written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message freewave technologies inc. type private industry wireless rf communications m2m iot founded 1993 headquarters 5395 pearl parkway suite 100 boulder co 80301 key people kim niederman ceo scott allen cmo patrick lazar vp engineering karl kunz cfo ken granader vp of sales products wireless m2m networking and communication solutions revenue undisclosed number of employees undisclosed website www.freewave.com freewave technologies inc. was founded in 1993 and is a b2b company based in boulder colorado where it manufactures and designs industrial secure machine to machine wireless networking and communications solutions . its wireless solutions are utilized in industrial government and defense scientific and commercial applications . the u.s. army is one of its biggest customers . citation needed freewave partners with leaders in oil and gas utilities electric power smart grid and many other industries . freewave radios support a variety of industrial applications such as supervisory control and data acquisition scada wireless i o cathodic protection cp and remote monitoring . citation needed the company also conducts network design path studies and pre installation engineering services to ensure reliable error free data flow under any condition and in all environments . citation needed contents 1 history 2 uses 3 products 3.1 wavepro wp201 3.2 wavecontact 3.3 serial radios 3.4 i o radios 3.5 ethernet radios 3.6 embedded radios 3.7 cathodic protection radios 3.8 traffic 3.9 licensed radios 1.4 ghz and 400 mhz 3.10 government and defense 3.11 software 3.12 miscellaneous 3.13 legacy products 4 external links 5 see also 6 references history edit freewave technologies was founded in august 1993 by jonathan sawyer and steve wulchin . from the beginning sawyer and wulchin aimed to help customers transmit mission critical data via secure highly reliable licensed and license free spread spectrum radios . freewave has manufactured all of its radios in boulder colorado since the first radio was shipped in 1994 . in june 2007 ta associates led a 113 million investment in freewave technologies . its largest markets are oil & gas and government & defense military . in june 2007 ta associates led a 113 million investment in freewave technologies . freewave also began to increase its focus on the utilities markets in 2009 2010 with its m2m technology and has continued to increase its presence in the electric power and water wastewater industries . citation needed today freewave technologies has more than 800 000 industrial radios and embedded modules in the field . citation needed uses edit freewave s wireless m2m solutions are used across many industries including oil and gas military precision agriculture golf water wastewater and more . for instance freewave radios are used by energy companies to maximize production and reduce operating costs for mission critical applications within the military and for environmental monitoring to provide warning of impending natural disasters such as volcanoes . lter uses freewave at several sites such as trout lake alaska luquillo and niwot ridge . denver university uses the radios to beam images from their mountain top observatory . ncar s marshall test site uses freewave in a complex weather measurement system . denver international airport uses the radios in a 30 mile weather link to that marshall test site . bmw oracle racing uses freewave radios in the america s cup . the national geographic society sponsored two expeditions to the top of mount everest in which freewave was used as a life line to remotely communicate the vital signs of the climbers to their base camp . products edit supported interfaces rs232 rs422 rs485 ttl . its wireless m2m networking and communications solutions serve a wide variety of applications in industries such as electric power oil and gas water wastewater and more . citation needed wavepro wp201 edit freewave s wavepro wp201 series short haul and wi fi platform delivers secure collection control and transport of voice video data and sensor vvds information and is a critical component of freewave s sensor 2 server communication solutions . the platform is designed to serve three wireless networking tiers long haul or the distribution layer are wireless links from 5 miles and greater and are typically implemented using high speed ptp microwave systems . short haul or the aggregation layer are wireless links from 1 to 8 miles that are easily implemented using high speed 2.4 ghz or 5ghz radios with directional antennas to create point to multipoint pmp networks for data and information aggregation or ptp links that provide network ingress egress points . close haul or the access layer are pmp networks with wireless links operating from a few feet to a couple of miles to transport vvds data . wavecontact edit wavecontact is freewave technologies wireless i o solutions for industrial m2m and iot applications in remote hazardous locations . made up of two components the wavecontact 10i and the wavecontact data concentrator 50i the wavecontact product family is certified for both class 1 division 1 and class 1 division 2 hazardous locations . citation needed wavecontact 10i endpoint wavecontact 50i dataconcentrator serial radios edit freewave serial radios support users in locations across the world ranging from the middle east to mount everest permian basin disambiguation needed to the amazon rainforest and from antarctica to new york city . citation needed fgr2 fgr 115 fgr09 fgrsr mm2 ranger series 869 series for europe only cellular bridge i o radios edit freewave s wireless i o is the basis for remote process automation process optimization and condition based monitoring . wireless i o combines remote measurement remote control and instant data communications with very reliable wireless networks . citation needed by integrating wireless i o into small field networks medium plant operations and large scada systems users have wireless sensor measurements physical control and communications between remote controllers from a single device . fgr io i2 io io expansion waveline 10i ethernet radios edit freewave s wireless ethernet solutions are designed for harsh environments . citation needed fgr2 pe fgr2 p htplus mm2 ethernet embedded radios edit these freewave radios are a reliable citation needed solution for embedding within original equipment manufacturer oem products . mm2 mm2 ethernet cathodic protection radios edit its cathodic protection remote monitoring solutions offer form factor flexibility in board level line marker self contained rectifier kit with solar panel and battery backup a battery operated waterproof unit and the newest product the tower replacement module . battery powered waterproof unit board level cp line marker rectifier monitoring enit tower replacement module traffic edit these freewave radios are designed for traffic control applications . t 9 t 24 licensed radios 1.4 ghz and 400 mhz edit freewave technologies licensed band radios have applications wherever licensed radios are preferred ranging from oil and gas to municipalities and beyond . citation needed serial lrs 140 lrs 455 government and defense edit embedded radios l band mm2 m13 and p series mm2 ex mm2 uhf mm2 9x5w q series 3400 series 3.4 ghz f series f series narrow band spartan series software edit freewave tool suite is a free program and provides a simplified way to set up and manage networks . the software is secure citation needed and user friendly citation needed allowing users to control multiple frequencies and networks within a single system . storage is centralized so users have access to diagnostic data reports and more . freewave tool suite miscellaneous edit amplifiers antennas cables filters kits mounting systems legacy products edit dgr external links edit freewave s official website see also edit frequency hopping radios spread spectrum machine to machine wireless scada references edit freewave freewave technologies ranked number 26 in deloitte s technology fast 50 program ta associates leads 113 million investment in freewave technologies inc. freewave celebrates one million flight hour milestone control engineering engineer s choice finalist freewave s i o expansion module 2012 freewave sets sights on fast growing industrial m2m marketplace with new executive appointments the industrial internet of things takes center stage but freewave says wireless m2m drives its success retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title freewave technologies & oldid 743756744 categories technology companies of the united statesprivately held companies based in coloradocompanies based in boulder coloradohidden 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