Vivato
San Francisco, CA Why It’s Fierce: Vivato’s switch technology rewrites the rules of 802.11 deployment, enabling access points to transmit up to seven kilometers away. This promises to enable entirely new types of Wi-Fi deployments and to create economic benefits unmatched by other Wi-Fi solutions. The company raised $20 million in venture funding last April and recently gained FCC approval for its 802.11b solution. With a good management team, solid finances, exciting technology, and write-ups in every major media outlet, Vivato is positioned to achieve extraordinary success. What to look for in 2003: Vivato is going to hit the market running this year. Look for the company to strike deals with VARs, WISPs, and WLAN equipment makers. The FCC may soon approve the company’s 802.11a offerings, increasing the appeal of Vivato's technology even more. |
