E138 That Great Business ShowFergal Lawlor, founder of Laois gem, Alpha Wireless makes antennas for the world. Employing 100 and recruiting, they're busy in Ireland, the UK, the US, Australia, Canada and Israel. Next they're hoping to grow more in the Middle East and/or South America, so they're planning on funding for growth, later in the year. Private networks is a big, big growth area for them.Huawei's problems in the US are an opportunity Alpha Wireless.Fergal explains what we'll see next from 5G (and then, later, 6G...)Alpha had a major contract with US mega-firm Sprint, which was great until Sprint was taken over and their contract terminated...and that wiped out half of Alpha's business. So they had to regroup. Quickly.Enterprise Ireland have been huge supporters and he has tips for people using their services, including how best to engage with the Development Adviser (DA's)His 'hire in a heartbeat', Paddy Lawlor. Find all episodes at www.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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