Airgo Networks

{{Infobox company

| name = Airgo Networks

| logo = Airgo logo.png

| logo_size = 200px

| type = Subsidiary

| foundation = {{start date and age|2001|05}}

| location = Palo Alto, California, USA

| key_people = Gregory Raleigh

| products = WLAN

| parent = Qualcomm

| homepage = {{url|http://www.qca.qualcomm.com}}

}}

Airgo Networks (formerly Woodside Networks), is a Palo Alto, California-based company specializing in the development of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless technology.CNET, [http://news.cnet.com/Pushing-the-evolution-of-wireless-networks/2100-7351_3-5152904.html "Pushing the evolution of wireless networks"] February 3, 2004. Airgo Networks was founded in 2001 by Gregory Raleigh, V.K. Jones, David Johnson, Geert Awater, Rolf de Vegt and Richard van Nee.{{Cite book|last=Elkhodr|first=Mahmoud|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fq9wDwAAQBAJ&dq=Airgo+Networks+was+founded+in+2001+by+Gregory+Raleigh&pg=PA79|title=Enabling Technologies and Architectures for Next-Generation Networking Capabilities|publisher=IGI Global|year=2018|isbn=9781522560241|pages=79}}

Airgo was a lead proponent of the 802.11n standard.ZDNet, [https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/is-airgo-the-uncrowned-king-of-802-11n-mimo/ "Is Airgo the uncrowned king of 802.11n MIMO?"] June 20, 2005. The company began shipping the world’s first MIMO-OFDM chipsets in 2003.TechNewsWorld, [http://www.technewsworld.com/story/31367.html "Airgo Claims Next-Gen Wireless LAN in Chipset"] August 18, 2003.{{cite news |date=18 August 2003 |title=Airgo promises breakthrough in mobile-call quality|url= http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2003-08-18-airgo-chips_x.htm |newspaper=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Co. |access-date=15 November 2013 }}

In September 2005, Airgo Networks launched its third generation True MIMO chip set with support for data rates up to 240 Mbit/s.{{Cite web|url=https://www.technewsworld.com/story/46126.html|title=Airgo Launches Third-Generation WiFi Chip {{!}} Mobile {{!}} TechNewsWorld|website=www.technewsworld.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-29}}

On December 3, 2006, Qualcomm announced that it would acquire Airgo Networks for an undisclosed amount.Qualcom Press Release, [https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2006/12/03/qualcomm-acquire-airgo-and-bluetooth-assets-rfmd/ "Qualcomm to Acquire Airgo and Bluetooth Assets of RFMD"] December 3, 2006.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3646966/Airgo-Bought-Out-by-Qualcomm.htm|title=Airgo Bought Out by Qualcomm|website=www.wi-fiplanet.com|access-date=2018-05-29|archive-date=2018-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529204001/http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3646966/Airgo-Bought-Out-by-Qualcomm.htm|url-status=dead}} Airgo is now owned by Qualcomm, although still located in Palo Alto, while Qualcomm's headquarters is in San Diego.