Aironet Wireless Communications, network equipment maker, was acquired in 1999 by which Silicon Valley giant?
Aironet Wireless Communications Cisco Aironet is a maker of wireless networking equipment currently operated as a division of Cisco Systems. It was started by ex-Marconi Wireless employees in 1986 as Telesystems SLW in Canada, right after the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opened up the ISM bands for spread spectrum license-free use. Telxon acquired Telesystems SLW in 1992, and Aironet Wireless Communications was spun off from Telxon's RF Division in 1994. Cisco Systems acquired Aironet in 1999.
Masergy Communications Masergy Communications is a software defined networking services company founded in 2000 and headquartered in Plano, Texas, and as of 2015 had 500 employees. Its annual revenue in 2016 was $300 million, and provides Hybrid Networking, Managed Security, and Cloud Communications.