WASHINGTON, July 23, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- FierceBroadbandWireless (http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/) today announced its annual "Fierce 15" list of the top privately held broadband wireless companies of 2007. This year's winners were chosen based on their potential to shape the broadband wireless market and advance the industry.
FierceBroadbandWireless, an internationally recognized online publication covering developments in wireless broadband, evaluated more than 150 privately held firms based on the quality of their products, services and technology, the strength of their management teams, and their potential for exciting new partnerships, venture capital rounds and IPOs. Winners were selected by FierceBroadbandWireless' team of -- expert editors, including Lynnette Luna and Sue Marek.
"This year's Fierce 15 reflects the growth and expansion taking place within the wireless broadband market," said Lynnette Luna, editor of FierceBroadbandWireless. "It is an exciting time for technologies like WiMAX, which has a significant amount of momentum behind it. WiFi is maturing and companies are continually developing innovative features and ways to target new markets."
A profile of each of the "Fierce 15" companies is available on the FierceBroadbandWireless Web site at http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/
The 2007 Fierce 15 winners are:
1. Adaptix (Carrollton, Texas) 2. AirCell (Louisville, Colo.) 3. Airpath (Woburn, Mass.) 4. Aperto Networks (Milpitas, Calif.) 5. Arcadian Networks (Valhalla, N.Y.) 6. Beceem (Santa Clara, Calif.) 7. Boingo Wireless (Santa Monica, Calif.) 8. JiWire (San Francisco, Calif.) 9. Meraki (Mountain View, Calif.) 10. Meru Networks (Sunnyvale, Calif.) 11. PacketHop (Redwood City, Calif.) 12. Proximetry (San Diego, Calif.) 13. Ruckus Wireless (Sunnyvale, Calif.) 14. Runcom (Rishon Lezion, Israel) 15. Skyhook Wireless (Boston, Mass.)
About FierceBroadbandWireless
FierceBroadbandWireless is an online publication covering the latest business and technology developments in broadband wireless, featuring insider news on WiMAX, WiFi, UWB, municipal broadband, and other topics and technologies More than 48,000 telecom executives rely on FierceBroadbandWireless for a twice-weekly email newsletter, and thousands more regularly visit the FierceBroadbandWireless website. Earlier this year, the publication underwent a rebranding; it was formerly known as FierceWiFi.
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