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Cisco Acquires Enterprise Wi-Fi Startup Meraki For $1.2 Billion In Cash
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Re: Cisco Acquires Enterprise Wi-Fi Startup Meraki For $1.2 Billion In Cash
#42I wonder how similar this is to Ubiquiti's UniFi enterprise WiFi system. I'm a big fan, UniFi is just excellent as is their point to point/WISP solution airMAX, very inexpensive too. For example, I recently set up an airMAX 280Mbps point to point link over about 1/2 mile using 2x Nanostation M5's for ... $140! Their airFiber system gives you 1.4Gbps over up to 10km for about $2.5K for the pair of radios. http://ubnt.…
Different markets. Ubiquiti's software is no where near as polished as Meraki. Ubiquiti is working on a cloud controller function to reduce the barrier to entry for some of their products.
I haven't seen the Meraki software, but what I have seen of the Ubiquiti software is excellent. The UniFi controller does in fact run in the cloud. Granted they could do more on the cloud front in terms of having something pre-built that you can activate with a click.
I'm not sure I'd want my wireless controller in the cloud though, I like the fact that the UniFi controller runs on anything from an 12 core x64 down to a single core ARM board depending on the size of your installation.
Re: Cisco Acquires Enterprise Wi-Fi Startup Meraki For $1.2 Billion In Cash
#43Congratulations guys (if you're reading). I'm sure this has nothing at all to do with Ruckus going public [1] :-) Its a great exit and Cisco certainly has the manufacturing and marketing reach to take you to the next level. That said, I find it fascinating that my first experience with wireless gear was with Aeronet (which was also $1B+ buy for Cisco) And of course Linksys ($1B+). And now Meraki ($1B+) So here is the…
I'm one of two people to explain to Cisco why they should buy Aironet (spelling, Chuck!), instead of Symbol...
largely on the fact that their software was better.
Re: Cisco Acquires Enterprise Wi-Fi Startup Meraki For $1.2 Billion In Cash
#44I understand how Ruckus could be doing IPO. Since they actually solve the problem with too many WiFi connections going to single point. Problems we have seen in Hotels, and Apple Expo. etc
How is Meraki different? Since Ruckus is a software + hardware solution.
Re: Cisco Acquires Enterprise Wi-Fi Startup Meraki For $1.2 Billion In Cash
#45I might be wrong but the word meraki is one of those greek words that cant be translated in english and means passion to work and develop something. Try it on google translate as μεράκι !
Re: Cisco Acquires Enterprise Wi-Fi Startup Meraki For $1.2 Billion In Cash
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Cisco as a company can't do the kind of "out of the box" R&D that's necessary for significant innovation. When Cisco wants something truly new they go acquire a outside company. That said they've done a fairly good job of growing those companies within their area (Aeronet as Enterprise, Linksys as Home) through incremental improvements. This may be intentional behavior on Cisco's part to control their exposure to lar…
Cisco has the highest market share in wireless and it is Cisco's innovation in wireless that's keeping it ahead of Ruckus, Aruba and Motorola. Don't understand the conclusion that Cisco can't do "out of the box" R&D, at least in wireless.
I think what he was trying to say is that Cisco's R&D efforts are largely focused on refining the wireless stuff that it already does, if it wants something radically new AND that something is being done already it's easier to just buy the company and their research instead of spinning up a new R&D effort to reinvent the wheel.
Re: Cisco Acquires Enterprise Wi-Fi Startup Meraki For $1.2 Billion In Cash
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
Different markets. Ubiquiti's software is no where near as polished as Meraki. Ubiquiti is working on a cloud controller function to reduce the barrier to entry for some of their products.
I haven't seen the Meraki software, but what I have seen of the Ubiquiti software is excellent. The UniFi controller does in fact run in the cloud. Granted they could do more on the cloud front in terms of having something pre-built that you can activate with a click. I'm not sure I'd want my wireless controller in the cloud though, I like the fact that the UniFi controller runs on anything from an 12 core x64 down t…
There's a significant difference between being able to run software "in the cloud" like how Ubiquiti instructs end-users to install Linux and then UniFi on EC2 and having the entire platform "in the cloud" and ready to use by the end-users with the operational cost rolled into the purchase price/support contract.
Requiring end-users to launch EC2 instances is missing the point of easy to deploy & maintain.
Ubiquiti is working on providing the controller "in the cloud" under the latter model. You can register and use their hosted system for mFi right now. Other stuff is coming.
Re: Cisco Acquires Enterprise Wi-Fi Startup Meraki For $1.2 Billion In Cash
#48I remember way back in 2006 or so when Meraki was a startup trying to sell the hardware units geared towards community wifi systems. A short time after getting the units out into the community they 'pivoted' away from that model and started charging for the service: obviously trying to gear their stuff towards business customers. I'm glad this pivot worked!
Interesting to read how this pivot affected customers who no longer fit their business model...
http://www.virishi.net/from-happy-hacking-screw-you-story-me...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Meraki-Annoys-Partners-Cu...