AirMagnet
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Wireless networking |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Dean T. Au, Chia-Chee Kuan, Miles Wu |
| Fate | Acquired by Fluke Networks in August 2009; integrated into NetScout; Handheld Network Testing division sold to StoneCalibre in 2018 |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California , United States |
| Products | Wireless site survey instruments, laptop analyzers, spectrum analyzers, handheld analyzers, network management and troubleshooting solutions, WIDS, WIPS, VoWLAN tools |
| Owner | NetScout (until 2018), StoneCalibre (post-2018 for Mobile products) |
AirMagnet was a company specializing in Wi-Fi wireless network assurance, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Established in 2001 by Dean T. Au, Chia-Chee Kuan, and Miles Wu, the firm released its initial WLAN analyzer product in 2002. In August 2006, AirMagnet launched the Vo-Fi Analyzer, marking the first voice-over-Wi-Fi analyzer designed to function on encrypted VoWLAN networks. The company secured venture capital investments from notable firms such as Intel Capital, Acer Technology Ventures, and VenGlobal.
The product portfolio of AirMagnet included wireless site survey instruments, laptop analyzers, spectrum analyzers, handheld analyzers, as well as solutions for network management and troubleshooting—covering wireless access point administration via LWAPP. Additionally, their offerings extended to wireless intrusion detection systems (WIDS) and wireless intrusion prevention systems (WIPS), along with tools tailored for VoWLAN environments.
In August 2009, AirMagnet was acquired by Fluke Networks and subsequently integrated into NetScout. On September 14, 2018, NetScout sold its Handheld Network Testing (HNT) division to private equity firm StoneCalibre; this transaction encompassed AirMagnet Mobile products. However, the AirMagnet Enterprise WIPS line remained under NetScout’s ownership.
Following this acquisition, on August 14, 2019, StoneCalibre established a new company named NetAlly to continue marketing the HNT product suite.