conferencing. TTSL has sales and distribution partnerships with such equipment providers as Motorola and ECI Telecom. It also provides additional wireless phone service through joint ventures with UK-based provider Virgin Mobile and Japan-based NTT DoCoMo. The company, founded in 1996, is a subsidiary of conglomerate Tata Group.

As a regional operating unit of New York City-based Verizon Communications (the number two telecommunications carrier in the US after AT&T), Verizon New Jersey provides local telephone, long-distance, and Internet access, among other services to residents of the Garden State. Parent Verizon Communications serves about 30 million landline subscribers nationwide. Verizon Wireless, a joint venture with Vodafone, is the leading US wireless provider ahead of AT&T Mobility, with about 90 million subscribers. Digital television services are offered under the FiOS TV brand. Verizon also provides a full range of enterprise voice and data communcations, managed network, and IT services through Verizon Business.

DSL for Deutschland could be the slogan for QSC (formerly QS Communications). Capitalizing on European telecommunications deregulation, QSC is taking on Deutsche Telekom by offering high-speed Internet access via DSL to residential and business customers in Germany. QSC's network, upgraded in 2005 to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) capability, extends to more than 200 cities. Although the company does serve residential customers, its primary segments consist of commercial businesses and wholesalers and retailers. CEO Bernd Schlobohm and supervisory board member Gerd Eickers founded the company in 1999, and each owns 10%; Baker Capital owns about 25% of the company.

Switch and Data Facilities Company helps bits and bytes get from point A to point B.They ensure the vitality of the information-driven world? That's what our founders asked in 1998, when the Web was revolutionizing information-sharing between businesses—and exceeding its capacity for growth. The answer? Use their expertise to offer businesses a place to reliably run their operations and securely exchange critical information.

Sling Media has a cure for anyone who suffers from separation anxiety when they're away from television too long. The company's Slingbox allows viewers to watch their home televisions from their computer or mobile device. The Slingbox, which looks like any set-top box, is compatible with cable and satellite broadcast services, as well as digital video recorders. For mobile devices, the SlingPlayer Mobile is compatible with Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, RIM's BlackBerry, and Google's Android. Sling Media products are sold by major retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, and Frys.Sling Media company is a subsidiary of EchoStar.

TeleNav, Inc. provides location based services (LBS) for consumers and enterprises in the United States and internationally. It offers GPS Navigator, a voice guided, real time, turn by turn mobile navigation service, which provides real time traffic alerts, route planning, and updated points of interest. The company offers GPS Navigator on a white label basis, such as sprint navigation and AT&T navigator under the TeleNav brand. It also provides mobile resource management solutions that allow enterprises to monitor and manage mobile workforces and assets by using its LBS platform to track job status and the location of workers, field assets, and equipment. The company's enterprise solutions include TeleNav Track service, as well as TeleNav Vehicle Manager, TeleNav Vehicle Tracker, and TeleNav Asset Tracker. In addition, it offers in-dash navigation solutions. Further, the company focuses on developing LBS for mobile phones, including location based mobile advertising, commerce, and social networking. TeleNav, Inc. sells its products through its wireless carrier partners, as well as through its Web site and mobile phone application stores. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Applied Signal Technology, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Applied Signal Technology, Inc. provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions for the defense, intelligence, and homeland security markets. The company’s Broadband Communication Systems division offers broadband communication technology and network solutions for high speed communications. Its network solutions include communication support equipment and software for bandwidth compression, encrypting and decrypting traffic, multiplexing and demultiplexing traffic from multiple communication streams, conducting deep packet inspection for network traffic monitoring and management, and performing real-time network quality assessment. Its Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Systems division provides research and development for the collection and analysis of tactical wireless communications and electronic intelligence. This division’s COMINT products include wideband processors and collection products. The company’s Network Intelligence division provides post-collection intelligence analysis tools, such as human language technology, cloud computing, complex event processing, and advanced data operations. Its Sensor Systems division offers sensor signal processing solutions for space-based, airborne, terrestrial, and undersea sensor technologies. Its sensor processing products consist of digital signal processing hardware and software to automatically process the results of raw sensor data to detect abnormalities of interest. This division’s sensor solutions include synthetic aperture sonar, radar, magnetic, and explosive detection products. These systems are designed to detect abnormalities in the marine environment, such as the presence of a submarine, mines tethered to the ocean floor, and terrorist activities. The company’s customers include the United States Government and defense industry prime contractors for the United States Government.

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