Ahh, wireless. The world has come to rely on its invisible, endlessly connected networks. It is the tangible part, the solid, nuts and bolts infrastructure, that we don't see, but it's this hardware that feeds our need for increasing speed and portability. This is what makes
WPCS International Incorporated,a company with over $100 million in annual revenue and a current market cap of $19.68 million, one of the fastest growing in Greater Philadelphia.
The publicly traded Exton company recently announced approximately $10.7 million in new contracts with businesses in the public service, healthcare and energy sectors. This is on the heels of multi-million dollar contract announcements nearly every month of 2010. WPCS counts as its clients major concerns, such as entire towns, tribal nations and national energy providers. Andrew Hidalgo, Chairman and CEO, says that from the company's inception in 2002, WPCS has experienced steady growth, starting with three employees in its Exton headquarters, and gaining international status through organic growth and acquisitions of 19 companies; WPCS now employs over 500 people on three continents. According to
CTIA, The Wireless Association, there are now nearly 300 million wireless subscribers in the United States alone.
WPCS designs and deploys wireless networks, providing design-build engineering services for specialty communication systems, which are dedicated wireless networks for specified applications, and for wireless infrastructure, which encompasses commercial cellular systems for wireless carriers. The company's range of services includes site design, spectrum analysis, engineering, trenching, electrical work, structured cabling, product integration, testing and project management.
In a large metropolitan area like Greater Philadelphia, businesses and individuals take high speed internet connectivity for granted. But there are wide swaths of America with little or no connection. No bars, no calls, no Google on the go. A quick check on the U.S Government's
National Broadband Plan website shows that outside of major cities, high speed internet availability is slim to none, and slim just walked out the door. This is where WPCS arrives like an e-cavalry, blazing across America's frontiers, anointing needy towns and citizens in the technological red zones of the country.
Source: Andrew Hidalgo, WPCS International Inc.
Writer: Sue Spolan