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Communications
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Communications technology powerhouses like QUALCOMM, Motorola, LG and Nokia have operations in San Diego that help solidify the region’s position as the wireless capital of the world. San Diego is home to more than 850 communications firms that thrive on the region’s established network of support industries, professional trade organizations and dynamic educational community. Products manufactured and distributed worldwide by San Diego’s communications industry include wireless communications systems for phones, infrastructure and satellite applications, voice and broadband coding, server software engineering devices, digital transmission and reception systems for satellite-based data, audio, voice and video applications, multi-protocol intelligent routers, and servers, modems and microwave components.
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| COMMUNICATIONS WAGE DATA (Medians) |
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| MECHANICAL ENGINEER |
$75,836 |
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| COMPUTER HARDWARE ENGINEER |
$83,658 |
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| ELECTRICAL ENGINEER |
$78,603 |
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| SOFTWARE ENGINEER/APPLICATIONS |
$85,987 |
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| ELECTRONIC ENG. TECHNICIAN |
$49,984 |
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| MECHANICAL ENG. TECHNICIAN |
$40,248 |
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| ELECTRONICS DRAFTER |
$44,242 |
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| Source: California Employment Development Dept., 2006 |
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Facts-at-a-Glance
San Diego networking and communications firms received $160.1 million in venture capital funding during 2004 and 2005.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, MoneyTree™ Survey, 2006
San Diego’s communications industry employs 29,400 people and has an $11.5 billion annual economic impact on the region.
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2005; San Diego Association of Governments, 2005
San Diego has the highest concentration of wireless employment in the United States, and 75,000 miles of underground fiber optic cable—the most in the nation.
Fast Company, 2004
Rich with Resources
The City of San Diego Science & Technology Commission -
purpose is to advise the Mayor and Council on policy and issues shaping this dynamic and exciting frontier, and advise on continued investment in our region.
http://www.sandiego.gov/science-tech/
American Electronics Association/San Diego Council (AeA) -
supports innovators from every sector of the technology industry, providing companies with smarter, more effective and efficient ways to do business, as well as acting as public-policy advocates.
http://www.aeanet.org/AeACouncils/SDCouncilStart.asp
California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (CAL-(IT)2) -
one of four institutes established through the California Institutes for Science and Innovation initiative. CAL-(IT)2, a partnership between UC San Diego and UC Irvine, seeks to ensure that California maintains its leadership in the telecommunications and information technology marketplace.
http://www.calit2.net
San Diego State University's International Center for Communications -
redefines traditional notions of community and explores ways to link communities together through the application of communications technology and adherence to the principles of free trade and the free flow of information.
http://www.rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/intlcomm/home.html
CommNexus San Diego -
formerly the San Diego Telecom Council, CommNexus is a non-profit network of communications companies, service providers, and professional trade groups within the public sector.
http://www.sdtelecom.org
CONNECT -
globally recognized organization that fosters entrepreneurship in the San Diego region by catalyzing, accelerating, and supporting the growth of the most promising technology and life sciences businesses.
http://www.connect.org
University of California, San Diego Center for Wireless Communications -
a major research and educational effort in the development of voice, data, image, and video through small personal communications devices.
http://www-cwc.ucsd.edu
San Diego Venture Group -
non-profit business organization whose mission is to provide an informal atmosphere that fosters ideas on how to form, fund and build new ventures.
http://www.sdvg.org
Other Resources:
CONNECT Entrepreneurs Development
National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure
MIT Forum
San Diego Baja-Communications Council
San Diego Workforce Partnership
San Diego Software Industry Council
Updated 1/07
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