The SPIF exists so that colleagues with similar goals and duties can gather and share ideas, contacts, opportunities, and knowledge during the informal sessions.The member carriers have telecom operations across the globe, but usually have an office in the San Francisco Bay Area to pursue investment, technology, and partnership opportunities. At each meeting, we review a few interesting young companies who are seeking funding, strategic investment and/or have a product or service that would be useful to the carriers in attendance.

Presenting Companies:
Companies who are chosen to present can expect the following. The Forum is normally held on the last Friday of the month, drawing 15-30 members. As members take turns hosting the forum, the location changes each month. Each forum generally consists of three start-up presentations, and one analyst presentation. Each presenter is allotted 30-45 minutes to use as they wish, including Q&A. There will be a short break after each presentation for follow-up networking. To apply, use the Call for Speakers on the Telecom Council's website.

Members:
Members represent the local venture capital or R&D groups of telecommunications service providers seeking investments, partnership opportunities, and/or new products and technologies. Members include:

		AT&T Labs		NTT DoCoMo
		AT&T Wireless		NTT Labs
		BCE Capital / Bell Canada		Qualcomm
		Bell Mobility		Samsung
		Bouygues Telecom		Siemens Venture Capital
		British Telecom		SK Telecom
		Cisco		Sony
		Covad		SonyEricsson
		Deutsche Telekom		Sprint Ventures
		Ericsson Venture Partners		SRI International
		France Telecom		Sun Microsystems
		Hutchison Whampoa		Swisscom
		Innovacom Venture Capitalists		Telecom Italia Labs
		Innovature Capital Partners		TeliaSonera
		Intel Capital		Telmex
		Micron Ventures		Telus Ventures
		Mitsui Ventures		T-Mobile
		Motorola Ventures		Verizon
		Nokia Growth Partners		Vodafone