AirTies aims to acquire Technicolor Wi-Fi management business
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Joseph O'Halloran
| 30 January 2019

In an attempt to boost its recent advances in providing in-home MESH-based Wi-Fi technology to leading pay-TV operators, AirTies has announced plans to acquire Technicolor’s in-home Wi-Fi Management software business.

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. However, AirTies also revealed that in addition to buying the business line, also known as Wireless Doctor and its related personnel, subject to customary closing conditions, it would enter a joint collaboration with Technicolor agreement to serve operators globally, and also open a new product innovation and operations office in Paris.

Previously known as Wi-Fi Doctor and Conductor, Wireless Doctor comprises a suite of cloud-based performance management software, embedded decision logic and apps used by service providers to support field technicians, network engineers, customer care agents, marketing personnel, and data analysts to improve the in-home Wi-Fi experience of subscribers.

The acquisition will be used to complement and integrate with AirTies’ Remote Manager, a cloud-based optimisation suite that provides real-time visibility and historical performance analysis to manage the consumer Wi-Fi experience.

“One of the most critical issues facing service providers today is the lack of visibility and control over their subscribers' in-home Wi-Fi experience,” commented AirTies CEO Philippe Alcaras. “We have been tremendously impressed by Technicolor’s software, intellectual property and personnel, and look forward to strengthening our position as the leader in smart Wi-Fi solutions for service providers. We are also extremely excited to partner with Technicolor on ways to leverage our smart Wi-Fi software and their product portfolio to serve both mutual and new customers around the globe.”

“As we sought out strategic alternatives for our Wireless Doctor software business and the talented team behind it, we could not have found a better home than with AirTies,” added Luis Martinez-Amago, president and general manager, connected home division of Technicolor. “The smart Wi-Fi market is poised for exponential growth as the connected home environment becomes more complex and congested. The resulting new business agreement between AirTies and Technicolor will provide service providers with ‘ready-to-go’ solutions that integrate the best products from two leading players in this space.”