Skyhook Wireless
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| Founded | 2003 |
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| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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Key people
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Craig Waggy, CEO Karl Holzthum, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Rob Anderson, CTO Kipp Jones, Chief Technology Evangelist Michael Hoppman, CFO Farshid Alizadeh, CSO |
| Products | Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) & Loki, Context Accelerator, Precision Location, Personas for Adtech |
| Services | Location Based Services & Positioning Technologies |
| Website | www |
Skyhook Wireless is a mobile location services company based in Boston, MA that specializes in location positioning, context and intelligence. Founded in 2003, Skyhook originally began by geolocating Wi-Fi access points and evolved with the idea that hybrid positioning technology, which incorporates Wi-Fi, GPS, cell towers, IP address and device sensors, could improve device location. Skyhook expanded their product set in 2015 to deliver advertising segments and behavioral insights; emphasizing data privatization and security for their advertising technology and mobile app customers. In 2016, Skyhook engineered Precision Location to power Wearables and the Internet of Things, and launched products Personas and Context Accelerator to help brands reach out to mobile consumers.
Skyhook was founded in 2003 by Ted Morgan and Michael Shean. Skyhook’s database was initially gathered through wardriving, when the company sent teams of drivers around the United States, Canada, Western Europe and selected Asian countries to map out Wi-Fi hot spots.
Skyhook powers location-based services for companies such as Apple, Samsung, Sony, HP, Dell, Sharp, Philips and MapQuest.
Skyhook received its first patent in 2007, and now holds over 400 patents across the United States and foreign markets.
In February 2014, Skyhook Wireless was acquired by TruePosition Inc, a subsidiary of Liberty Broadband. In 2016, the two companies merged under the Skyhook brand, which now rests under Liberty Broadband, which is a part of the Liberty Media family.
To pinpoint location, Skyhook uses a reference network composed of the known locations of over 2 billion Wi-Fi access points and cellular towers. Skyhook's coverage area includes most major metro areas in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
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