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The Leader in Wireless Network Management
AirWave, a division of Aruba Networks, is the leading developer of world class multi-vendor management for the next generation network - where wireless and wired combine to provide the enterprise with greater flexibility, speed, security, and performance.
AirWave software is used by hundreds of IT organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, retailers, manufacturers, banks, governments, hospitals, MSPs, schools, hotels, Internet service providers, and other institutions.
How did we get where we are today?
When AirWave was founded in 2000, its original mission was to create and operate a national, for-profit 802.11 "hotspot" network. AirWave deployed a pilot network with 130-plus hotspots and more than 1,000 subscribers by early 2001. Through this unique experience, the company's founders were among the first to see that the biggest technical hurdle to operating a large, geographically disparate wireless network was the lack of specialized tools for centrally managing that network. Recognizing an enormous market need, the founders of AirWave redirected the company to focus exclusively on developing the industry-leading AirWave Management Platform software. The first commercial version of the AMP software shipped in early 2002.