Ross K. Ireland

SBC Communications, Inc. provides telecommunications services primarily in the United States. It offers various services and products, such as local exchange services, wireless communications, long-distance services, Internet services, telecommunications equipment, and directory advertising and publishing services. The company provides landline telecommunications services, such as local, long-distance voice, switched access, data and messaging services, and satellite television services; mobile wireless voice and data communications services; and directory services, such as advertising, Yellow and White Pages directories, and electronic directory publishing

ADTRAN, Inc. engages in the provision of networking and communications platforms and services focused on the broadband access market. It operates through the Network Solutions and Services and Support business segment. The Network Solutions segment includes hardware products and next-generation virtualized solutions used in service provider or business networks, as well as prior-generation products. The Services and Support segment offers ProCloud managed services, network installation, engineering and maintenance services, and fee-based technical support and equipment repair/replacement plans. The company was founded by Mark C. Smith in November 1985 and is headquartered in Huntsville, AL.

Matisse Networks' EtherBurst Optical Carrier Ethernet Swtich is revolutionizing optical networking by improving efficiency up to 50% over circuit-oriented networks. EtherBurst simplifies the network by reducing equipment requirements and operational expenses, resulting in the lowest total cost of ownership of any optical network. The EtherBurst Optical Carrier Ethernet Switch is the most efficient way to scale Carrier Ethernet networks. The EtherBurst Optical Carrier Ethernet Switch provides zero-touch optical networking that accelerates service velocity by overcoming the inefficiencies and complexities of circuit-oriented optical transport networks. EtherBurst is the first commercially available Optical Carrier Ethernet Switch based upon Ring OBS technology. Matisse has been awarded numerous patents and industry recognition awards for its breakthrough research and development in the field of optical networking. Matisse Networks is a privately held company located in Mountian View, CA.

Focus Management, Inc. (Focus Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Steve Bird, Kevin J McQuillan and James Boettcher. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

NeuStar, Inc. operates as an information services and technology company, which engages in marketing, risk, communications and security solutions that connect data on people, devices, and locations. Its solutions include customer analytics, customer experience, authentication, compliance, branded contact management, caller intelligence, application and network security and web performance management. The company was founded by Jeffrey E. Ganek in 1996 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions provides technical planning and development services. The private company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Susan M. Miller.

Adaptive Spectrum & Signal Alignment, Inc. offers broadband software solutions to service providers. It offers DSL Expresse, GPON Expresse, cloudcheck and professional services. The firm provides customer experience management, customer empowerment, customer care automation, customer care enhancement, next generation networks, smart vectoring, active care and outside plant maintenance solutions. The company was founded by Assia Cioffi and John M. Cioffi in 2003 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.