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BC's communications and electronics equipment companies generated estimated revenues of more than $600 million in 1998 and employed more than 5,200 people in 1999.
Our large pool of engineering and development expertise in telecom equipment has collectively pioneered many advanced developments in fields such as mobile data, two-way paging, ATM switching and satellite communications. Many telecom products and services developed in BC have found success in world markets.
The industry is supported by a well-established advanced communications infrastructure. TELUS, British Columbia's dominant telecommunication provider, is the second largest telecommunication provider in Canada and provides a full range of wireline, wireless data and Internet communications services. BC is also home to a new breed of infrastructure providers such as 360 Networks and GT Globe Telecom.
British Columbia telecom suppliers include well-known multinational and U.S. companies that have invested in the province to capitalize on the province's engineering and development talents. Examples include V Tech in the field of advanced cordless telephones; Alcatel (formerly Newbridge) in ATM switches; Motorola Canada in the development of packet switching infrastructure and gateways for mobile phones and lap-tops; Nortel Networks in telephony, e-business and wireless products; and Trillium in IP application software.
Telecommunications suppliers in the Vancouver area include companies such as:
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