There's a new kid on the fixed and mobile access network block AXON Networks, a former Greenwave Systems business unit, officially launched today with $27 million in funding.
Rick Clemmer, former CEO of NXP Semiconductors, will be executive chairman of AXON's board and is also one of the key investors AXON remains mum about the identity of additional investors contributing $27 million to the company.
AXON Networks says it delivers an AI-driven, analytics-based orchestration platform, the AXON AnyNet Orchestrator, in addition to high-speed routers utilizing the latest Wi-Fi technologies. CEO Martin Manniche, formerly founder and CEO of Greenwave Systems and CTO of Cisco's Linksys Consumer Business Group, says the AXON Orchestrator brings together fixed and mobile networks under a single virtual environment. AXON claims that, together with its analytics module, the AnyNet Orchestrator supports a self-healing network that results in the reduction of support calls and improved quality of experience.