Firetide
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Firetide is an American, international provider of wireless mesh network technology. Based in the Silicon Valley, Firetide designs and sells hardware and software for wireless networks. Firetide's products have been used in over 2000 installations in 40 countries.
to Los Gatos, CA.
The company is today headquartered in Los Gatos, CA with a R&D office in Bangalore
, India
.
radios. The radios are able to operate at 2.4, 4.9 and 5.0 GHz and allows for a throughput of up to 400 Mbps.
FWB-200 Series. Indoor and outdoor wireless Point-to-Point bridges, equipped with dual 802.11n MIMO
radios. The point-to-point bridges are used to connect distant, wireless networks to each other.
HotPoint 5000 Series. Indoor and outdoor wireless Access Points, equipped with dual 802.11n MIMO
radios. The Access Points allow for a wireless Wi-Fi network to be connected to the mesh.
HotClient 2000 Series. Indoor and outdoor wireless Customer Premises Equipment. A product that extends the range of a Wi-Fi network thank's to a more powerful radio compared to standard consumer laptop radios.
Firetide FWC 2050 WLAN Controller. A that can control up to 50 Access Points and ease the configuration of the Access Points through central management. Controlled through web-interface.
Firetide IVS 100. Integrated Video Solution, a combined IP-camera and mesh node.
Firetide Mobility Controller. A software that enables Firetide's mesh to be compatible with mobile units, such as connecting to a moving subway train.
project. The projects goal was to install a nation-wide network to enable public Wi-Fi as well as video and voice traffic.
In 2007, Firetide installed its technology on the construction site of Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai). The construction workers had experienced problems with their communication equipment as the tower grew taller. Firetide could provide a wireless mesh network that VOIP radios could use, which allowed coverage where Walkie-Talkies could not.
In 2009, Firetide got the assignment to install a wireless mesh network in Seoul Metropolitan Subway
. The request from the South Korean subway operator for live camera coverage came after a fatal arson in 2003. In competition with its competitors, Firetide was the only one that could deliver reliable wireless connection to the station and the moving trains. The systems included cameras on both the train stations and on the trains. The design aimed to avoid more fatal accidents by distributing real-time video feed both to the train drivers and to the operators in the command central. The installation included 1000 mesh nodes as well as 650 cameras.
January 2009 saw the installation of a Firetide system at California State University, Long Beach
.
agreement with Netgear. The license agreement enabled for Netgear to use Firetide's WLAN Controller software in their new portfolio of WLAN controllers.
Corporate history
Firetide was founded in 2001, under the name Landmark Networks. In 2003 the name changed to Firetide, which would "better reflect the company's mission and culture". One year later, after considerable investments from American investors, the company moved from HawaiiHawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
to Los Gatos, CA.
The company is today headquartered in Los Gatos, CA with a R&D office in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
The Company
Firetide is a provider of hardware and software for wireless infrastructure mesh networks.Hardware
HotPort 7000 Series. Indoor and outdoor wireless mesh node, equipped with dual 802.11n MIMOMIMO
In radio, multiple-input and multiple-output, or MIMO , is the use of multiple antennas at both the transmitter and receiver to improve communication performance. It is one of several forms of smart antenna technology...
radios. The radios are able to operate at 2.4, 4.9 and 5.0 GHz and allows for a throughput of up to 400 Mbps.
FWB-200 Series. Indoor and outdoor wireless Point-to-Point bridges, equipped with dual 802.11n MIMO
MIMO
In radio, multiple-input and multiple-output, or MIMO , is the use of multiple antennas at both the transmitter and receiver to improve communication performance. It is one of several forms of smart antenna technology...
radios. The point-to-point bridges are used to connect distant, wireless networks to each other.
HotPoint 5000 Series. Indoor and outdoor wireless Access Points, equipped with dual 802.11n MIMO
MIMO
In radio, multiple-input and multiple-output, or MIMO , is the use of multiple antennas at both the transmitter and receiver to improve communication performance. It is one of several forms of smart antenna technology...
radios. The Access Points allow for a wireless Wi-Fi network to be connected to the mesh.
HotClient 2000 Series. Indoor and outdoor wireless Customer Premises Equipment. A product that extends the range of a Wi-Fi network thank's to a more powerful radio compared to standard consumer laptop radios.
Firetide FWC 2050 WLAN Controller. A that can control up to 50 Access Points and ease the configuration of the Access Points through central management. Controlled through web-interface.
Firetide IVS 100. Integrated Video Solution, a combined IP-camera and mesh node.
Software
HotView Pro. A software that centrally manages the mesh nodes and the other Firetide hardware connected to the mesh network.Firetide Mobility Controller. A software that enables Firetide's mesh to be compatible with mobile units, such as connecting to a moving subway train.
Routing Protocol
Firetide use their own, proprietary AutoMesh routing protocol to control the data flow in the mesh.Notable installations
In 2006, Firetide announced that they were going to supply their technology to Singapore's Wireless@SGWireless@SG
Wireless@SG is a wireless broadband programme developed by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore as part of its Next Generation National Infocomm Infrastructure initiative, being part of the nation's 10-year masterplan called Intelligent Nation 2015 .It will be run and developed in the...
project. The projects goal was to install a nation-wide network to enable public Wi-Fi as well as video and voice traffic.
In 2007, Firetide installed its technology on the construction site of Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai). The construction workers had experienced problems with their communication equipment as the tower grew taller. Firetide could provide a wireless mesh network that VOIP radios could use, which allowed coverage where Walkie-Talkies could not.
In 2009, Firetide got the assignment to install a wireless mesh network in Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
The Seoul Metropolitan Subway or Metropolitan Subway in Seoul, in Seoul, South Korea, is one of the most heavily used rapid transit systems in the world, with well over 8 million trips daily on the system's thirteen lines...
. The request from the South Korean subway operator for live camera coverage came after a fatal arson in 2003. In competition with its competitors, Firetide was the only one that could deliver reliable wireless connection to the station and the moving trains. The systems included cameras on both the train stations and on the trains. The design aimed to avoid more fatal accidents by distributing real-time video feed both to the train drivers and to the operators in the command central. The installation included 1000 mesh nodes as well as 650 cameras.
January 2009 saw the installation of a Firetide system at California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment...
.
Partnership
In May 2010, Firetide announced an Original Equipment Manufacturer OEMOEM
OEM means the original manufacturer of a component for a product, which may be resold by another company.OEM may also refer to:-Computing:* OEM font, or OEM-US, the original character set of the IBM PC, circa 1981...
agreement with Netgear. The license agreement enabled for Netgear to use Firetide's WLAN Controller software in their new portfolio of WLAN controllers.