Cogito Innovations LLC designs and builds deployable communications systems that keep public-safety, defense, utility, and other mission-critical teams connected in remote or disrupted environments. Based in Hollywood, Maryland, the company combines rugged Starlink and 5G kits with engineering services spanning maritime systems, cybersecurity, and rapid prototyping. Its work includes communications support for U.S. Navy destroyers and Coast Guard Polar Security Cutters, alongside custom systems developed by a team led by founder and CEO Josh Simmons.
Comtech Telecommunications CorpFounded in 1967 as Comtech Laboratories in Smithtown, New York, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has spent more than half a century developing communications technology for demanding environments. Now headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, the company is known for secure satellite communications that support military missions and public safety systems worldwide.ANNAPOLIS, MD
G3 Technologies Inc. (G3T)Since its founding in 2001, G3 Technologies Inc. (G3T) has built its identity around an engineering team shaped by both technical expertise and former-operator experience. The Columbia, Maryland company develops wireless communications technology for mission-critical users, with work spanning commercial and government customers. G3T is recognized as a Program of Record for the United States Special Operations Command and supports deployments with field engineering assistance.COLUMBIA, MD
goTennaBorn from the communications failures of Hurricane Sandy, goTenna is a 2012-founded company known for building resilient off-grid networks for people working in denied or austere environments. Its technology helps military, law-enforcement, and public-safety teams exchange mission-critical data when conventional connectivity is unavailable, and the company says it now supports more than 350 agencies worldwide.BROOKLYN, NY
TALOC Technologies, LLCVeteran-led TALOC Technologies is a Maryland defense innovator founded by William Ziegler, an inventor with more than two decades of experience in military systems and government contracts. The company develops secure optical communication technology for public agencies, defense contractors, and national-security missions, including work supported by a NAVAIR SBIR Phase II contract.