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Tropos Networks

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Elizabeth Kind
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Abstract

As Ron Sege, president and CEO of Tropos Networks, walked through the halls of the firm's offices, he realized that the space they had moved into only about a year ago was already becoming too small. The company, based in Sunnyvale, California, was founded in late 2000 to provide wireless broadband access. By 2005, the company was primarily focused on supplying metro-scale wireless fidelity (Wi Fi) mesh networking products and services. Tropos began shipping products in September 2003, and by December 2005 the company had over 300 customers and 60 resellers in 29 countries. Accordingly, the company's head count grew from 65 in 2004 to 103 in 2005 and was expected to reach 150 by the end of 2006.

Keywords

Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Growth Management; Wireless Technology; Sunnyvale

Citation

Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Elizabeth Kind. "Tropos Networks." Harvard Business School Case 806-201, May 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
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