Tropos Networks
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Tropos Networks was founded in 2000 and is a United States
-based provider of IP broadband mesh network solutions for building utility distribution area networks for the smart grid and smart cities. Tropos systems aggregate communications from utilities for multiple applications with the goal of increasing operational efficiencies and reducing costs. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California
, the company has over 750 customers in more than 30 countries.
Tropos has an installed base of more than 800 customers in 30 countries around the world, including Avista,Glendale
Water & Power, Duncan, Oklahoma, and Lafayette Utilities System. Investors include Benchmark Capital
, Boston Millennia Partners, Cipio Partners, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich, Hanna Ventures, Integral Capital Partners and Voyager Capital. The Chairman of the Board of Directors is David Hanna of Hanna Ventures; board members: Curtis Feeny of Voyager Capital, Bill Gurley
of Benchmark Capital
and Tom Ayers, president and CEO of Tropos Networks.
Tropos has been granted 30 patents and has an additional 30 pending.
Additionally, Tropos technology is employed by municipalities to improve efficiencies of a broad range of city services including Intelligent Transportation Systems, automated meter reading (AMR), public safety, and video surveillance.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-based provider of IP broadband mesh network solutions for building utility distribution area networks for the smart grid and smart cities. Tropos systems aggregate communications from utilities for multiple applications with the goal of increasing operational efficiencies and reducing costs. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley located in the San Francisco Bay Area...
, the company has over 750 customers in more than 30 countries.
Tropos has an installed base of more than 800 customers in 30 countries around the world, including Avista,Glendale
Glendale
Glendale is the anglicised version of its gaelic name, Gleann Dail, which means valley of fertile, low-lying arable land. The name originates from Scotland.It may refer to:-Places:Australia*Glendale, New South Wales**Stockland, a shopping centre...
Water & Power, Duncan, Oklahoma, and Lafayette Utilities System. Investors include Benchmark Capital
Benchmark Capital
Benchmark Capital is a venture capital firm responsible for the early stage funding of some very successful startups. In 1997, the firm invested $6.7 million in eBay, which became worth more than $5 billion by the spring of 1999. Other high-profile investments include Ariba, Juniper Networks, Red...
, Boston Millennia Partners, Cipio Partners, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich, Hanna Ventures, Integral Capital Partners and Voyager Capital. The Chairman of the Board of Directors is David Hanna of Hanna Ventures; board members: Curtis Feeny of Voyager Capital, Bill Gurley
Bill Gurley
Bill Gurley is a general partner at Benchmark Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm in Menlo Park, California. His current investments include: Avvo, Glassdoor, LiveOps, Move Networks, Nanosolar, OpenTable, Red 5 Studios, Second Life, Tropos Networks, Vudu, Inc. and Zillow.com...
of Benchmark Capital
Benchmark Capital
Benchmark Capital is a venture capital firm responsible for the early stage funding of some very successful startups. In 1997, the firm invested $6.7 million in eBay, which became worth more than $5 billion by the spring of 1999. Other high-profile investments include Ariba, Juniper Networks, Red...
and Tom Ayers, president and CEO of Tropos Networks.
Tropos has been granted 30 patents and has an additional 30 pending.
Technology
Utilities deploying a smart grid use Tropos for building a regional-scale distribution area communications networks covering hundreds to thousands of square miles. Tropos provides high performance, high reliability private networks IP broadband network that create a secure and scalable foundation upon which multiple demanding smart grid applications including distribution automation, substation security, and automated metering infrastructure (AMI) can be deployed.Additionally, Tropos technology is employed by municipalities to improve efficiencies of a broad range of city services including Intelligent Transportation Systems, automated meter reading (AMR), public safety, and video surveillance.