According to industry journal Business Review USA, it’s estimated that the global telecommunications industry will be worth $2.7 trillion by 2013. The journal then gives thumbnail sketches of what they deem to be "the top, fastest growing telecom companies in the U.S. and what they’re working on now."

ClearAccess. Vancouver, Washington-based ClearAccess was founded in 2005 by Ken Hood and has since seen a 3,460 percent growth in the last three years. With only 30 employees and revenue of about $5.7 million in 2010, the company assists broadband service providers with customers and device management, and also gives the provider a control panel to maintain the devices connected to customers.

Vizio. Irvine, California-based Vizio was founded in 2002 by William Wang, Laynie Newsome and Ken Lowe and has grown by 1,313 percent since its inception. Vizio specializes in manufacturing consumer electronics, especially high definition TVs, flat-screen displays, and wireless audio equipment. Today, the company has more than 160 employees and remains the first American brand in more than a decade to lead in LCD HDTV sales in the country.

Xirrus. Thousand Oaks, California-based Xirrus was founded in 2004 by Dirk Gates (News - Alert) and manufactures Wi-Fi Array, which is a powerful, broad-range Wi-Fi system that is used to securely deliver data, voice and video capabilities. The company also claims that the Wi-Fi Array delivers more coverage, bandwidth, throughput and user density per device and per system basis far and above any competitor, as well as being the only viable replacement for wired Ethernet or Fast Ethernet to the desktop.

Hometown Telecom. Beverly Hills, California-based Hometown Telecom was founded in 2006 and is an international telecommunications carrier specializing in low-cost, high-quality international long distance plans in the U.S., India, United Kingdom and Australia. The company offers consumer services, such as free calls using VoIP technologies and conference calling by partnering with global carriers and mobile operators.

Dialect Technologies. New York, New York-based Dialect Technologies was founded in 2006 and offers VoIP services, with a specialization in unlimited international calling packages, unifying VoIP, messaging, conferencing, video, instant messaging, and more.

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