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Meraki
A new way to cover the world with WiFi
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
125+ countries and thousands of networks
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Traditional Approach
Cisco, Nortel, Juniper
•Requires complex equipment,
extensive wiring
•Installations limited to
enterprises with IT staff, budget
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Meraki Approach
New way to build networks
•Plug and play install, cloud-based
management
•Removes barriers for WiFi
network installation
Price Comparison: Cisco vs. Meraki
$ 500,000
Town / City
Cisco
List Price
$ 400,000
$ 300,000
Business District
$ 200,000
Meraki
$ 100,000
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50
100
150
Number of Access Points
5
200
250
Example Network: City of Prestonsburg, KY
“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
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
Special Offer for Cities and Towns
Main Street Starter Pack
One 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
Example Network: Harvard Square, MA
“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
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
Example Network: Ypsilanti, MI
“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
Results
• Local businesses get
reliable WiFi across
the city
• Network serves 400500 users per day
• Local college
students and
residents access the
internet for free
from anywhere
across one square
mile
Example Network: Drury High School, MA
“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
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