CHICAGO, June 8, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- During the WiMAX Summit held in conjunction with Globalcomm 2006 this week, FierceWiFi (www.fiercewifi.com) today announced its annual "Fierce 15" list of the top mobile broadband companies of 2006. This year's winners reflect market success and innovation in the global mobile broadband marketplace.
FierceWiFi, published by FierceMarkets (www.fiercemarkets.com) and an internationally recognized email newsletter for the mobile broadband industry, evaluated numerous privately-held firms based on the quality of their products and services, the strength of their management teams and their potential for exciting new partnerships, venture capital rounds and IPOs.
"This year's listing is a direct reflection of the growth explosion and expansion taking place within the mobile broadband market," said Ben Frankel, editor of FierceWiFi. "It is an exciting time for WiFi and WiMAX market drivers as the technologies available are maturing and deployments have increased."
The Fierce 15 celebrates the spirit of being "fierce" - championing innovation and creativity, even in the face of intense competition. A profile of each of the Fierce 15 companies is available in today's issue of FierceWiFi and on the FierceWiFi Web site at http://www.fiercewifi.com.
The 2006 Fierce 15 winners are: 1. Altair Semiconductor 2. Axerra Networks 3. Clearwire 4. Extricom 5. Fractus 6. FON 7. Intamac Systems 8. MMC Technology 9. The Cloud 10. Navini 11. Network Chemistry 12. picoChip 13. TeleCIS 14. Wavesat 15. Wavion
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