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MerakiA new way to cover the world with WiFi
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Company Background
•Founded in 2006 from MIT Ph.D. research project•Venture backed by Google and Sequoia Capital•Award-winning technology, installs new WiFi networks in hours
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125+ countries and thousands of networks
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•Requires complex equipment, extensive wiring•Installations limited to enterprises with IT staff, budget
Traditional ApproachCisco, Nortel, Juniper
Meraki ApproachNew way to build networks
•Plug and play install, cloud-based management•Removes barriers for WiFi network installation
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Price Comparison: Cisco vs. Meraki
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Cisco
Meraki
Town / City
Business District
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Example Network: City of Prestonsburg, KY
Results• Coverage across 2
miles of city and nearby rural areas
• Network has 6,000 regular users
• Free WiFi has attracted new businesses: 6 restaurants, 3 national retailers and 2 light industrial companies
“I knew there was a better mousetrap out there, and Meraki was it. There was an order of magnitude difference between other vendors and Meraki.”
Brent Graden, Economic Director, Prestonsburg, Kentucky
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Special Offer for Cities and Towns
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Main Street Starter PackOne square mile* of WiFi on your Main Street for $9,950. Includes special 60 day money back guarantee.
Visit us at www.meraki.com to learn more
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Additional Network Examples
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Example Network: Harvard Square, MA
Results• 24 acres of public
space blanketed in wireless
• Service has injected personality and commercial enthusiasm into the public square and contributed to local economic growth
“It’s been an incredibly easy and affordable solution. It should be a model for any community. More importantly, it works!”
Denise Jilson, Executive Director, Harvard Square Business Association
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Example Network: Ypsilanti, MI
Results• Local businesses get
reliable WiFi across the city
• Network serves 400-500 users per day
• Local college students and residents access the internet for free from anywhere across one square mile
“It took less than 30 days from sitting downtown having a hot dog and talking about free WiFi, to having a fully functional wireless network.”
Steve Pierce, Wireless Ypsilanti
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Example Network: Drury High School, MA
Results• Network deployed in
2 days at 10% cost of other solutions
• More than 100 users per day
• District officials so pleased, have deployed in 6 other schools, and 6 more in planning stages
“It’s uniquely suited to the education environment. Everything else is too expensive for a cash-strapped public school system to deploy, let alone to administer.”
Shaun Meredith, Drury High wireless consultant