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Template:Infobox company FreeWave Technologies, Inc. is an industrial company based in Boulder, Colorado, where it designs and manufactures secure machine-to-machine wireless networking, communications, and computing systems. FreeWave's radios capture and transmit data from devices such as sensors, gauges, valves, robots, drones, and unmanned vehicles over long distances (60+ miles / 96+ kilometers) in clear line-of-sight environments and harsh environments. 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, telemetry, and analytics. The Company's wireless connectivity and computing solutions are utilized in a variety of enterprises such as energy, utilities, agricultural, government and defense, water and wastewater, manufacturing, and commercial enterprises. The U.S. Army is one of its biggest customers. The Company conducts network design, path studies, and pre-installation engineering services to support its customers.

History

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. The Company's major markets are oil & gas, government, and defense. FreeWave expanded its market focus into the utilities markets in 2009 – 2010 with its M2M technology and has continued to increase its presence in the agriculture, water/wastewater, and manufacturing industries since that time. Today, FreeWave Technologies has more than 800,000 industrial radios and embedded modules in the field.

Uses

FreeWave's wireless M2M solutions 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. University of Denver 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

Template:Overly detailed Supported Interfaces: RS232/RS422/RS485/TTL.

Its wireless M2M networking and communications solutions serve a wide variety of applications in industries, such as electric power, oil and gas, water/wastewater and more.

WaveContact

WaveContact is FreeWave Technologies' wireless I/O solutions for industrial M2M and IoT applications in remote hazardous locations. Made up of two components—the WaveContact 10i and the WaveContact Data Concentrator 50i—the WaveContact product family is certified for both Class 1, Division 1 and Class 1, Division 2 hazardous locations.

WaveContact 10i EndPoint
WaveContact 50i DataConcentrator

Serial radios

FreeWave serial radios support users in locations across the world ranging from the Middle East to Mount Everest, Permian Basin to the Amazon Rainforest, and from Antarctica to New York City.

FGR2
FGR-115
FGR09
FGRSR
MM2
Ranger Series
869 Series (for Europe only)
Cellular bridge

I/O radios

FreeWave's wireless I/O is the basis for remote process automation, process optimization and condition-based monitoring. Wireless I/O combines remote measurement, remote control and instant data communications with very reliable wireless networks. By integrating Wireless I/O into small field networks, medium plant operations and large SCADA systems, users have wireless sensor measurements, physical control and communications between remote controllers from a single device.

FGR-IO
I2-IO
IO Expansion
WaveLine 10i

Ethernet radios

FreeWave's wireless Ethernet solutions are designed for harsh environments.

FGR2-PE
FGR2-P
HTplus
MM2 Ethernet

Embedded radios

These FreeWave radios are a reliable solution for embedding within original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products.

MM2
MM2 Ethernet

Cathodic protection radios

Its cathodic protection remote monitoring solutions offer form factor flexibility in: board level, line marker, self-contained rectifier kit with solar panel and battery backup, a battery-operated waterproof unit, and the newest product "The Tower Replacement" module.

Battery-powered waterproof unit
Board level CP
Line marker
Rectifier monitoring enit
Tower replacement module

Traffic

These FreeWave radios are designed for traffic control applications.

T-9
T-24

Licensed radios (1.4 GHz and 400 MHz)

FreeWave Technologies licensed band radios have applications wherever licensed radios are preferred ranging from oil and gas to municipalities and beyond. Serial

LRS 140
LRS 455

Government and defense

Embedded radios:

L-Band (MM2-M13 and P Series)
MM2 EX
MM2-UHF
MM2-9X5W
Q Series
3400 series (3.4 GHz)
F Series
F Series – Narrow band
Spartan Series

Software

FreeWave Tool Suite is a free program and provides a simplified way to set up and manage networks. The software is secure and user-friendly, allowing users to control multiple frequencies and networks within a single system. Storage is centralized, so users have access to diagnostic data, reports and more.

FreeWave Tool Suite

Miscellaneous

Amplifiers
Antennas
Cables
Filters
Kits
Mounting Systems

Legacy Products

DGR

External links

FreeWave's Official Website

References

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-'''FreeWave Technologies, Inc.''' is an industrial company based in [[Boulder, Colorado]], where it designs and manufactures secure machine-to-machine wireless networking, communications, and computing systems.  FreeWave's radios capture and transmit data from devices such as sensors, gauges, valves, robots, drones, and unmanned vehicles over long distances (60+ miles / 96+ kilometers) in clear line-of-sight environments and harsh environments. 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]], telemetry, and analytics.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}  The Company's wireless connectivity and computing solutions are utilized in a variety of enterprises such as energy, utilities, agricultural, government and defense, water and wastewater, manufacturing, and commercial enterprises.  The [[U.S. Army]] is one of its biggest customers.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}  The company conducts network design, path studies, and pre-installation engineering services to support its customers. {{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
+'''FreeWave Technologies, Inc.''' is an industrial company based in [[Boulder, Colorado]], where it designs and manufactures secure machine-to-machine wireless networking, communications, and computing systems.  FreeWave's radios capture and transmit data from devices such as sensors, gauges, valves, robots, drones, and unmanned vehicles over long distances (60+ miles / 96+ kilometers) in clear line-of-sight environments and harsh environments. 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]], telemetry, and analytics.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}  The Company's wireless connectivity and computing solutions are utilized in a variety of enterprises such as energy, utilities, agricultural, government and defense, water and wastewater, manufacturing, and commercial enterprises.  The [[U.S. Army]] is one of its biggest customers.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}  The Company conducts network design, path studies, and pre-installation engineering services to support its customers. {{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
 ==History==
-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)]].  In June 2007, TA Associates led a $113 million investment in FreeWave Technologies. FreeWave also began to increase its focus on the [[utilities]] markets in 2009 – 2010 with its [[Machine to machine|M2M]] technology and has continued to increase its presence in the [[electric power]] and water/wastewater industries.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} Today, FreeWave Technologies has more than 800,000 industrial radios and embedded modules in the field.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
+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. The Company's major markets are [[oil & gas]], government, and defense.  FreeWave expanded its market focus into the [[utilities]] markets in 2009 – 2010 with its [[Machine to machine|M2M]] technology and has continued to increase its presence in the agriculture, water/wastewater, and manufacturing industries since that time.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} Today, FreeWave Technologies has more than 800,000 industrial radios and embedded modules in the field.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
 ==Uses==