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Empowering the Data Analytics Ecosystem: A Laser Focus on Value
The data analytics ecosystem thrives when every component functions at its peak, unlocking the true potential of data. Here's a laser focus on key areas for an empowered ecosystem:
1. Democratize Access, Not Data:
Granular Access Controls: Provide users with self-service tools tailored to their specific needs, preventing data overload and misuse.
Data Catalogs: Implement robust data catalogs for easy discovery and understanding of available data sources.
2. Foster Collaboration with Clear Roles:
Data Mesh Architecture: Break down data silos by creating a distributed data ownership model with clear ownership and responsibilities.
Collaborative Workspaces: Utilize interactive platforms where data scientists, analysts, and domain experts can work seamlessly together.
3. Leverage Advanced Analytics Strategically:
AI-powered Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like data cleaning and feature engineering, freeing up data talent for higher-level analysis.
Right-Tool Selection: Strategically choose the most effective advanced analytics techniques (e.g., AI, ML) based on specific business problems.
4. Prioritize Data Quality with Automation:
Automated Data Validation: Implement automated data quality checks to identify and rectify errors at the source, minimizing downstream issues.
Data Lineage Tracking: Track the flow of data throughout the ecosystem, ensuring transparency and facilitating root cause analysis for errors.
5. Cultivate a Data-Driven Mindset:
Metrics-Driven Performance Management: Align KPIs and performance metrics with data-driven insights to ensure actionable decision making.
Data Storytelling Workshops: Equip stakeholders with the skills to translate complex data findings into compelling narratives that drive action.
Benefits of a Precise Ecosystem:
Sharpened Focus: Precise access and clear roles ensure everyone works with the most relevant data, maximizing efficiency.
Actionable Insights: Strategic analytics and automated quality checks lead to more reliable and actionable data insights.
Continuous Improvement: Data-driven performance management fosters a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
Sustainable Growth: Empowered by data, organizations can make informed decisions to drive sustainable growth and innovation.
By focusing on these precise actions, organizations can create an empowered data analytics ecosystem that delivers real value by driving data-driven decisions and maximizing the return on their data investment.
Techniques to optimize the pagerank algorithm usually fall in two categories. One is to try reducing the work per iteration, and the other is to try reducing the number of iterations. These goals are often at odds with one another. Skipping computation on vertices which have already converged has the potential to save iteration time. Skipping in-identical vertices, with the same in-links, helps reduce duplicate computations and thus could help reduce iteration time. Road networks often have chains which can be short-circuited before pagerank computation to improve performance. Final ranks of chain nodes can be easily calculated. This could reduce both the iteration time, and the number of iterations. If a graph has no dangling nodes, pagerank of each strongly connected component can be computed in topological order. This could help reduce the iteration time, no. of iterations, and also enable multi-iteration concurrency in pagerank computation. The combination of all of the above methods is the STICD algorithm. [sticd] For dynamic graphs, unchanged components whose ranks are unaffected can be skipped altogether.
Levelwise PageRank with Loop-Based Dead End Handling Strategy : SHORT REPORT ...Subhajit Sahu
Abstract — Levelwise PageRank is an alternative method of PageRank computation which decomposes the input graph into a directed acyclic block-graph of strongly connected components, and processes them in topological order, one level at a time. This enables calculation for ranks in a distributed fashion without per-iteration communication, unlike the standard method where all vertices are processed in each iteration. It however comes with a precondition of the absence of dead ends in the input graph. Here, the native non-distributed performance of Levelwise PageRank was compared against Monolithic PageRank on a CPU as well as a GPU. To ensure a fair comparison, Monolithic PageRank was also performed on a graph where vertices were split by components. Results indicate that Levelwise PageRank is about as fast as Monolithic PageRank on the CPU, but quite a bit slower on the GPU. Slowdown on the GPU is likely caused by a large submission of small workloads, and expected to be non-issue when the computation is performed on massive graphs.
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3. Telecom Infrastructure – December 20163
Contents
Topic Page No.
Scope of Report 04
Entrepreneur Activity 06
Investment Trend 11
Who is Investing 20
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions 24
Sub Sector Analysis 28
Interesting Companies 76
Useful Links 87
Company List 90
Team 227
4. Telecom Infrastructure – December 20164
Sector Overview
Scope of report
We have structured the Telecom industry on the basis of the value chain. This report covers the infrastructure segment of the value
chain (infrastructure -> OSS/BSS & operations & maintenance -> operators). It covers companies that provide hardware and software
that is used in the transmission and optimization of the signal across the various segments of the telecom infrastructure (RAN, Network,
Transport), companies which own the network (sub-sea cables, fiber, IP) and provide wholesale services (interconnection) to the service
providers, telecom towers, and SIM providers covering emerging technologies like Soft SIM.
Being a matured industry, telecom sees incremental technological evolution in every 10 years (2G -> 3G -> 4G/LTE -> 5G). Wireless
infrastructure market is expected to slightly decline (CAGR 1%) over the next 2-3 years before 5G investments start to kick-in. But we do
see some exciting segments which are witnessing higher spending - Small Cell, DAS (distributed antenna system), and carrier Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi
offloading). 5G should bring the next growth phase in the industry and is expected to commercialize by 2020. In this report, we also
cover enabling technologies that are expected to help in meeting 5G objectives, including SON (Self-Organized Network), MEC (Mobile
Edge Computing), SDN (Software Defined Networking), and NFV (Network Function Virtualization).
The report doesn't cover companies that provide semiconductors, content delivery network, content management, end user equipment
(boosters, modems, phones), VAS (value-added services), defense communication, resellers, distributors , marketplaces. Also excludes
companies that provide OSS/BSS solutions (network management, monitoring, customer management, product management), testing
equipment, system integrators, and telecom operators (cellular, fixed-line, Wi-Fi hotspots, MVNOs).
The scope of this report includes equity as well as debt funding received by the companies.
Disclaimer: The information and data in the report is based on global developments tracked in the sector till November 21, 2016. This is to
categorically state that any events and relevant developments after the said date will not reflect in the report.
5. Telecom Infrastructure – December 2016
Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
5
6. Telecom Infrastructure – December 2016
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015/16
NumberofCompanies
6
YoY – Number of companies founded
Affirmed Networks Altiostar Viptela Africa Mobile Networks Vertical Bridge
Big Switch Networks Capella Photonics Gainspeed Luminate Wireless Apollo Towers
wOnefone Voip-Pal
Brain4Net Uniti Fiber
7. Telecom Infrastructure – December 20167
Large Upcoming Sectors
No. of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
No. of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
8 Jan-2009 7 Software > MEC $209M qwilt.com
Qwilt
2010, Hod Hasharon
7 Nov-2007 5 Equipment > C-RAN $363M spidercloud.com
SpiderCloud
2007, San Jose
22 May-2006 16 Software > SON $169M cellwize.com
Cellwize
2012, Tel Aviv
17 Jun-2003 16 Software > Spectrum Efficiency $236M kumunetworks.com
Kumu Networks
2011, Sunnyvale
11 Jul-2002 11 Equipment > Small Cell $547M ipaccess.com
ip.access
1999, Cambridge
9 Feb-1997 6 Equipment > Antenna > DAS $186M mobileaccess.com
MobileAccess Networks
1997, Lod
8. Telecom Infrastructure – December 20168
Large Upcoming Sectors
No. of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
No. of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
60 May-2010 47 SDN $1.2B tibitcommunications.com
Tibit Communications
2014, Petaluma
1 Jan-2015 1 SDN > OS $2M
Zeetta
2015, Bristol
3 Jan-2014 3 SDN > IXP $57M
IIX
2011, Santa Clara
10 Apr-2012 7 SDN > Controller $231M
Big Switch Networks
2010, Mountain View
9 Oct-2010 7 SDN > Network Management $192M
Sedona Systems
2014, Ra’anana
9. Telecom Infrastructure – December 20169
Large Upcoming Sectors
No. of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
No. of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
6 Apr-2010 6 SDN > Switch $128M
Plexxi
2010, Cambridge
18 Jun-2009 13 SDN > Network-as-a-Service $159M
Virtela Communications
2000, Greenwood Village
8 Feb-2009 7 SDN > SD-WAN $372M
Viptela
2012, San Jose
2 Jan-2007 1 SDN > SDR $7M
Xetawave
2010, Boulder
15 Apr-2009 12 NFV $348M affirmednetworks.com
Affirmed Networks
2010, Middlesex
10. Telecom Infrastructure – December 2016
Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
10
11. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201611
YoY – Number of Rounds and Total Funding
Note: The funding excludes debt and post IPO rounds.
$1.4B
$1.3B
$0.9B $0.8B
$1.1B
$1.0B
$2.2B
$1.3B
$0.5B
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12. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201612
YoY – Number of Rounds by Stage
7
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15
8 8
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30
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30
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15 28
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0
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NumberofRounds
Seed Early Late
13. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201613
Average Ticket Size – Early Stage
$4.6M
$9.8M $6.5M $6.7M $6.9M
$6.9M
$107.1M
$89.7M
$102.5M
$96.9M
$63.7M
$36.5M
$137.7M
$98.3M
$147.8M
$163.2M
$258.8M
$34.0M
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14. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201614
Top investments in last one year
Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
Wireless Infrastructure
Group
$97M PE Apr-2016 3i Infrastructure
viptela.com
Viptela
(San Jose, 2012)
$75M Series C May-2016 Sequoia Capital, Redline Capital, Northgate
comsol.co.za
Comsol
(Midrand, 1997)
$33M PE Jun-2016 Convergence Partners, Nedbank, Industrial Development Corporation of SA Ltd. (IDC)
Big Switch Networks $49M Series C Jan-2016 Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Redpoint Ventures & others
Altiostar $30M Series E Sep-2016
velocloud.com
VeloCloud
(Mountain View, 2012)
$27M Series C Jan-2016 March Capital Partners, Cisco Investments, NEA, Venrock
Kumu Networks $25M Series C Jan-2016 Cisco, Verizon Ventures, Deutsche Telekom & others
Midokura $20M Series B Jun-2016 Simplex, Innovation Network, Corporation of Japan
15. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201615
Top investments in last one year
Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
Vasona Networks $15M Series C Apr-2016 New Venture Partners , Bessemer Venture Partners
Sedona Systems $14M Series B Aug-2016 Intel Capital, Bessemer Venture Partner
Tibit Communications $14M Series A Sep-2016
KNL Networks $10M Series A Oct-2016 Creandum, Butterfly Ventures
Calient $6M Series G Aug-2016
M87 $5M Series B Nov-2016 Moadrona Venture Group, Qualcomm Ventures, Triology Equity Partners
Saguna $5M Series A May-2016 CEIIF
Alef Mobitech $5M Series A Jan-2016 Tata Capital
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Top investments in last one year
Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
Simulity $4M Series A Nov-2016 Foresight Group
Tilson Tech $3M Series C Sep-2016
Accelleran $3M Series A Apr-2016 Capital-E Partners, Ark Angels Activator Fund
Anova Data $3M Series C Mar-2016
Airwavz Solutions $2M Series A Oct-2016
Brain4Net $2M Series A Mar-2016 Rostelecom, LETA Capital
Actelis $2M Series F Feb-2016
Zeetta $2M Series A Jan-2016 IP Group, Reply
iBus Networks $2M Series A Jan-2016
17. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201617
Top investments in last one year
Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
Air-Lynx $2M Seed Jan-2016 Innovacom
CAILabs
(Rennes, 2013)
$1M Seed Jul-2016 Starquest Capital
Nivetti Systems $1M Seed May-2016 Infosys
Wytec International $1M Series A Apr-2016
CAILabs
(Rennes, 2013)
$1M Seed Feb-2016 Innovacom, Paris Business Angels, Kima Ventures
Insite Wireless Undisclosed Series B Aug-2016 Macquarie Group
18. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201618
Funnel view of Sector
Percent of
Previous
76%
75%
50%
429
204
290
584
774
1025
0 240 480 720 960 1200
M&A & IPO
Late
Series B
Series A
Funded
Founded
Number of Companies
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
19
20. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201620
Most Active Investors in Sector
30
26
21
18
17 17 17
15 15
12
0
7
14
21
28
35
Western
Technology
Investment
NEA Intel Capital Accel Partners Bessemer
Venture Partners
Oak Investment
Partners
Saints Capital Goldman Sachs Matrix Partners North Bridge
Venture Partners
TotalNumberofRounds
Polaris Networks
Quantum Bridge
Communications
Engana
NextG
Networks
Qwilt NextG Networks
OnFiber
Communications
Nuera
Communications
Plexxi Plexxi
Rapid5
Networks
Pluribus
Networks
Genband QMC Telecom
Ocular
Networks
Qtera Radisys
Ellacoya
Networks
Convergent
Networks
Convergent
Networks
23. Telecom Infrastructure – December 2016
Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
23
24. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201624
Top IPOs in last three years
IPO Date Company Overview
Funding
Amount
Mcap at IPO
Exch:Ticker
Apr-2016 angel-telecom.com
Angel Telecom
(Baar, 2004)
Wholesale VOIP carrier VIE:AGLT
Sep-2015 nuranwireless.com
NuRAN Wireless
(Quebec City, 2013)
Low cost RAN and backhaul solutions for rural areas NUR:CN
Nov-2015 xtera.com
Xtera
(Allen, 1998)
Optical and IP networking solutions
NEA, InterWest Partners, VantagePoint Capital Partners, Saints Capital, Star
Ventures, EDF Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds, Rho Ventures, ComVentures,
Wellcome Trust, ARCH Venture Partners, Newbury Ventures, Trellis Partners,
CenterPoint Ventures, KLM Capital Group, Berkeley International, Berkeley VC
International, CenterPoint Ventures, Pharus Capital Management, KLM Capital
Group, hookandpartners.co.uk, startventures.ca
$284.3M OTCMKTS:XCOMQ
May-2015 cellnextelecom.com
Cellnex Telecom
(Barcelona, 2000)
Wireless telecom infrastructure
Harbourvest Partners BME:CLNX
Jun-2014 arista.com
Arista
(Santa Clara, 2005)
Software driven Cloud networking solutions
Accel Partners, Greylock Partners, Summit Partners, Index Ventures, Khosla
Ventures, Rho Ventures, Singtel Innov8, HighGearVentures
NYSE:ANET
Jan-2014 cityfibre.com
CityFibre
(London, 2011)
Wholesale fiber network infrastructure provider LON:CITY
27. Telecom Infrastructure – December 2016
Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
27
28. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201628
1000+ companies in the sector, 240 companies funded in last 5 years, $525M invested in 2016
December 2016Tracxn BlueBox : Telecom Infrastructure
74. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201674
Suite – Business Model Description & Most Funded
Companies
75. Telecom Infrastructure – December 2016
Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
75
76. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201676
Interesting Early Stage Funded Companies
Curated list of companies by the sector analyst are defined as Interesting
Company Overview Business Model
Total
Funding
Cellwize
(2012, Israel)
Self Organizing Network solution provider
Viola Group, Vintage Investment Partners
RAN > SON
$14.5M
(+ $10M Debt)
Parallel Wireless
(2012, Nashua)
Virtual gateway, small cells, and cloud RAN solutions provider RAN > C-RAN ($1.8M Debt)
86. Telecom Infrastructure – December 2016
Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
86
87. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201687
Useful Links
Slide Title Content Platform Link
List of All Companies in readable format Companies Link
Large Upcoming Sectors Entrepreneur Activity Link
Top investments in last one year Investment Trend Link
IPOs in Telecom Infrastructure Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions Link
Major Acquisitions in last one year Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions Link
89. Telecom Infrastructure – December 2016
Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
89
90. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201690
Telecom Infrastructure – Company List
Network Tower Transport RAN Suite SIM Providers
774 FUNDED COMPANIES AND 250 UNFUNDED COMPANIES
COVERS THE FOLLOWING SECTORS
91. Telecom Infrastructure – December 201691
Network (1/78)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
2Wire
(1998, San Jose)
Network equipment provider
Accel Partners, Venrock, GGV Capital, Meritech Capital, Technology
Crossover Ventures, DCM Ventures, Dell Ventures, Invesco, Weber
Capital Management, Lake Street Capital, Oak Investment Partners,
Stratim Capital
Equipment $200M
Hatteras Networks
(2000, Durham)
Ethernet Over Copper
Bessemer Venture Partners, Globespan Capital Partners, Columbia
Capital, Grotech Ventures, ComVentures
Equipment $118.63M
Casa Systems
(2003, Andover)
Cable and mobile edge devices to operators
Summit Partners, SeaChange Equipment $107.81M
Alphion
(2000, Princeton Junction)
Optical networking solutions
Goldman Sachs, Battery Ventures, Tallwood Venture Capital, Axiom
Venture Partners, Narra Venture Capital, ICCP Venture Partners,
Cypress Semiconductor, Aditya Birla Private Equity, Velocity Financial
Equipment $62.88M
Convergent Networks
(1998, Billerica)
Broadband voice infrastructure gateways
Battery Ventures, Matrix Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners,
VantagePoint Capital Partners, Saints Capital, Worldview Technology
Partners
Equipment $57M
Zeugma Systems
(2004, Richmond)
Edge of network equipment supplier
BDC Capital, Granite Ventures, GrowthWorks, Yaletown Partners,
Ventures West Capital, BC Advantage Funds, Vertex Ventures
Equipment $50M
Sonus
(1997, Westford)
SBCs and network equipment providers
Bessemer Venture Partners, Charles River Ventures, Matrix Partners,
North Bridge Venture Partners, KTB Ventures, Mitsubishi, North Bridge,
Williams Communications, Samsung Venture Investment, Global
Capital, Bedrock Group
Equipment $46M
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Network (2/78)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Bay Microsystems
(1998, San Jose)
Internetwoking Products for Optical and packet switching
Selby Ventures, In-Q-Tel, W Capital Partners, Saints Capital, Thomas
Weisel Venture Partners, Alliance Technology Ventures, Quicksilver
Ventures, Needham Capital Partners, Pacifica Fund, Alliance Venture,
Crossbridge Capital, Franklin Park, Glenbrook Consumer, In-Q-Tel,
Panasonic Venture Group
Equipment $34.4M
NewPort Communications
(1996, Irvine)
Routing solutions on semiconductor
Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco, Mayfield, Integral Capital Partners,
Western Technology Investment, Tallwood Venture Capital, Sumitomo
Corp, Lucent Venture Partners, Vertex Ventures
Equipment $28M
Accelerated Networks
(1996, Santa Barbara)
Gateways and network management solutions provider
NEA, US Venture Partners, ONSET Ventures, Walden International,
Windward Ventures
Equipment $20.1M
ThinkEngine Networks
(1962, Danbury)
Media & application servers provider
VantagePoint Capital Partners, Prism Venture Management, Vencore
Capital
Equipment $15M
Resolute Networks
(1999, Modiin)
Provides OEM solutions for TDM circuit-emulation-services applications
Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, Giza Venture Capital, Genesis
Partners, Delta Ventures, Partech Ventures
Equipment $15M
Ethos Networks
(2003, Herzliya)
Carrier Ethernet and Network Management Platform
Vertex Ventures Israel, Carmel Ventures, Evergreen Venture Partners Equipment $12M
PolyTrax Information
Technology
(1997, Rosenheim)
Home networking company
Alta Berkeley, TVM Capital, Guild Capital, Innovacom, Vertex Ventures Equipment $9.52M
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Network (3/78)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Traffix Systems
(2005, Hod Hasharon)
Diameter signaling solutions
Bessemer Venture Partners, StageOne Ventures Equipment $7M
Digi International
(1985, Minnetonka)
Provides hardware modules & gateways for M2M communication
Equipment $6.8M
InteliCloud
(2007, Newport Beach)
Next Generation Network Equipment
Media One Direct Equipment $4.39M
Sunsea
(1994, Shenzhen)
High tech enterprise developing ICT solutions by R&D
IDG Capital Partners Equipment $3.93M
DrayTek
(1997, Hsinchu)
Broadband Equipment Manufacturer
Draper Fisher Jurvetson Equipment $350k
4Cable
(2005, Myrtle Beach)
Outdoor transmission equipment manufacturer for Cable TV and
Internet providers. Equipment $20.9k
Electronia
(1989, Khobar)
Telecom, networking, smart card, and business automation solutions
provider Equipment
Tainet Communication
(1998, Taipei)
Carrier-class network equipment manufacturer
Equipment
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226. Telecom Infrastructure – December 2016
Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
226
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Team
Mukul Aggarwal
Lead Analyst – Telecom
Pradeep Nair
Senior Analyst – Telecom