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| company_name = FreeWave Technologies, Inc. | | company_name = FreeWave Technologies, Inc. | ||
| company_logo = [[File:FreeWave Logo 2012.png| | | company_logo = [[File:FreeWave Logo 2012.png|180px]] | ||
| company_type = [[Private company|Private]] | | company_type = [[Private company|Private]] | ||
| foundation = 1993 | | foundation = 1993 | ||
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| key_people = Steve Wulchin (CEO, co-founder) | | key_people = Steve Wulchin (CEO, co-founder) | ||
| industry = RF Communications | | industry = RF Communications | ||
| products = [[Spread | | products = [[Spread spectrum]] & licensed [[radio]]s | ||
| revenue = Undisclosed | | revenue = Undisclosed | ||
| num_employees = Undisclosed | | num_employees = Undisclosed | ||
| homepage = [http://www.freewave.com/ www.FreeWave.com] | | homepage = [http://www.freewave.com/ www.FreeWave.com] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''FreeWave Technologies, Inc.''' was founded in 1993 and is a [[Business-to-business|B2B]] company based in [[Boulder, Colorado]] where it manufactures and designs [[frequency hopping spread spectrum]] (FHSS) and licensed data radios. Its wireless data radios are utilized in industrial, government and defense, scientific, and commercial applications. The [[U.S. Army]] is one of its biggest customers. FreeWave partners with leaders in oil and gas, utilities, electric power/[[smart grid]] and many other industries. FreeWave radios support a variety of industrial applications, such as [[supervisory control and data acquisition]] (SCADA), wireless [[I/O]], [[cathodic protection]] (CP) and [[remote monitoring]]. The company also conducts network design, path studies, and pre-installation engineering services to ensure reliable, error free data-flow under any condition and in all environments. FreeWave is the only long term radio provider with 100 percent backward compatibility with older products. All radios are manufactured locally in Boulder, Colorado and tested to operate over the temperature range of | '''FreeWave Technologies, Inc.''' was founded in 1993 and is a [[Business-to-business|B2B]] company based in [[Boulder, Colorado]] where it manufactures and designs [[frequency hopping spread spectrum]] (FHSS) and licensed data radios. Its wireless data radios are utilized in industrial, government and defense, scientific, and commercial applications. The [[U.S. Army]] is one of its biggest customers. FreeWave partners with leaders in oil and gas, utilities, electric power/[[smart grid]] and many other industries. FreeWave radios support a variety of industrial applications, such as [[supervisory control and data acquisition]] (SCADA), wireless [[I/O]], [[cathodic protection]] (CP) and [[remote monitoring]]. The company also conducts network design, path studies, and pre-installation engineering services to ensure reliable, error free data-flow under any condition and in all environments. FreeWave is the only long term radio provider with 100 percent backward compatibility with older products. All radios are manufactured locally in Boulder, Colorado and tested to operate over the temperature range of −40°C to +75°C. FreeWave products come in a variety of shapes and types, including board level, enclosed and small form factor embedded systems that are super ruggedized/waterproof and are UL approved. Frequencies for unlicensed radios include 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz and 869 MHz, while licensed radios operate within 400 MHz, 700 MHz and 1.4 GHz. For government and defense, FreeWave embedded radios are counted on for [[mission critical]] applications, such as unmanned systems, where safety is paramount and lives are at risk. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Founded in 1993 by Jonathan Sawyer and Steve Wulchin. In June 2007, TA Associates led a $113 million investment in FreeWave Technologies. | Founded in 1993 by Jonathan Sawyer and Steve Wulchin. In June 2007, TA Associates led a $113 million investment in FreeWave Technologies. | ||
FreeWave Technologies was founded in August 1993 by Jonathan Sawyer and Steve Wulchin. From the beginning, Sawyer and Wulchin aimed to help customers transmit mission critical data via secure, highly reliable licensed and license-free [[spread spectrum]] radios. FreeWave has manufactured all of its radios in Boulder, Colorado since the first radio was shipped in 1994. In June 2007, TA Associates led a $113 million investment in FreeWave Technologies. Its largest markets are [[oil & gas]] and government & [[defense (military)]]. FreeWave also began to increase its focus on the [[utilities]] markets in 2009 | FreeWave Technologies was founded in August 1993 by Jonathan Sawyer and Steve Wulchin. From the beginning, Sawyer and Wulchin aimed to help customers transmit mission critical data via secure, highly reliable licensed and license-free [[spread spectrum]] radios. FreeWave has manufactured all of its radios in Boulder, Colorado since the first radio was shipped in 1994. In June 2007, TA Associates led a $113 million investment in FreeWave Technologies. Its largest markets are [[oil & gas]] and government & [[defense (military)]]. FreeWave also began to increase its focus on the [[utilities]] markets in 2009 – 2010 with its [[M2M]] technology and has continued to increase its presence in the [[electric power]] and water/wastewater industries. Today, FreeWave Technologies has more than 800,000 industrial radios and embedded modules in the field. | ||
==Accomplishments== | ==Accomplishments== | ||
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===900 MHz=== | ===900 MHz=== | ||
*FGR & FGR2 Series | *FGR & FGR2 Series | ||
*Ethernet Series | *Ethernet Series – HT, FGR | ||
*IO Series | *IO Series | ||
*MM2 Series | *MM2 Series | ||
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===Military=== | ===Military=== | ||
*P-Series (1.3 GHz) | *P-Series (1.3 GHz) | ||
*F-Series ( | *F-Series (225–400 MHz) | ||
*Q-Series ( | *Q-Series (228–235 MHz, 277–284 MHz) | ||
*IM-E Series (2. | *IM-E Series (2.372–2.4 GHz) | ||
*SMR Series (3.4 GHz) | *SMR Series (3.4 GHz) | ||
*MM2 Series (900 MHz) | *MM2 Series (900 MHz) | ||
Revision as of 05:45, 9 March 2012
Template:Infobox company FreeWave Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is a B2B company based in Boulder, Colorado where it manufactures and designs frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) and licensed data radios. Its wireless data radios are utilized in industrial, government and defense, scientific, and commercial applications. The U.S. Army is one of its biggest customers. FreeWave partners with leaders in oil and gas, utilities, electric power/smart grid and many other industries. FreeWave radios support a variety of industrial applications, such as supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), wireless I/O, cathodic protection (CP) and remote monitoring. The company also conducts network design, path studies, and pre-installation engineering services to ensure reliable, error free data-flow under any condition and in all environments. FreeWave is the only long term radio provider with 100 percent backward compatibility with older products. All radios are manufactured locally in Boulder, Colorado and tested to operate over the temperature range of −40°C to +75°C. FreeWave products come in a variety of shapes and types, including board level, enclosed and small form factor embedded systems that are super ruggedized/waterproof and are UL approved. Frequencies for unlicensed radios include 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz and 869 MHz, while licensed radios operate within 400 MHz, 700 MHz and 1.4 GHz. For government and defense, FreeWave embedded radios are counted on for mission critical applications, such as unmanned systems, where safety is paramount and lives are at risk.
History
Founded in 1993 by Jonathan Sawyer and Steve Wulchin. In June 2007, TA Associates led a $113 million investment in FreeWave Technologies.
FreeWave Technologies was founded in August 1993 by Jonathan Sawyer and Steve Wulchin. From the beginning, Sawyer and Wulchin aimed to help customers transmit mission critical data via secure, highly reliable licensed and license-free spread spectrum radios. FreeWave has manufactured all of its radios in Boulder, Colorado since the first radio was shipped in 1994. In June 2007, TA Associates led a $113 million investment in FreeWave Technologies. Its largest markets are oil & gas and government & defense (military). FreeWave also began to increase its focus on the utilities markets in 2009 – 2010 with its M2M technology and has continued to increase its presence in the electric power and water/wastewater industries. Today, FreeWave Technologies has more than 800,000 industrial radios and embedded modules in the field.
Accomplishments
In October 2008, FreeWave ranked 26th on Deloitte's Wireless Fast 50 with revenue growth of 112%. FreeWave has been selected for Colorado's Fast 50 for ten consecutive years.
In June 2007 TA Associates, a private equity firm, invested $113 million dollars into FreeWave thus allowing the company to accelerate product development and enhance marketing efforts. A significant portion ($9 million) was given to the employees.
The National Science Foundation's Wireless Field Test Project found the DGR Series the best radios for establishing wireless links to and from data loggers in the field.
In August 2011, FreeWave Technologies announced that its wireless communication technology for government and defense radios had surpassed one million flight hours in the field since the company shipped its first government and defense radio in 1997.
In October 2011, FreeWave’s GXM radio was named a finalist for Plant Engineering’s Product of the Year Award.
In November 2011, FreeWave Technologies’ FGR2-PE radio was awarded the Smart Grid Excellence Award. FreeWave’s I/O Expansion module also was named a finalist for Control Engineering Magazine's Engineer’s Choice Award.
Uses
FreeWave radios are used across many industries including oil and gas, military, precision agriculture, golf, water/wastewater and more. For instance, FreeWave radios are used by energy companies to maximize production and reduce operating costs, for mission critical applications within the military, and for environmental monitoring to provide warning of impending natural disasters such as volcanoes.
LTER uses FreeWave at several sites such as Trout Lake, Alaska, Luquillo, and Niwot Ridge. Denver University uses the radios to beam images from their mountain-top observatory. NCAR’s Marshall Test Site uses FreeWave in a complex weather measurement system. Denver International Airport uses the radios in a 30 mile weather link to that Marshall Test Site. BMW Oracle Racing uses FreeWave radios in the America's Cup. The National Geographic Society sponsored two expeditions to the top of Mount Everest in which FreeWave was used as a life-line to remotely communicate the vital signs of the climbers to their base camp.
Products
Supported Interfaces: RS232/RS422/RS485/TTL.
900 MHz
- FGR & FGR2 Series
- Ethernet Series – HT, FGR
- IO Series
- MM2 Series
- Cathodic Protection
- Ranger Series
2.4 GHz
- IM-Series
- Cathodic Protection (CP)
1.4 GHz, 400 MHz & 700 MHz
- LRS Series (licensed radios)
Military
- P-Series (1.3 GHz)
- F-Series (225–400 MHz)
- Q-Series (228–235 MHz, 277–284 MHz)
- IM-E Series (2.372–2.4 GHz)
- SMR Series (3.4 GHz)
- MM2 Series (900 MHz)
Legacy
- DGR
Software
- FreeWave CommControl
- EZ Config
- Freewave Enterprise Gateway
- FreeWave ToolSuite
Miscellaneous
- Antennas
- Cables
- Filters
- Kits
- Mounting Brackets
External links
See also
References
- FreeWave
- FreeWave Technologies Ranked Number 26 in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Program for Colorado
- TA Associates Leads $113 Million Investment in FreeWave Technologies, Inc.
- FreeWave celebrates one million flight hour milestone
- FreeWave Technologies Wins 2011 Smart Grid Excellence Award
- Control Engineering Engineer's Choice finalist, FreeWave's I/O expansion module, 2012
- 2011 Product of the Year Finalist: Automation and Control Category: GXM Radio