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Wi-Fi device and system company Colubris Networks Inc. said it has acquired Kiwi Networks Inc., a developer of Wi-Fi technologies and automated radio-frequency planning and control products, for an undisclosed amount. Kiwi had raised at least $1.5 million, a figure listed as “investment” in Kiwi on the Web site of investor Western Technology Investment. Barry Fougere, chief executive of Colubris, said in an interview that Kiwi had raised a Series A round of funding. He wouldn’t say how much Kiwi had raised overall, though he Continue reading →

Few doubt that Wi-Fi and WiMAX are burgeoning technologies with pots of gold at the end of the proverbial rainbow. Firms like start-up Colubris demonstrate the vitality of the industry on an almost daily basis. But, for every new company that pops onto the scene, there are several others bought, sold, traded and merged into an ever-changing competitive landscape. Even early-stage companies like Colubris cannot resist the feeding frenzy. Just today, WLAN system provider Colubris announced the acquisition of Kiwi Networks based in Campbell, California. Continue reading →

  Colubris Networks joined this week’s telecom merger-fest by acquiring Kiwi Networks, a supplier of advanced cellular technologies for next-generation Wi-Fi and WiMax deployment. The deal strengthens its portfolio of Wi-Fi and WiMax-based wireless local area network solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Colubris (Waltham, Mass.) expects to leverage the cellular Wi-Fi technologies and automated radio frequency planning and control products of Kiwi (Campbell, Calif.) for its enterprise and service provider customers. WLAN systems incorporating Kiwi’s technology are expected to ship in the Continue reading →

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Wireless LAN switch vendor Colubris Networks inc has paid an undisclosed sum for Kiwi Networks Inc, an early-stage start-up developing advanced cellular WiFi technology around radio frequency management. John O’Hara, VP of engineering at Waltham, Massachusetts-based Colubris, said the company acquired Kiwi for two reasons. “Firstly, there is its ability to do very rapid frequency hopping and share packets across channels for long-range, high-bandwidth WiFi in the backhaul.” Kiwi, which hails from Cambpell, California, was in fact targeting a somewhat different market to Colubris, in Continue reading →

from The Wi-Fi Technology Forum

Colubris Networks Inc. of Waltham has added a radio frequency interference reduction element to its family of wireless local area network (WLAN) products with its acquisition of Kiwi Networks Inc. in Campbell, Calif. Financial terms were not disclosed. “As the wireless industry moves into 2005, we are predicting that the industry will start to see interference and performance issues in high-traffic network areas,” said Barry Fougere, president and CEO of Colubris. “Kiwi has developed a lot of code and intellectual property that will help us Continue reading →

Colubris Networks, a vendor of wireless LAN access and management products near Boston, has announced its acquisition of Kiwi Networks, an early-stage company in Campbell, Calif., developing cellular and Wi-Fi solutions, including RF planning and control products for enterprises and service providers. Colubris Multiservice Wireless LAN systems incorporating Kiwi’s technology are expected to ship in the fourth calendar quarter of the year. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. “The problem Kiwi has focused on–enabling unlicensed spectrum to behave deterministically under load–will become increasingly Continue reading →

Wireless equipment maker Colubris Networks made its first acquisition today, snapping up Wi-Fi startup Kiwi Networks for an undisclosed sum. Radio frequency and packet scheduling products from privately held Kiwi help corporations and carriers limit interference and reduce congestion on Wi-Fi systems. Bob Olson, a spokesman for Waltham, Mass.-based Colubris, said other firms do what Kiwi does, but not at the same level of sophistication. “As WLANs (define) continue to be deployed, interference will become an increasingly difficult problem as more and more signals overlap,” Continue reading →

Colubris Networks Inc. has acquired Kiwi Networks Inc., whose technology is used to mitigate interference among wireless data signals passing over unlicensed radio spectrum. The companies did not disclose financial terms of the agreement. Kiwi is based in Campbell, Calif. It was backed by $1 million from Western Technology Investment and an undisclosed sum from Doll Capital Management, according to information on WTI’s Web site. Doll Capital was one of Colubris’ backers in a recent $15 million round of venture capital financing. Colubris has raised Continue reading →