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Aironet Wireless Communications

Logo: Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Maker of wireless networking equipment

Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc. was an American manufacturer of wireless networking equipment. It was started by ex-Marconi Wireless employees in 1986 as Telesystems SLW in Canada, right after the United States Federal Communications Commission 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 1994.2 It is part of Cisco.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1986Founded1
  • Industrycomputer network1
  • HeadquartersUnited States1

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Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc. was an American manufacturer of wireless networking equipment. It was started by ex-Marconi Wireless employees in 1986 as Telesystems SLW in Canada, right after the United States Federal Communications Commission 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 and kept it as a subsidiary for several years.2

Corporate structure

Aironet Wireless Communications is part of a group headed by Cisco. 320 entities, 82 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

Pre-acquisition

ARLAN 900 MHz proprietary wireless networking

ARLAN 2.4 GHz proprietary wireless networking

Post-acquisition

Aironet AP340 - 2.4 GHz 802.11b - Access point (VxWorks Based OS)

Aironet AP350 - 2.4 GHz 802.11b - Access point (VxWorks Based OS)

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Aironet BR350 - 2.4 GHz 802.11b - Wireless bridge (VxWorks Based OS)

Aironet 700W Series

Simultaneous dual band radio, 802.11n based, wall-plate-mountable, BandSelect, VideoStream, 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports, one PoE port, requires a controller.

Aironet 1000 Series - 802.11 a/b/g dual-band- Light weigh only (from the Airespace acquisition)

Aironet 1100 Series (2009)

1120 - 802.11g (2.4 GHz only)

1130 - 802.11g (2.4 GHz) and 802.11a (5 Ghz)

1140 - 802.11n (2.4 GHz only), PoE, single port, ClientLink beam forming technology.

End of Life: October 1, 2013.

End of Software Updates: October 1, 2014.

Aironet 1700 Series

Aironet 1850 Series

Aironet 1200 Series

1210/1220/1230 - 2.4 GHz 802.11b with optional 802.11a (5 GHz) "flappy" antenna module.

1240

1250

1250

Aironet 1300 Outdoor Access Point/Bridge

Aironet 2600 Series

Aironet 2700 Series

Aironet 2800 Series

Aironet 3500 Series

Aironet 3600 Series

Aironet 3700 Series

Aironet 3800 Series

Aironet 4800 Series

Aironet-compatible Cisco wireless controllers

Cisco 8540 Wireless LAN Controller

Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller

Cisco 3504 Wireless LAN Controller

Cisco 2500 Wireless LAN Controller

Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller.

From Wikipedia’s article on Aironet, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1986Founded Founded1

Sources

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