Best Telecom Companies in Austin, United States
The 49 best Telecom companies in Austin, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: NetEffect.
Our analysis of 50 Telecom companies
$56.1b in tracked funding; 87% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Telecom companies in Austin
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Stage | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22Solutions Provider of telecom network services and fiber optic solutions | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2003 | Liam Maguire Founder and Lead Tutor | — | — |
| 2 | acoustic technologies Acoustic Technologies, an Arizona-based software company, develops hands-free audio processing software for… | — | — | Acquired | 30 | 1998 | — | 23 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 3 | AK Telecom Cable Infrastructure & Wireless Network Services: | — | — | — | 31 | 1994 | — | 65 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 4 | Alepo Provider of OSS & BSS solutions and consulting services | — | — | Funding Raised | 124 124 → 151 (+22%) | 2004 | Sunil Diaz CEO | — | — |
| 5 | AmCom Solutions Provider of internet services | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2004 | — | — | — |
| 6 | apex wireless Apex Wireless is a wireless telecom consulting firm. | — | — | Acquired | 48 | 1997 | — | — | — |
| 7 | AWS Communications Provider of small cell and fiber network construction services | — | — | Acquired | 30 | 2002 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Capcon Networks Provider of network connectivity solutions for enterprises and service providers. | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2016 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Telecom companies in Austin
#1
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2016 · 57 employees$37.5Mraised▾
Providing full coverage and capacity of a cellular network
- Jul 2023Series B$8.2M
- Sep 2021Series B$20M
- Jul 2020Series B—
- Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$714.9K
#2
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2022 · 41 employees$18Mraised▾
Provider of blockchain run calling app. It provides calling services to both people and businesses.
- Feb 2023Seed$18M
#3
Early Stage · Austin, Texas · founded 2003 · 46 employees$20Mraised▾
Provider of radio style and mobile communication services
- Jun 2022Conventional Debt—
- Jun 2022PE$20M
#4
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 1999 · 37 employees$115.1Mraised▾
IT services and support for Las Vegas and Southern Nevada businesses. They provide managed IT, cloud, and cybersecurity services, along with IT consulting, disaster recovery, and help desk support. They offer email and spam protection, and Voice over IP services. They focus on delivering fast, friendly, and responsive outsourced IT solutions to small and medium-sized businesses. They offer 24/7 monitoring, network security, and data backup. They guarantee response time, quality, and satisfaction with certified experts. They serve industries like accounting, construction, gaming, hospitality, healthcare, and legal. They are a technology company offering multiple services.
- Apr 2008Conventional Debt$2M
- Feb 2008Series C$1.5M
- Jan 2008Series C$50.6M
- Dec 2007Series B$940.4K
#5
Series C · Austin, Texas · founded 2015 · 42 employees$100Mraised▾
Provider of design solutions for data centers and mobile networks. It provides DCRE (data center run time environment) which is a software and hardware solution that includes bus bars and connector designs, to manage the physical infrastructure. Its other offering CORE is an intelligence tool for data center service optimization that provides capabilities for management and monitoring the rack while providing analytics, intelligence, and metrics of the rack. Caters to CDN/cloud providers, application providers, real-estate owners, and network operators.
- Jan 2020Series C$90M
- Sep 2018Series C—
- Dec 2015Series A—
#6
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2003 · 8 employees$47.1Mraised▾
Packet Design provides IP traffic and routes analysis solutions for enterprises, mobile operators, cable and broadband providers, enterprises, and government. Its platform optimizes the performance and manages the IP networks using a unique combination of route analytics and Netflow data.
- Sep 2012Series D$350.4K
- Jun 2012Series D$250.2K
- Nov 2011Conventional Debt$754.2K
- Oct 2011Conventional Debt$476.6K
#7
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2001$54.3Mraised▾
Developer of rugged tablet PCs and mobile computing solutions. It designs and provides advanced mobile devices focused on durability, performance, and adaptability for enhanced productivity and efficiency in various business sectors. The company's offerings are tailored to meet the demands of mobile computing environments, prioritizing seamless user experiences. Its mission is to revolutionize computing technology through innovative solutions that empower businesses and improve mobility.
- 2010Series C—
- Dec 2009Series C$5.6M
- Dec 2008Series C$6M
- Dec 2004Series C$25M
#8
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 1996$104.5Mraised▾
Wi-Fi hotspot operator
#9
Deadpooled · Austin, Texas · founded 2012 · 584 employees$20.8Mraised▾
Provider of mobile data services
- Jun 2013Series B$2.3M
- May 2013Series B$10.9M
- Oct 2012Series A$7.6M
#10
Acqui-Hired · Austin, Texas · founded 2010 · 8 employees$13.8Mraised▾
M87 provides technologies that improve network performance. Its eRouting at the Edge (RATE) technology moves routing intelligence and selection decisions to device and SON unlocks the latent capacity in existing mobile devices by adding them to the network infrastructure to increase coverage and capacity.
- Nov 2016Series B$8.6M
- Mar 2014Series A$4.7M
- Jan 2014Seed—
- Apr 2013Seed$500K
#11
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2006$12.9Mraised▾
Limited information available
- Nov 2010Conventional Debt$1.4M
- Dec 2008Series A$3.5M
- Dec 2007Series A$8M
#12
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2001$18.7Mraised▾
IIoT solutions provider for secure M2M networking and remote device management. The company specializes in delivering comprehensive Industrial IoT devices, services, and solutions for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) networking. They offer a wide array of products including embedded systems, cellular routers, gateways, RF modules, and software tools designed for rapid deployment and scalability. Their solutions cater to diverse industries such as agriculture, energy, industrial, medical, retail, smart cities, and transportation, providing connectivity for asset management, digital signage, environmental monitoring, and more. They provide services like wireless design, application development, and managed connectivity. Their key technologies include secure device communication, remote device management, and reliable network connections. They offer cloud services, security services, and infrastructure management solutions.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Telecom coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on 5G 6G in Austin is moving
A read on the academic research around 5G 6G in Austin — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 253 papers.
- The University of Texas at Austin253
- Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin2
- Beamforming19→28
- Electronic engineering5→11
- Telecommunications link4→6
- Bandwidth (computing)1→3
- Transmitter1→3
- Beamforming106
- MIMO51
- Electronic engineering35
- Telecommunications link32
- Precoding25
- Beamforming11
- Base station6
- MIMO5
- Transmitter4
- Interference (communication)3
Common questions
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