In 1992, the Telecom Corridor name was trademarked by the Richardson Chamber of Commerce. Three of Nortel s five lines of business, Wireless Solutions, Enterprise Solutions, and Carrier Solutions, have a significant presence in Richardson. TI s now concentrates on the semiconductor business, including its world-leading role in Digital Signal Processors utilized in myriad types of communications applications. Network engineering is done in Richardson, and all equipment utilized in the WorldCom system globally is tested and purchased here. The Stockholm-based worldwide leader in telecommunications equipment has over 2,800 Corridor employees.
Primary emphasis is cellular and PCS systems.
400 employees comprise this Korean company s U.S. telecommunications division. Manufactures switches used primarily by public carrier telephone companies. 850 employees operate the High Performance Supercomputing Division, which H-P purchased from Convex Computer in 1995. All of the design and engineering of H-P s line of supercomputers is done in Richardson. Currently, the company has 1,000 Richardson employees.