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InnerWireless

Telecom · Richardson, United States · Founded 1998

InnerWireless, Inc., founded in 2002, established itself as a provider of in-building converged wireless solutions before its acquisition by Black Box Corporation in January 2012. The company was headquartered in Richardson, Texas, and focused on delivering guaranteed wireless coverage within large structures. Its client base spanned various sectors, including healthcare, Fortune 500 enterprises, hospitality, and government agencies. For instance, InnerWireless provided the wireless infrastructure for the FDA's White Oak campus, covering over two million square feet and serving more than 7,000 workers. The company's core offering was a Distributed Antenna System (DAS), a platform designed to ensure reliable indoor connectivity for a multitude of wireless services. This business model centered on designing, selling, and servicing these comprehensive in-building wireless infrastructures throughout the United States. Before its acquisition, InnerWireless recorded annual revenues of approximately $26 million. The strategic acquisition by Black Box, a communications system integrator, was aimed at leveraging InnerWireless's expertise to expand into the in-building wireless market. Ed Cantwell served as the president, CEO, and chairman of InnerWireless, while Chris McCoy was the Chief Financial Officer and later CEO. InnerWireless's main product was the Horizon Distributed Antenna System (DAS), a broadband platform engineered to support a wide frequency range from 400 MHz to 6 GHz. This system could simultaneously deliver multiple services such as cellular (3G/4G), Wi-Fi, medical telemetry, and fire/life safety communications on a single, passive infrastructure. A key feature was its scalable architecture, capable of covering areas from 500,000 square feet to entire campuses without active electronic components, which enhanced reliability. The company offered a rigorous engineering process to document and guarantee wireless performance, which led to a high rate of first-time design acceptance on its projects. In 2007, InnerWireless merged with PanGo Networks to combine broadband coverage with real-time location systems. Keywords: in-building wireless, Distributed Antenna System, DAS, wireless infrastructure, converged wireless, wireless coverage solutions, enterprise wireless, healthcare wireless, government wireless solutions, Horizon4G, mission-critical wireless, cellular coverage, Wi-Fi infrastructure, medical telemetry, Black Box Corporation, RF engineering, real-time location systems, PanGo Networks, Johnson Controls, Ed Cantwell, Chris McCoy, network solutions