Airespace

Airespace, Inc., formerly Black Storm Networks, was a networking hardware company founded in 2001, manufacturing wireless access points and Controllers. The company developed the AP-Controller model for fast deployment and the Lightweight Access Point Protocol, the precursor to the CAPWAP protocol.[1][2][3]

Airespace, Inc.
FormerlyBlack Storm Networks, Inc.
IndustryComputer networking
Founded2001 (2001) in San Jose, California
Founder
  • Pat Calhoun
  • Bob Friday
  • Bob O'Hara
  • Ajay Mishra
DefunctJanuary 2005 (2005-01)
FateAcquired by Cisco Systems

Corporate history

Airespace was founded in 2001 by Pat Calhoun,[4] Bob Friday,[5] Bob O'Hara,[6]: 70  and Ajay Mishra.[7] The company was venture backed by Storm Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Battery Ventures.[8] In 2003, it entered into an agreement to provide OEM equipment to NEC.[9] In 2004 it signed an agreement with Alcatel and Nortel to provide equipment to the two companies on an OEM basis.[10][11]: 8 

Airespace was first to market with integrated location tracking.[12] Within a year and a half, the company grew rapidly into the market leader of enterprise Wi-Fi.[13]

Cisco Systems acquired Airespace in 2005 for $450 million;[14] this was one of 13 acquisitions Cisco made that year and the largest up to that point.[15] Airespace products were merged into Cisco Aironet product line.[16]

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  14. Hochmuth, Phil (January 12, 2005). "Cisco nets Airespace for $450 million". Network World. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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