Why We Devote Ourselves to Wireless

Wireless represents the final frontier of the telecom world. In less than a single generation, mobile connectivity has evolved from an obscure luxury enjoyed by a privileged few to a ubiquitous necessity that readily crosses demographic boundaries. Fewer than 30 years after the first cellular phone was activated, advanced wireless services now reach an astonishing 85% of the global population.

The transformation of wireless into a primary and universal communications medium reflects the triumph of many disparate device and infrastructure innovations. However, as we approach a new generation of mobile broadband connectivity, it is clear that the technologies upon which current services are based represent little more than a foundation for future network viability. Critical gaps in the industry's ability to recycle spectrum and ensure service quality suggest that meeting wireless bandwidth capacity demands will be the defining technological challenge of the coming decade.

Jarvinian was established to finance the development of mobile technologies that will meaningfully expand the capability and impact of wireless. As the first and only venture fund with a singular focus on wireless innovation, our investment philosophy is founded upon five fundamental realities:

Wireless spectrum is finite and insufficient to support mobile broadband demand.

As the wireless spectrum becomes densely crowded with infrastructure and devices, noise and interference degrade its ability to support data.

Spectrum auctions and other regulatory solutions are limited in their long-term impact on the wireless capacity problem.

Capacity multiplying device and infrastructure technology is the only means of securing the long-term viability of mobile broadband.

Critical gaps in enabling technologies create an ideal environment for venture investment in fundamental wireless innovation.

Turning the spectrum crisis into an unprecedented opportunity for early stage investment in mobile innovation represents the fundamental mission of Jarvinian Venture Fund and its partners. To this this end, Jarvinian has and will continue to pioneer a focused and science driven approach to the identification of enabling technologies that are critical to the next generation of wireless.