California:
A Wireless Powerhouse
By
Ketaki Sood,
Larta Research Economist
December
9, 2002
In
a report that came out earlier this year, California
was found to be home to the greatest number of wireless
companies in the nation, making it a wireless powerhouse
(San Diego Regional Technology Alliance and O' Melveny
Consulting LLC, California's Wireless Wonders:
A Study of California's Wireless Industry).
The
state was also found to be the nation's largest employer
of employees in the wireless sector. California's
wireless industry employs approximately 60,000 people.
The state is home to the largest number of public
wireless companies, which accounts for over 28 percent
of the nation's wireless companies.
Source: "California's
Wireless Wonders: A Study of California's Wireless
Industry," San Diego Regional Technology Alliance
and O' Melveny Consulting LLC
2,000
wireless firms are in operation in California, as
compared to 1,100 in Texas. The largest numbers of
wireless firms are located in the greater Los Angeles
area, which boasts 800 firms and employs 22,500 people.
California is the leader in several wireless sub-sectors,
such as the satellite industry, the integrated circuits
area, the Bluetooth area, wireless local area networking,
and in mobile devices.
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