Tropos Networks is a
wireless mesh networking company that provides hardware, embedded software and network management application software for building large scale wireless networks. These networks are used by utilities, municipalities, public safety agencies, mines and others that need to communicate with fixed and mobile assets, as well as mobile workers, in the field. The company was founded in 2000 by Narasimha Chari, Devabhaktuni "Sri" Srikrishna, Christian Dubiel and Jonathan Goldenstein. It is headquartered in
Sunnyvale, California
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. In June 2012, it was acquired by
ABB Power Grids Group, now Hitachi Energy.
Customers
Tropos has more than 850 customers in more than 50 countries around the world. The company's customer base is concentrated in the
smart grid
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*Advanced metering infrastructure (of which smart meters are a generic name for any utility side device even if it is more capable e.g. a f ...
,
municipal government
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
,
public safety and
open pit mining vertical markets. Notable customers include Avista,
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It may refer to:
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* Glendale, New South Wales
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Water & Power, Duncan, Oklahoma, and
Lafayette Utilities System.
Investors and corporate governance
Tropos Networks is a privately held company. Venture investors include
Benchmark Capital,
Boston Millennia Partners,
Cipio Partners, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich, Hanna Ventures, Integral Capital Partners and Voyager Capital. The Chairman of the Board of Directors is David Hanna of Hanna Ventures; board members include Curtis Feeny of
Voyager Capital,
Bill Gurley of
Benchmark Capital and Tom Ayers, president and
CEO
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of Tropos Networks.
Tropos Network has been acquired by ABB Power Grids group in June 2012 now part of the Hitachi Energy portfolio.
Technology
Utilities deploying a smart grid use Tropos for building a regional-scale distribution area
communications networks covering hundreds to thousands of square miles. Tropos provides high performance, highly reliable private
IP broadband wireless networks that create a secure and scalable foundation upon which multiple smart grid applications including distribution automation, substation security, and
advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) can be deployed.
Additionally, Tropos technology is employed by municipalities to improve efficiencies of a broad range of city services including
Intelligent Transportation Systems,
automated meter reading (AMR), public safety, and video surveillance.
Tropos has been awarded 40 patents.
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.tropos.com
Telecommunications companies of the United States