SAN DIEGO, Nov. 3, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ethertronics, a leading provider of standard and customized embedded antenna solutions for wireless devices, today announced that the company has recently earned a series of awards including a number-seven ranking in Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for San Diego. The ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in the San Diego area was released by Deloitte LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services organizations. Rankings are based on the percentage revenue growth over five years from 2004-2008. This is the third consecutive year that Ethertronics has placed in the top 10 on Deloitte's San Diego Technology Fast 50 list. Ethertronics also was ranked 143 on Deloitte's national list, and last week the company earned top billing at the TechAmerica High Tech Awards for San Diego in the Communications Products and Services category. The company was also recently recognized with a 514-ranking on the Inc 5000, and was listed by Inc as number 14 in San Diego and number 18 in Telecommunications.
"These awards underscore the significant business traction we have secured with wireless device manufacturers worldwide and is a testament to the hard work, innovation and dedication of our global team," said Sahil Bansal, Vice President of Marketing at Ethertronics. "We are pleased to be recognized by such prestigious organizations as Deloitte, TechAmerica and Inc. We believe that our ability to continue to make these groups' rankings year over year, is a true measurement of our success in building a strong, rapidly growing business based on our innovative antenna technology."
With many major brands restructuring and turning to design specialists for best-of-breed antenna solutions to support and help differentiate their devices, Ethertronics has partnered with global manufacturers to provide them with high-performance solutions based on its patented Isolated Magnetic Dipole and active antenna technology. Ethertronics' ability to develop solutions for manufacturers, coupled with its continued innovation in antenna design, has enabled the company to achieve an installed base of more than 200 million units.
About Ethertronics, Inc.
Ethertronics designs and manufactures high-performance embedded antenna solutions for multi-band wireless devices. Ethertronics' leading-edge product lines, including Prestta(TM) metal, Savvi(TM) ceramic, and Tavvel(TM) active antennas support a wide range of applications including cellular, UMTS, WiFi, LTE, WiMAX, Bluetooth, GPS, FM, MediaFLO, CMMB and DVB-H/T, among others. The company's patented Isolated Magnetic Dipole(TM) (IMD) technology enables smaller size, design implementation flexibility, shortened design cycle and higher overall performance, while simultaneously meeting and improving upon standard safety emission requirements. Ethertronics' antennas have been selected by major customers worldwide garnering an installed base of more than 200 million units. Ethertronics maintains a global network of design centers and low-cost, high-volume manufacturing operations. For more information, visit www.ethertronics.com.
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