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Top Tech 50 companies in Networking & Communications

AT&T

AT&T was founded in 1876 with a mission to build the first long distance network.

Alcatel

Founded in May 1898, Alcatel provides communications solutions to telcos, Internet service providers and enterprises for the delivery of voice, data and video applications.

Avaya

Avaya provides business communications applications, systems and services to businesses of all sizes.

BT

The world's oldest communications company, BT has become more than a household name in Europe.

Cisco Systems

With the increasing focus on IP systems, the networking technology provider is making its way into both the enterprise and home environments.

Dell Computer

Dell posted the strongest year-on-year growth among the top notebook vendors in Asia-Pacific for the third quarter this year.

Ericsson

Ericsson's products are used in 1,000 networks in 140 countries, and its systems facilitate 40 percent of all mobile calls.

France Telecom

France Telecom, through its major international brands, provides communications solutions to multinational corporations across the globe, including the Asia-Pacific region.

Fujitsu

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Fujitsu is the world's third-largest IT services provider.

Hewlett-Packard

The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company is placed 11 on the Fortune 500, and operates in more than 170 countries worldwide.

Huawei Technologies

Often seen as the upcoming challenger to the fortunes of incumbents such as Nokia, Motorola and Alcatel, Huawei Technologies is not the least fazed by the consolidation taking place in the telecoms equipment market.

Intel

In the face of stiff competition from rival AMD, Intel remains focused on leaping ahead.

LG Electronics

LG is among several leading consumer electronics companies that they are working together to develop a new standard for transmitting high-definition audio and video signals wirelessly.

Motorola

A rejuvenated Motorola under CEO Ed Zander has been making the waves in the communications industry, giving market leader Nokia a run for its money.

NEC

NEC established a managed services and outsourcing center in Singapore in 2005.

Nokia

The handset giant continues to dominate the smart phone market, and makes some significant enterprise moves during the year.

Qualcomm

Qualcomm is focusing on HSDPA, improving its uplink speed to 2Mbps, up from the 64Kbps uplink speed of earlier 3G technology.

SingTel Group

The country's oldest telecom, SingTel has been in operation for more than 120 years and is the largest company listed on the Singapore Exchange, with a market capitalization of more than US$25.7 billion.

eBay

To date, there are over 212 million eBay registered users--compared to last year's 157 million--who generated item listings totaling 584 million in the third quarter of 2006.

ZDNet Asia's Top Tech Index will be next updated in 2008.

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