Company:Fluidmesh Networks
| Industry | Computer networking |
|---|---|
| Fate | Acquired by Cisco Systems |
| Founded | January 2005 |
| Headquarters | Brooklyn, NY and Milan |
Key people | Umberto Malesci, CEO, Cosimo Malesci, EVP Sales, Alessandro Erta, CTO, Andrea Orioli, VP Operations |
| Website | http://www.fluidmesh.com |
Fluidmesh Networks was a hardware and software manufacturer of wireless point-to-point networks, wireless point-to-multipoint networks, and wireless mesh networks.[1] Fluidmesh products are used in video-surveillance, enterprise, industrial, railway, maritime, and military projects.
Corporate history
Fluidmesh was founded in 2005 by four Italian engineers: Umberto Malesci, Cosimo Malesci, Andrea Orioli, and Torquato Bertani. Fluidmesh was a spin-off company from MIT where Umberto Malesci and Cosimo Malesci were graduate students in the Department of Engineering. In 2005, Umberto Malesci was a graduate student working at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory with Prof. Samuel Madden (MIT) when he developed Fluidmesh's initial software based on the Roofnet open-source project leveraging Click Modular Router.[2] The Company was initially incubated at the Politecnico di Milano, in Milan, Italy. Over the years, Fluidmesh Networks expanded into the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America,[3] and obtained exposure on the Italian national press and television as a successful example of innovation-driven entrepreneurship in the high tech space.[4][5] Within ten years, Fluidmesh had sold and installed approximately 24,000 miles of wireless links.[6]
In 2010, Fluidmesh partnered with CCTV camera manufacturer, Pelco.[7]
In April 2011, Fluidmesh Networks announced it had been acquired by Generation 3 Capital and Waveland Investments, two private equity firms based in Chicago.[8]
In 2016, Fluidmesh Networks and Cisco announced a partnership to combine Cisco Connected Rail Solutions and Fluidmesh train-to-ground wireless technology into a single solution.[9]
On April 6, 2020, Cisco announced its intent to acquire Fluidmesh.[10][11] The acquisition was completed July 7, 2020.[12]
Products and services
- Trackside WiFi and Mobile Connectivity for Trains and Railroads[13]
- Internet of Things (IoT) for Vessels and Maritime Applications[14]
- Wireless Backhaul for fixed wireless networks
References
- ↑ "A Mesh that is good". http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/82112-its-a-mesh-and-thats-good. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ↑ "The American Start-up with the brain in Milan". http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2014-08-25/quell-orecchio-italiano-che-da-sicurezza-americani-063634.shtml. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ↑ "Grow at all costs". http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/tecnologie/2012-04-01/crescere-tutti-costi-082009.shtml. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
- ↑ "The new Italy that move forward: Fluidmesh". http://siliconvalley.corriere.it/2011/08/05/litalia_che_funziona_fluidmesh/. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ↑ "Milan Start-up Gub". http://venturevillage.eu/milan-italy-startup. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ↑ "Understanding the Internet of Things with Fluidmesh Networks". https://securitytoday.com/articles/2015/05/29/understanding-the-internet-of-things-with-fluidmesh-networks.aspx/. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "Fluidmesh Pelco Partnership". http://www.hendonpub.com/resources/article_archive/results/details?id=1683. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ↑ "Fluidmesh Acquisition by Private Equity Firms". http://www.securitysales.com/article/Private-Investment-Firms-Acquire-Fluidmesh-Newtorks. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ↑ "Fluidmesh and Cisco join forces to help improve WiFi on Trains and Subways". https://www.fluidmesh.com/fluidmesh-cisco-wifi-trains/. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Fluidmesh Networks" (in en-US). 2020-04-06. https://blogs.cisco.com/news/cisco-corporate-news-april-2020.
- ↑ Cooney, Michael (2020-04-06). "Cisco goes after wireless IoT with Fluidmesh acquisition" (in en). https://www.networkworld.com/article/3535907/cisco-goes-after-wireless-iot-with-fluidmesh-acquisition.html.
- ↑ "Cisco Completes Acquisition of Fluidmesh Networks" (in en-US). 2020-07-06. https://newsroom.cisco.com/press-release-content?type=webcontent&articleId=2085377.
- ↑ "Super-Powerful Italian Wi-Fi Wins over US Companies". http://www.corriere.it/tecnologia/16_novembre_01/wi-fi-estremo-italiano-31501032-a009-11e6-90f7-78e506adbf1c.shtml/. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "How Fluidmesh Helped Increase Public Safety of New York Waterway". https://purdi.com/fluidmesh/fluidmesh-helped-increase-public-safety-new-york-waterway/. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
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