Inteno Group develops companies for the broadband market. Together with its subsidiaries, it is developing and investing in access products for fast-growing fiber to the home market, as well as the market for hardware independent software for customer premises equipment (CPE). With its work in forums and standardization bodies, Inteno Group promotes the open platform approach. Its subsidiaries support its customers in tailoring the product and system offerings to customer specific needs. Inteno Group was founded in 1979 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

altafiber is a provider for internet, TV, home phone, energy, and more. It delivers integrated communications solutions to residential and business customers over its fiber-optic network including high-speed internet, video, voice and data. The company was founded in 1873 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Amphenol Fiber Systems International (AFSI) is a full service fiber optic company engaged in the fabrication and manufacture of fiber optic connectivity products and systems. The company's commitment to technical excellence aims to make us an industry leader in providing sophisticated products and professional technical assistance in the fiber optic industry. AFSI aims to provide solutions for communications systems based on fiber optic interconnect technology. TFOCA-II, M83522, M29504, and M28876 are the global standards in the military marketplace. With over 100 employees, AFSI is currently located in a 50,000 square foot facility, in the heart of the telecom corridor in Allen, just north of Dallas, Texas. Since its inception in 1993, AFSI has and will continue to base its corporate strategy on technical and application support, quality assurance, product performance, and value.

Contec provides set-top-box repair and maintenance services. The company offers a range of services including forward and reverse logistics, automated testing solutions, repair and diagnostics, and value-added services such as custom kitting and product preparation. Primarily, It serves the digital cable industry. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Schenectady, New York.

Broadnet provides fiber-based data communications. The company offers internet, ethernet, and more. It was founded in 1999 and is based in Fornebu, Norway.

Peregrine Power is a company that received a SBIR Phase I grant for a project entitled: Universal Utility/Customer Interface. Their research project will lead to an electrical panel with modules that provide interfaces between the electrical grid and the residential customer's on-site loads and other energy systems. Through the use of interactive solid state meters, the utility will be able to intelligently regulate loads and dispatch on-site energy systems. The on-site energy systems include, but are not limited to, controlled loads (e.g., water heating), pluggable EVs, generation systems (e.g., PV panels), and energy storage (e.g., spent EV batteries). The panel and modules represent the most integrated and economic system attempted so far to enable more intelligent energy management and will encourage renewable energy and conservation. In addition, new grid stabilization opportunities will be created for the utility. The proposed approach will use advanced power electronics, along with state-of-the-art communications techniques. The broader impacts of this research are (1) to enable utilities and over 50,000,000 residential customers to implement safe, convenient and economic energy management techniques, (2) to encourage renewable energy, and (3) to provide distributed generation and storage systems that assist the utility in stabilizing the grid. This would lead to more reliable and less costly energy for the customer, along with reduced greenhouse gas.