- Acquired by Alvarion Technologies, Nov 2011
- Raised $6.5M funding round, Dec 2003
- Raised $6M funding round led by Sequoia Capital, Jun 2003
About
Wavion is a carrier grade Wi-Fi market leader with solutions for metro and rural areas and deployments in over 75 countries. Wavion offers seamless mobile data offloading and metro zone Wi-Fi solutions, HS 2.0 ready, for operators, as well as powerful Wi-Fi solutions for providers, governments and enterprises. The companys two-way digital Beamforming with powerful interference immunity is the first and only technology to resolve the significant performance, penetration and profitability challenges facing operators of large-scale Wi-Fi networks. Featuring Wavion Base Stations with 802.11n (WBSn) in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz unlicensed bands, Wavion offers end-to-end solutions including access, backhaul, CPEs and management. Wavion is the carrier grade Wi-Fi wholly owned subsidiary of Alvarion. With superior coverage and greater capacity, Wavion's solutions enable service providers, communities and enterprises to deliver high quality service in urban and rural applications while reducing CAPEX and OPEX by more than 50%.
Funding history · 4 rounds · $28.0M total
Q&A
- What is Wavion's primary business?
- Wavion specializes in outdoor WiFi applications for metro and rural areas, providing carrier-grade Wi-Fi solutions for mobile data offloading and metro zone Wi-Fi.
- When was Wavion founded?
- Wavion was founded in January 2000.
- How many employees does Wavion have?
- Wavion has an employee count in the 11-50 range.
- What is Wavion's total funding raised?
- Wavion has raised a total of $28,000,000 across multiple funding rounds.
- Which investors participated in Wavion's June 2001 funding round?
- In June 2001, Wavion raised funds with Giza Venture Capital and Elron Ventures participating.
- Which investors participated in Wavion's June 2003 funding round?
- In June 2003, Sequoia Capital and Elron Ventures participated in a funding round for Wavion.
- What is Wavion's current status?
- Wavion is currently listed as acquired and inactive, having been acquired by Alvarion Technologies in November 2011.
- What technology does Wavion utilize in its solutions?
- Wavion utilizes two-way digital Beamforming technology with powerful interference immunity to address performance, penetration, and profitability challenges in large-scale Wi-Fi networks.
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| Founded | 2000-1 |
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| Employees (exact) | 31 |
| Status reason | Acquired (Inactive) by Alvarion Technologies on Nov 2011 - closed due to acquisition |
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Acquired by Alvarion Technologies 2011-11
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| EPO | 5 |
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