Comments on: Google invests less than $1M in Meraki for indoor WiFi http://venturebeat.com/2006/12/01/google-invests-less-than-1m-in-wireless-router-meraki-for-indoor-wifi/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:47:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: NextLeap.net » WiFi for the Masses http://venturebeat.com/2006/12/01/google-invests-less-than-1m-in-wireless-router-meraki-for-indoor-wifi/comment-page-1/#comment-7912 NextLeap.net » WiFi for the Masses Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:48:34 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/12/01/google-invests-less-than-1m-in-wireless-router-meraki-for-indoor-wifi/#comment-7912 [...] *  It is noteworthy to state that Google has recently invested in Meraki with 1$M. VentureBeat’s story here. Whisher looks at the problem from a software perspective, and bases its potential on the assumption of collaborative community. Its software opens up your personal WiFi coverage to other Whisher software users, and you hope to find the same hospitality when you are out of your home or office. Of course, as the owner of the connection in your office or network, you have the privilege to limit the speed and decide who connects and who does not. On top, you have the chance to IM with other connected people, all from the interface of Whisher software. [...] [...] *  It is noteworthy to state that Google has recently invested in Meraki with 1$M. VentureBeat’s story here. Whisher looks at the problem from a software perspective, and bases its potential on the assumption of collaborative community. Its software opens up your personal WiFi coverage to other Whisher software users, and you hope to find the same hospitality when you are out of your home or office. Of course, as the owner of the connection in your office or network, you have the privilege to limit the speed and decide who connects and who does not. On top, you have the chance to IM with other connected people, all from the interface of Whisher software. [...]

]]> By: The Wannabe Venture Capitalist » Deal Flow: Week Ending December 4, 2006 http://venturebeat.com/2006/12/01/google-invests-less-than-1m-in-wireless-router-meraki-for-indoor-wifi/comment-page-1/#comment-7025 The Wannabe Venture Capitalist » Deal Flow: Week Ending December 4, 2006 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:38:27 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/12/01/google-invests-less-than-1m-in-wireless-router-meraki-for-indoor-wifi/#comment-7025 [...] Fundings: - First Coverage raises $5mm for investment coverage optimization software - iSkoot raises $6.2mm from Khosla Ventures - MusicPlusTV takes first round for music video content - Apex Learning takes on $6mm for digital secondary school curriculum - Five Star Technologies raises $7.1mm led by Morgenthaler - Travelguru.com raises $15mm for online travel in India - BiggerBoat takes on $2.5mm second round for entertainment search - BitTorrent picks up $20mm - Meraki gets less than $1mm from Google for indoor WiFi - Azureus gets $12mm second round [...] [...] Fundings: – First Coverage raises $5mm for investment coverage optimization software – iSkoot raises $6.2mm from Khosla Ventures – MusicPlusTV takes first round for music video content – Apex Learning takes on $6mm for digital secondary school curriculum – Five Star Technologies raises $7.1mm led by Morgenthaler – Travelguru.com raises $15mm for online travel in India – BiggerBoat takes on $2.5mm second round for entertainment search – BitTorrent picks up $20mm – Meraki gets less than $1mm from Google for indoor WiFi – Azureus gets $12mm second round [...]

]]> By: RK http://venturebeat.com/2006/12/01/google-invests-less-than-1m-in-wireless-router-meraki-for-indoor-wifi/comment-page-1/#comment-7012 RK Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:48:03 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/12/01/google-invests-less-than-1m-in-wireless-router-meraki-for-indoor-wifi/#comment-7012 Hi Brian, I was commenting based on what Meraki is proposing on there Web site i.e they want to sell this Residential customer and Mini ISP's wanna be. On your comment VOIP on Wifi Router, problem here are several one is AP to Mobile Client, were one can run the power down of handset due This is due to MAC layer CSMA/CD protocol design, there are some band aid's such as 802.11e overlay on top of CSMA/CA, but a time slot based protocol is more efficient such as enhanced TDMA. also on Rapid Hand off between AP's there is emerging Spec at IEEE. Also there other options such as Meru Networks protocol. On the Mesh side there is Tropos, Packet Hop, Air Pilot and more for Campus, Muni applications. So once again I belive there are several options out there, But there is no opensource sys admin SW, out there to manage multiple AP's. Cheers! RK Hi Brian,

I was commenting based on what Meraki is proposing on there Web site i.e they want to sell this Residential customer and Mini ISP’s wanna be.

On your comment VOIP on Wifi Router, problem here are several one is AP to Mobile Client, were one can run the power down of handset due

This is due to MAC layer CSMA/CD protocol design, there are some band aid’s such as 802.11e overlay on top of CSMA/CA, but a time slot based protocol is more efficient such as enhanced TDMA. also on Rapid Hand off between AP’s there is emerging Spec at IEEE. Also there other options such as Meru Networks protocol. On the Mesh side there is Tropos, Packet Hop, Air Pilot and more for Campus, Muni applications.

So once again I belive there are several options out there, But there is no opensource sys admin SW, out there to manage multiple AP’s.

Cheers!
RK

]]> By: Brian McConnell http://venturebeat.com/2006/12/01/google-invests-less-than-1m-in-wireless-router-meraki-for-indoor-wifi/comment-page-1/#comment-7005 Brian McConnell Mon, 04 Dec 2006 04:38:40 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/12/01/google-invests-less-than-1m-in-wireless-router-meraki-for-indoor-wifi/#comment-7005 I disagree. This may not become a mass market product, but it has a lot of potential uses in wifi+voip networks (campus environments, for example). I have been testing wifi+voip products, and while they've improved a lot (see what Gizmo is up to), there is still a lot of work to be done to make wireless voip work as well as it could. I don't think the idea of building commercial consumer networks based on this is particularly interesting, but there are a lot of situations where products like this, if they offer good sys admin and zone-to-zone roaming, will be useful to somebody, and probably for something the founders did not initially expect. I disagree. This may not become a mass market product, but it has a lot of potential uses in wifi+voip networks (campus environments, for example).

I have been testing wifi+voip products, and while they’ve improved a lot (see what Gizmo is up to), there is still a lot of work to be done to make wireless voip work as well as it could.

I don’t think the idea of building commercial consumer networks based on this is particularly interesting, but there are a lot of situations where products like this, if they offer good sys admin and zone-to-zone roaming, will be useful to somebody, and probably for something the founders did not initially expect.

]]> By: RK http://venturebeat.com/2006/12/01/google-invests-less-than-1m-in-wireless-router-meraki-for-indoor-wifi/comment-page-1/#comment-7001 RK Mon, 04 Dec 2006 02:58:27 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/12/01/google-invests-less-than-1m-in-wireless-router-meraki-for-indoor-wifi/#comment-7001 Mesh is Interesting technology, but I am not convinced how one can money as Mini ISP (there customers), they need a killer app to enable this product. WiFi router are already cheaply $40 and below available from Belkin, Linksys etc also they are based on open source SW, Seattle wireless has hooks to open existing AP's from linksys etc.. Also there are already some roadkill in this market such as FON, DeviceScape ( Systems integration company for Wifi Router), Chip vendors are already providing turnkey solution to there customers with open source! Only innovation Meraki has is there Protocol for Mesh for backhaul communication among's routers. Also why would one let some XYZ company control there Wifi Router ? at a cost. Missing some Value Prop here! RK Mesh is Interesting technology, but I am not convinced how one can money as Mini ISP (there customers), they need a killer app to enable this product. WiFi router are already cheaply $40 and below available from Belkin, Linksys etc also they are based on open source SW, Seattle wireless has hooks to open existing AP’s from linksys etc..

Also there are already some roadkill in this market such as FON, DeviceScape ( Systems integration company for Wifi Router), Chip vendors are already providing turnkey solution to there customers with open source!

Only innovation Meraki has is there Protocol for Mesh for backhaul communication among’s routers.

Also why would one let some XYZ company control there Wifi Router ? at a cost.

Missing some Value Prop here!

RK

]]> By: VentureBeat Wire » Google invests less than $1M in Meraki for indoor WiFi http://venturebeat.com/2006/12/01/google-invests-less-than-1m-in-wireless-router-meraki-for-indoor-wifi/comment-page-1/#comment-6982 VentureBeat Wire » Google invests less than $1M in Meraki for indoor WiFi Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:57:10 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/12/01/google-invests-less-than-1m-in-wireless-router-meraki-for-indoor-wifi/#comment-6982 [...] See our story here. VentureBeat Community [...] [...] See our story here. VentureBeat Community [...]

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