Elena A. Kinakin

TeraSpan Networks, Inc. designs, manufactures and deploys fiber optic networks for broadband communications. It provides its services to the governments, telecom carriers, public utilities, universities and schools, hospitals and private enterprises. The firm's product vertical inlaid fiber (VIF) deploys micro-trenched networks along with the accessories and fittings to fully integrate with existing backbones. The company was founded by Darren Dofher in 1997 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

Spectrum Signal Processing, Inc. provides software defined radio solutions. It offers products and services for military communications, signals intelligence, surveillance, electronic warfare, and satellite communications applications. The firm also provides application engineering services to the government organizations. The company was founded by James Fletcher and Barry W. Jinks in 1987 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.