Company name: PicoChip
Where it's based: Bath, U.K.
When it was founded: 2000
What year it was a Fierce 15: 2005
Website: www.picochip.com [1]
Why it was a Fierce 15: PicoChip's flexible chip technology powered a number of next-generation wireless solutions, including WCDMA and WiMAX. The company's product could be cheaply and easily scaled for base stations and other wireless networks. Click here [2] for more.
What has happened since it was awarded the Fierce 15: PicoChip boasts of a global presence and turnover of around $13 million in 2008. The company said its technology is currently in use by over a hundred network operators, including eight of the global top ten, and seven of the top ten telecom equipment makers. Further, the company said it has expanded into femtocells and system-on-chip (SoC) devices. The company also is angling for a play in the LTE market.
Links:
[1] http://www.picochip.com/
[2] http://www.fiercewireless.com/Fierce15/2005/picochip.asp
[3] http://www.fiercewireless.com/special-reports/motricity-0
[4] http://www.fiercewireless.com/special-reports/fiercewireless-fierce-15-2005-winners-where-are-they-now
[5] http://www.fiercewireless.com/special-reports/skype