Dresden is like Silicon Valley: hungry talent & excellent education

Fertile Alma Mater
The list of startup companies launched by the Vodafone Chair for Mobile Communications Systems at the Dresden Technical University, Germany, currently comprises seven companies; with one more on the way.

Year	Name	Topic
1999	Systemonic AG	Broadcast chipsets – Acquired by Philips Semiconductors (now NXP in 2002)
2000	Radioplan GmbH	Network planning and optimization tools for cellular systems – Acquired by Actix in 2006
2003	Signalion GmbH	Test solutions for wireless infrastructure providers and operators
2004	In-Circuit GmbH	Design and development of electronic devices, in particular DSP systems
2005	Dresden Silicon GmbH	3GPP-LTE test systems – Acquired by Signalion in 2007
2007	Freedelity GmbH	Prototyping systems for Car-to-Car and Car-to-Infrastructure communications (IEEE 802.11p)
2008	Radioopt GmbH	Measurement software for cellular key performance indicators

Another startup that emanated indirectly from the Vodafone chair is Blue Wonder Communications, launched in 2008 by former NXP Semiconductor Inc. employees in Dresden (formerly Systemonic). The independent design house focuses on mobile broadband systems.

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