Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Fluidmesh Networks, LLC.

Cisco announced the intent to acquire privately held Fluidmesh Networks, LLC, a provider of wireless backhaul systems.  Fluidmesh’s technology delivers reliable and resilient wireless solutions for mission critical applications, whether it’s high-speed rail and mass transit or large-scale distributed sites, such as ports and urban settings, where signal strength can be challenging.  Fluidmesh’s solutions are quick to deploy and configure, offering customers a cost-efficient, low-maintenance solution.

Fluidmesh will extend Cisco’s industrial wireless offerings to industries with on-the-move assets and applications in situations where reliable backhaul is mission critical.  Cisco’s scale, combined with Fluidmesh’s solution-based offerings and relationships with systems integrators, will accelerate Cisco’s industrial IoT business to enable industrial wireless deployments and broaden reach to key customer segments, partners, and end users.