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ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
(NYSE: ADCT) - The Group's principal activity is to provide a broad range of
network equipment and software and integration services for broadband and
multiservice networks. The Company's products deliver data, video and voice
communications over the telephone, cable television, Internet, broadcast,
wireless and enterprise network.
AT&T Corp. (NYSE: T)
AskMeNow (OTCBB: OWHC) Mobile Search Technology - InfoByPhone Corp. d.b.a. AskMeNow, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ocean West Holding Corp. is a revolutionary new service that can answer any question
you have, anywhere, anytime. Use your cell phone or BlackBerry® handheld to ask
a question—through e-mail or a simple phone call - and the answer is promptly sent
back to your handheld device via text message or e-mail. You can use it to
manage your time and effort efficiently. Tend to other tasks and avoid the
headaches of Internet search engines or waiting on hold for an operator while AskMeNow finds the information you need.
CIENA Corporation.(NYSE: CIEN)
- The Group's principal activity is to manufacture intelligent
optical networking equipment. The Group also offers optical transport and
intelligent optical switching systems that enable service providers to manage
and deliver bandwidth services to their customers.
Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) - The Group's principal activity is to provide Internet
infrastructure solutions to Internet service providers and other
telecommunications service providers.
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE:LVLT)
Lucent Technologies
Incorporated. (NYSE: LU) - The Group's principal activities are to design and deliver networks
to service providers. The Group operates through two segments: Integrated
network solutions and Mobility solutions. Integrated network solutions segment
provides public networking systems and software to telecommunications service
providers and public network operators throughout the world.
Qwest Communications International, Inc. (NYSE: Q) is a leading provider of voice, video and data services. With more than 40,000 employees, Qwest is committed to the "Spirit of Service" and providing world-class services that exceed customers' expectations for quality, value and reliability.
Sprint FON Group (NYSE: FON) Sprint offers an extensive range of innovative communication products and solutions, including global IP, wireless, local and multiproduct bundles. A Fortune 100 company with more than $27 billion in annual revenues in 2004, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state- of-the-art network technologies, including the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network; an award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone; and one of the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide wireless networks in the United States.
T-Bay Holdings, Inc. (TBYH.OB). T-BAY conducts its mobile phone design business through its 95% owned subsidiary, Shanghai SunPlus Communication Technology Co., Ltd. ("SunPlus"). Established in October 2002, SunPlus is a Sino-foreign joint venture providing total solution and full-range design services to leading mobile handset brand owners in China. The broad spectrum of services that SunPlus provides include overall product design, mechanical design, module architecture design, software design, prototype production, product testing, manufacturing and after-sale technical support. The Company currently has a staff of 160, comprised mostly of engineers and software programmers. SunPlus develops its mobile phone modules based mainly on the chipset platform provided by VIA, MTK, SKYWORKS, ANYKA, and INFINEON. Historically, our customers included multinational brand names such as Motorola, NEC, Siemens, China Telecom, Panasonic and Alcatel. Our major customers in China include Feihu Communication, Shenzhen Henkai, Qiao Xing Famous Technology, Shenzhen LaiDi, Shenzhen Siecom, and CECT.
Teleconnect Inc. (OTCBB: TLCO) Teleconnect Inc. through its wholly owned subsidiary Teleconnect Comunicaciones S.A., a Spanish telecommunications company, is a major player in the prepaid
telecoms industry in Spain. Teleconnect, Inc. is traded on a U.S. stock
exchange, the Over The Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) with ticker symbol TLCO.
Teleconnect Inc provides commercial and residential users in Spain with a very
competitive array of prepaid services.
Tellabs, Inc. (NYSE: TLAB) - The Group's principal activities are to design, manufacture,
market and service optical networking, voice-quality enhancement and broadband
access solutions. The Group also provides professional services that support
its solutions.
Verizon Communications, Inc.(NYSE: VZ)
VoIP, Inc.
(OTCBB: VOII) is an emerging global service provider of superior quality Voice
over IP based solutions offering residential and business customers more user
friendly and affordable ways to communicate. VoIP, Inc. also manufactures
products and provides services to Internet Service Providers,
Telecommunication Service Providers and Cable Operators in strategic countries
around the world. VoIP, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides a
comprehensive portfolio of IP multimedia-based solutions ranging from
subscriber based voice services, to SIP based infrastructure design and
deployment, to broadband customer premise equipment design and implementation
services, as well as engineering design, manufacturing and distribution of
wireless broadband technology. VoIP, Inc. has applied for a patent for its
state of the art VoIP Multimedia Terminal Adaptor which today supports the FCC
Commission's desire for VoIP providers to deliver Emergency 911 Calling,
Disability Access, and Law Enforcement Access capabilities to the marketplace.
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ADC Telecomm (NasdaqNM: ADCT) provides the connections for wireline, wireless,
cable, and enterprise networks around the world. ADC's innovative network
infrastructure equipment and professional services enable high-speed Internet,
data, video, and voice services to residential, business and mobile
subscribers. ADC has sales into more than 100 countries.
Adtran, Inc. (NasdaqNM: ADTN) is one of the world's most successful telecom equipment suppliers, with a
16-year history of profitability and a portfolio of more than 1,300 solutions
for use in the last mile of today's telecommunications networks. Widely
deployed by carriers and enterprises alike, ADTRAN solutions enable voice,
data, video, and Internet communications across copper, fiber, and wireless
network infrastructures. ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by every major
domestic service provider and many international ones, as well as by thousands
of public, private and governmental organizations worldwide.
Adv Fibre Comm (NasdaqNM: AFCI) Headquartered in Petaluma, Calif., AFC is a leading provider of broadband access solutions for the global telecommunications industry. With
a customer base of more than 800 service providers worldwide, AFC continues to
build and support the world's evolving broadband access network architecture.
Apa Enterprises (NasdaqNM: APAT) consisting of the Optronics and Cables & Networks groups, develops, designs, manufactures and markets a variety of
fiber optics, copper and Gallium Nitride (GaN) based components and devices
for industrial, commercial, consumer and scientific applications. Cables &
Networks designs, manufactures and markets a variety of fiber optic and copper
components to the data communication and telecommunication industries.
Optronics is active in the development, design, manufacture and marketing of
ultraviolet (UV) detection and measurement devices for consumers and
industrial customers, and Gallium Nitride (GaN) based transistors for power
amplifiers and other commercial applications.
Applied
Signal Technology (NasdaqNM: APSG) designs, develops, manufacture and
markets advanced digital signal processing equipment to collect and process a
wide range of telecommunications signals for signal reconnaissance.
Aspect Communications Corporation (NasdaqNM: ASPT) is a leading provider of contact
center solutions and services that enable businesses to manage and optimize
customer communications. Aspect's global customer base includes more than
two-thirds of the Fortune 50 and leading corporations in a range of
industries, including transportation, financial services, insurance,
telecommunications, retail and outsourcing, as well as large government
agencies. The company's leadership is based on 19 years of expertise. Aspect
is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with offices in countries
around the world.
Aware, Inc. (NasdaqNM: AWRE) designs, develops, licenses and markets DSL technologies that enable broadband communications over existing telephone networks. Its
solutions, including splitterless G.lite, full-rate ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+, Dr.
DSL®, StratiPHY2+(TM), and G.SHDSL, address central office as well as
customer premise requirements. Aware is also a leading provider of
standards-based biometric transaction and image compression software toolkits.
Carrier Access Corporation (NasdaqNM: CACS) is engaged in the design, manufacturing and sales of broadband access
equipment to communications service providers. Its products are used to
upgrade capacity of wireline and wireless communications networks. The
Company's product portfolio features eight platforms that reside in a variety
of locations, including the service providers' central office, cell site and
wireless hub locations, as well as the end users' business premises. The
Company's products include Axxius 800 Platform, Adit 600 Platform, Adit 600
Customer Media Gateway, Exxtenz Platform, Wide Bank 28 Platform, Broadmore
1750 Platform, Access Navigator, NetworkValet, MASTERseries and BROADway.
Catapult Communications Corporation(NasdaqNM: CATT) is
a leading supplier of advanced digital telecom test systems to global
equipment manufacturers and service providers. The Catapult DCT2000® and MGTS®
systems deliver superior high-end test solutions for hundreds of protocols and
variants, spanning 3G, VoIP, GPRS, SS7, Intelligent Network, ATM, ISDN and
other network environments.
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NasdaqNM: CSCO the worldwide leader in networking for the
Internet, this year celebrates 20 years of commitment to technology
innovation, industry leadership, and corporate social responsibility.
Ditech Communications Corporation(NasdaqNM:DITC)is a global telecommunications
equipment supplier for voice networks. The Company's voice-processing products
include echo cancellers, which are used to eliminate echo, a problem in
existing and emerging voice networks. Echo cancellers have been Ditech's
primary source of revenue to date. The Company's newest voice-processing
products not only provide customers with the traditional echo cancellation
features, but also can be used to provide voice quality assurance (VQA)
features that address issues, such as background noise and other voice quality
issues in wireline and wireless communications. On July 16, 2003, the Company completed the sale of the optical
subsystem communications business. Ditech directly markets its products in the and to a lesser degree, through original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and distributors.
Foundry
Networks, Inc. (NasdaqNM: FDRY) is a leading provider of high-performance
enterprise and service provider switching, routing and Web traffic management
solutions including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4
- 7 application switches, Wireless LAN and access points, Access Routers and
Metro Routers. Foundry's 7,500 customers include the world's premier ISPs,
Metro service providers, and enterprises including e-commerce sites,
universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial, and
manufacturing companies.
Harmonic Inc. (NasdaqNM:HLIT) Harmonic is a leading provider of innovative
broadband solutions that deliver video, voice and data to communications
providers around the world. Harmonic's technically advanced fiber optic,
digital video and IP data delivery systems enable network operators to provide
a range of interactive and advanced digital services that include high-speed
Internet access, telephony, digital video, HDTV, video and audio streaming,
and video-on-demand.
Harris GCSD (NYSE: HRS) one of four divisions within Harris Corporation, conducts
advanced research studies, develops prototypes, and produces and supports
state-of-the-art, assured communications(TM) solutions and information systems
that solve the mission-critical challenges of its military and government
customers, while serving as the technology base for the company's diverse
commercial businesses. Harris Corporation, which also provides tactical radio,
microwave, broadcast, and network products and systems, serves customers in
more than 150 countries.
Integrated
Device Technology, Inc (NasdaqNM: IDTI) I DT
is a global leader in preemptive semiconductor solutions that accelerate
packet processing for advanced network services. IDT serves communications
equipment vendors by applying its advanced hardware and software technologies
to create flexible, highly integrated solutions that enhance the functionality
and processing of network equipment. IDT accelerates intelligent packet
processing with products such as switching solutions, network search engines (NSEs),
programmable content inspection engines (CIEs), flow-control management (FCM)
ICs and its family of Interprise(TM) integrated communications processors. The
portfolio also comprises products optimized for communications applications,
including telecom products, FIFOs, multi-ports, and timing solutions. In
addition, the product mix includes high-performance digital logic and
high-speed SRAMs to meet the requirements of leading communications companies.
JDS
Uniphase Corporation (NasdaqNM: JDSU) designs and manufactures products
for markets where its core optics technologies provide innovative solutions
for industrial, commercial and consumer applications. The Company offers
components, modules and subsystems for data communications, telecommunications
and cable television, display, security, medical/environmental
instrumentation, decorative, aerospace and defense applications.
Juniper
Networks, Inc. (NasdaqNM: JNPR) Juniper Networks
transforms the business of networking by creating competitive advantage for
our customers with superior networking and security solutions. Juniper
Networks is dedicated to customers who derive strategic value from their
networks, including global network operators, enterprises, government agencies
and research and educational institutions. Juniper Networks' portfolio of
networking and security solutions supports the complex scale, security and
performance requirements of the world's most demanding mission critical
networks.
L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) is a leading provider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, secure communications systems, aircraft modernization, training and government
services and is a merchant supplier of a broad array of high technology
products. Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department of
Homeland Security, selected U.S. Government intelligence agencies and
aerospace prime contractors.
Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU)
designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive
next-generation communications networks. Backed by Bell Labs research and
development, Lucent uses its strengths in mobility, optical, software, data
and voice networking technologies, as well as services, to create new
revenue-generating opportunities for its customers, while enabling them to
quickly deploy and better manage their networks. Lucent's customer base
includes communications service providers, governments and enterprises
worldwide.
Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT)
Optical Communication Products, Inc. (NasdaqNM: OCPI) designs, manufactures and sells a
line of fiber-optic subsystems and modules for the metropolitan area network,
local area network and storage area network (MANs, LANs and SANs,
respectively) markets. Subsystems and modules are pre-assembled components
that are used to build network equipment. The Company's subsystems and modules
are integrated into systems that address the bandwidth limitations in MANs,
LANs and SANs. Its products include optical transmitters, receivers,
transceivers and transponders that convert electronic signals into optical
signals and back to electronic signals, enabling high-speed communication of
voice and data traffic over public and private fiber-optic networks. The
Company's products support a range of network applications, transmission
speeds, distances and standards, including international transmission
standards.
Orsus Xelent
Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: ORXT), a designer and manufacturer of
mobile phones for the Asian market. The company's business comprises the
design of mobile phones, related digital circuits, and software
development, and is a recognized pioneer in mobile phone integration
technology.
PMC-Sierra
(NasdaqNM: PMCS) offers cost-optimized products featuring best-in-class signal
integrity, flexibility and diagnostics for increased system performance and
management. The company provides 1G, 2G and 4G Fibre Channel disk array and
system interconnect products for SAN/NAS storage and switch fabric
applications. PMC-Sierra also provides 3G interconnect products for SAS and
SATA storage systems.
Partner Communications Ltd.
(NASDAQ: PTNR) provides mobile telecommunications services primarily based on
the global system for mobile communications (GSM) technology in Israel.
SBS Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqNM: SBSE) founded in 1986,
designs and builds a wide range of standard and customized embedded computer
products. Our products include processor boards, input/output modules,
networking devices, and complete computer systems. Our products are used in
many industries, including telecommunications, medical electronics, industrial
automation and defense. Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico , SBS maintains eight primary operating locations, has regional sales offices throughout the United States and has international sales offices in six countries.
Sino Fibre Communications, Inc.( OTCBB:SFBE) is an open source company dedicated to providing International standard fibre optic backbone telecommunications transmission-related sales and/or leasing services in China to all foreign telecommunications carriers and corporate users.
SOYO Group, Inc. (SOYO.OB)
is a leading global provider of computer, consumer electronics, networking, and broadband telecommunications products and services that meet the needs of all markets -- from the end-user to the enterprise. Headquartered in Ontario, California, with sales offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil, SOYO Group sells its products through an extensive network of authorized distributors, resellers, system integrators, VARs, retailers, mail-order catalogs and e-tailers.
Sycamore Networks, Inc. (NasdaqNM: SCMR) develops and markets intelligent
optical networking products that are designed to enable telecommunications
service providers to cost-effectively and easily transition their existing
fiber-optic network into an infrastructure that can manage and deliver
economic, high-bandwidth services to their customers. Its intelligent optical
networking product portfolio includes fully integrated edge and core optical
switching products, network management products and network design and
planning tools. The Company also offers engineering, furnishing, installation
and testing services, as well as customer support from multiple locations
worldwide.
Telestone
Technologies Corporation (TSTC: NASDAQ) offers integrated wireless
coverage solutions and equipment to telecommunications industry in China
and internationally. The company’s wireless coverage solutions include
research and development, and application of wireless communications
technology.
Tellabs (NasdaqNM: TLAB) delivers technology that transforms the way the world
communicates(TM). Tellabs experts design, develop, deploy and support our
solutions for telecom service providers in more than 100 countries. More than
two-thirds of telephone calls and Internet sessions in several countries,
including the United States , flow through Tellabs equipment. Our product portfolio provides solutions in next-generation optical
networking, managed access, carrier-class data, voice quality enhancement and
cable telephony.
Upsnap, Inc., (OTCBB:UPSN)
a development stage company, provides mobile search and information
services primarily in the United States. The company’s technology
combines wireless search and natural language commands to deliver
services to mobile phones through voice over Internet protocol call
connect infrastructure that links mobile phone users with vendors in its
advertising program.
Verilink Corporation (NasdaqNM: VRLK) is a leading provider of next-generation broadband access solutions for today's and tomorrow's networks. The company develops, manufactures and
markets a broad suite of products that enable carriers (ILECs, CLECs, IXCs,
and IOCs) and enterprises to build converged access networks to
cost-effectively deliver next-generation communications services to their end
customers. The company's products include a complete line of VoIP and TDM-based
integrated access devices (IADs), optical access products, wire- speed
routers, and bandwidth aggregation solutions including CSU/DSUs, multiplexers
and DACS. Verilink also provides turnkey professional services to help
carriers plan, manage and accelerate the deployment of new services. The
company has operations in Madison , AL , Aurora, CO and Newark, CA with sales offices in the U.S. , Europe and Asia .
Yak Communications, Inc.
(NASDAQ: YAKC) a switch-based reseller, provides discount long distance
services to residential and small business markets primarily in Canada and the
United States. It also provides voice over Internet protocol services, and
telecommunications management services to large enterprises.
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i2 Telecom International Inc (ITUI.OB)
is a low-cost telecommunications service provider employing next-generation, voice-over Internet protocol (VoIP) technology with operations based in Atlanta, Georgia, Redwood City, California, and Beijing, China. The Company controls its own proprietary technology and uses a combination of its own network and the Internet to deliver phone calls. i2Telecom International provides microgateway adapters (InternetTalker, EVoIP-4310 and VoiceStick), VoIP long-distance and other enhanced communication services to subscribers, and its proprietary technology platform is built to the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) standard.
Airspan Networks (NasdaqNM:AIRN)
provides wireless voice and data systems and solutions, including Voice Over
IP (VoIP), to both licensed and unlicensed operators around the world in
frequency bands between 700 MHz and 6 GHz, including both PCS and 3.5 GHz
international bands. Airspan has a strong product evolution roadmap that
includes offerings compliant with the new 802.16-2004 standard, and with
built-in 802.16e capability. Airspan is on the Board and a founder member of
the WiMAX Forum. The Company has deployments with more than 200 operators in
more than 70 countries. Airspan's systems are based on radio technology that
delivers excellent area coverage, high security and resistance to fading.
Airspan's systems can be deployed rapidly and cost effectively, providing an
attractive alternative to traditional wired communications networks. Airspan
also offers radio planning, network installation, integration, training and
support services to facilitate the deployment and operation of its systems.
Airspan is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida with its main operations
center in Uxbridge, United Kingdom.
American Tower (NYSE: AMT)
is the leading independent owner, operator and developer of broadcast and
wireless communications sites in North America . Giving effect to pending
transactions, American Tower operates approximately 15,000 sites in the United States,
Mexico, and Brazil, including approximately 300 broadcast tower sites.
AT&T WIRELS SVCS (NYSE: AWE)
BCE INC (NYSE:BCE)
BELLSOUTH CORP (NYSE: BLS)
Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE: CBB) formerly known as Broadwing Inc., is a full-service, regional provider of
local, long distance, wireless and data communications services. The Company reports its results in four business segments: Broadband, Local, Wireless and Other, but operates as a single entity, making it a provider local, long
distance, wireless and data communications services bundled together, billed and serviced as one to the Cincinnati region. In September 2003, the Company sold its Broadband business to C III Communications, LLC.
China Mobile Communications Corporation (China Mobile) (NYSE: CHL) was officially established on April 20th, 2000
and is directly under the central government. It is a key state-owned enterprise based on the mobile
business that split from the former China Telecom as a result of the reform
and restructuring of China's communications industry.
China Mobile has registered capital of 51.8 billion RMB yuan, assets of over
320 billion RMB yuan and 120,800 employees. It has wholly-owned subsidiaries
in 10 provinces (autonomous regions) in China and fully holds the equity of
China Mobile (HK) Group Limited. China Mobile (HK) Limited, of which China
Mobile (HK) Group Limited is the major shareholder, has wholly-owned
subsidiaries in 21 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly
under the central government) in China and went public in on the Hong Kong and
New York Stock Exchanges (NYSE: CHL
- News).
COLT Telecom Group plc (NasdaqNM: COLT)
is a leading pan-European provider of business communications services and
solutions. The company owns an integrated 20,000 kilometre network that
directly connects approximately 10,000 buildings in 32 major cities in 13
countries augmented with a further 42 points of presence across
Europe and 11 Internet Solution Centres. COLT supplies customers across the full spectrum of industry, service
and government sectors with unrivalled end-to-end network security,
reliability and service.
Centurytel Inc (NYSE: CTL)
Cable Wireless (NYSE: CWP)
Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT)
SPRINT FON GP (NYSE: FON) Sprint
is a global integrated communications provider serving more than 26 million
customers in over 100 countries. With more than $26 billion in annual revenues
in 2003, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying
state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States' first
nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and an award- winning Tier 1
Internet backbone. Sprint provides local communications services in 39 states
and the District of Columbia and operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States.
France Telecom (NYSE: FTE ) is one of the world's leading telecommunications carriers, with 121.5 million customers on the five continents (220 countries and territories) and consolidated operating revenues of 46.1 billion euros for 2003 (23.2 billion euros for 1st semester 2004). Through its major international brands, including Orange, Wanadoo,
Equant and GlobeCast, France Telecom provides businesses, consumers and other
carriers with a complete portfolio of solutions that spans local, long-distance and international telephony, wireless, Internet, multimedia, data, broadcast and cable TV services. France Telecom is the second-largest
wireless operator and Internet access provider in Europe , and a world leader in telecommunications solutions for multinational corporations.
Infonet Services Corporation
(NYSE: IN) known for its quality of service, is a leading provider of managed network communications
services for nearly 3,000 multinational entities.
Level 3 (NasdaqNM: LVLT) is an international communications and information services company. The company operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the
world, is one of the largest providers of wholesale dial-up service to ISPs in North America and is the primary provider
of Internet connectivity for millions of broadband subscribers, through its cable and DSL partners. The company offers a wide range of communications services over its 23,000-mile broadband fiber optic network including Internet
Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, and patented softswitch managed modem and voice services.
McLeodUSA (NasdaqSC: MCLD) provides integrated communications services, including local services, in 25
Midwest, Southwest, Northwest and Rocky Mountain states. The Company is a facilities-based telecommunications provider with, as of June 30, 2004, 38 ATM switches, 39 voice switches, 696 collocations, 435 DSLAMs and 2,510 employees. As of April 16, 2002, Forstmann Little & Co. became a 58% shareholder in the Company.
Nextel Partnrs (NasdaqNM: NXTP)
Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. (NasdaqSC: PACW) Founded in 1980
and first incorporated in 1981, Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. has been offering
telephone service to its customers since 1982. Pac-West is currently one of
the largest competitive local exchange carriers headquartered in California. Pac-West's network averages
over 120 million minutes of voice and data traffic per day, and carries an
estimated 20% of the dial-up Internet traffic in California. In addition to California, Pac-West has operations in
Nevada, Washington, Arizona, and Oregon.
Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (NasdaqNM: PRTL) is a global facilities-based
telecommunications services provider offering an integrated portfolio of
international and domestic voice, Internet, voice-over-Internet protocol (VOIP),
data and hosting services to business and residential retail customers and
other carriers located primarily in the United States, Australia, Canada, the
United Kingdom and Europe. The Company's focus is to service the demand for
competitively priced international communications services that is being
driven by the globalization of the world's economies, the worldwide trend
toward telecommunications deregulation and the growth of Internet, VOIP and
data traffic. Primus targets customers with significant telecommunications
needs, including small- and medium-sized enterprises, multinational
corporations, residential customers and other telecommunications carriers and
resellers.
Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. (NYSE: RCN) operates
Canada's largest integrated wireless voice and data network, providing
advanced voice and wireless data solutions to customers from coast to coast on
its GSM/GPRS/EDGE network, the world standard for wireless communications
technology. The combination of Rogers Wireless and Microcell will have 5.5
million wireless customers and offices in Canadian cities across the country.
Rogers Wireless is approximately 89% owned by Rogers Communications Inc.
Rogers Cable Inc. (NYSE: RG) Rogers
Cable passes 3.3 million homes in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland,
with 69% basic penetration of its homes passed. Rogers Cable pioneered
high-speed Internet access with the first commercial launch in
North America in 1995 and now approximately 27% of homes passed are
Internet customers. With 99% of its network digital ready, Rogers Cable offers
an extensive array of High Definition TV, a suite of Rogers On Demand services
(including Video on Demand (VOD), Subscription VOD, Personal Video Recorders
and Timeshifting channels) as well as a large line-up of digital,
multicultural, and sports programming. Approximately 28% of Rogers
basic subscribers are also digital customers and approximately 39% are Rogers Hi-Speed residential and
business customers. Rogers Cable also owns and operates 288 Rogers Video
Stores.
Swisscom AG (NYSE: SCM)
Telecom Italia (NYSE: TI)
Telefonos De Mex (NYSE: TMX)
Tellabs (Nasdaq: TLAB) advances telecommunications networks to meet the evolving needs of users. Solutions from Tellabs enable service providers to deliver high-quality voice, video and data services over wireline and wireless networks around the world. Tellabs is part of the NASDAQ-100 Index, NASDAQ Global Select Market, Ocean Tomo 300(TM) Patent Index and the S&P 500.