Gary Parsons

Sorrento Networks International, Inc. provides metro optical access solutions. It offers GigaMux 1600, an advanced CWDM and DWDM that offers optical transport from customer premises to regional backbone; GigaMux 3200, GigaMux 3234, and GigaMux 3217, which are advanced CWDM and DWDM products that offer optical transport from customer premises to regional backbone; GigaMux 6400, a metro and regional DWDM transport system for scalable architectures; and GigaMux 6440, a DWDM solution that quadruples bandwidth capacity. The firm also offers installation services, including project planning and management, site surveys, deployment activities, reporting, and follow up; training; and support services. The company was founded by James W. Nevelle and Timothy Anderson in 1993 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

MidWave Wireless, Inc. owns and operates a terrestrial and satellite networks. It provides two-way mobile and internet communications solutions, as well as wireless electronic mail services. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. is a satellite radio service company, providing music, entertainment and information programming for reception by vehicle, home and portable radios. The company satellite radios are primarily distributed through automakers ('OEMs'); retail locations and through their website. The company is incorporated on May 16th , 1997 and is headquartered in Washington.

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. delivers more than 120 channels of commercial-free music, compelling talk shows, news and information and sports programming to listeners across the country in digital quality sound. It offers around 65 channels of commercial-free CD-quality music and 50 channels of news, sports and talk programs to vehicles. It has sports content that deals with the National Football League and NASCAR.

LightSquared I LP provides mobile satellite communications. It offers wireless data, voice, fax, and dispatch radio services via its two MSAT satellites. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Reston, VA

TerreStar Networks, Inc. provides IP mobile communication network services. It specializes in Satellite Communications, First Satellite/Cellular Smartphone, M2M Communications and Mobile Satellite Services. The company was founded in 2002 by Lon C. Levin and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Part of Verizon Communications, Inc., MCI Communications Corp. is an American telecommunications company. The private company is based in Washington. MCI Communications was acquired by MCI, Inc. on September 15, 1998 for $42,459.16 million.

WorldSpace, Inc. provides direct satellite delivery of digital audio and multimedia services. It is the licensed provider of satellite-based digital radio outside of North America, South Korea and Japan. Its broadcast coverage area includes most of Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It offers music, news, education, and entertainment channels to about 53,000 paying subscribers, more than a third of which are in India. The company was founded on July 29, 1990 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.