DragonWave-X
{{Short description|Multinational wireless technology company}}
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| trading_name = DragonWave-X, Inc.
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| foundation = Ottawa, Ontario (2000)
| location = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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| industry = Wireless Backhaul
| products = High-capacity packet microwave solutions
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| parent = Transform-X
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.dragonwavex.com}}
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DragonWave-X (formerly just DragonWave) is a multinational corporation headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario and a global supplier of packet microwave radio systems for mobile and access IP networks.
History
Incorporated in February 2000,{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=DWI:CN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100518095631/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=DWI:CN |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 18, 2010 |title=Dragonwave Inc (DWI:Toronto) |publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |accessdate=2013-08-12}} DragonWave introduced its first wireless broadband product in 2002.
In 2007, the company saw the launch of its all-outdoor Horizon Compact{{cite web|url=http://www.tmcnet.com/wifirevolution/articles/5881-dragonwaves-inexpensive-horizon-compact-wireless-carrier-ethernet-system.htm|title=DragonWave's Inexpensive Horizon Compact Wireless Carrier Ethernet System|publisher=TMCnet |accessdate=2013-09-13}} microwave radio with transport speeds of 800 Mbit/s.
DragonWave was first listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2007,{{cite web|url=http://www.telecompaper.com/news/dragonwave-to-list-on-aim-market-toronto-stock-exchange--557037 |publisher=Telecompaper |title=DragonWave to list on AIM market, Toronto Stock Exchange |accessdate=2013-01-21}} and then listed on the NASDAQ exchange in 2009.{{cite web |url=http://247wallst.com/telecom-wireless/2009/10/15/dragonwave-debuts-in-u-s-listing-drwi-clwr/ |title=DragonWave Debuts in U.S. Listing |publisher= 24/7 Wall St. |date= Oct 15, 2009 |accessdate= 2013-09-19}}
In 2011, DragonWave introduced two products, the Avenue{{cite web |url=http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2011/10/28/dragonwave-strikes-cell-backhaul.htm |title=Dragonwave strikes early in small cell backhaul |publisher=Rethink Wireless |accessdate=2013-09-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201234008/http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2011/10/28/dragonwave-strikes-cell-backhaul.htm |archivedate=2014-02-01 }} and Horizon Compact+.{{cite web |url=http://www.ebmag.com/Products/Voice-Data-Video-etc/dragonwave-introduces-new-horizon-compact.html |title=DragonWave introduces new Horizon Compact+ |publisher=Electrical Business |accessdate=2013-09-19 |archive-date=2014-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201194416/http://www.ebmag.com/Products/Voice-Data-Video-etc/dragonwave-introduces-new-horizon-compact.html |url-status=dead }}
In October 2017, DragonWave was acquired by Transform-X, and was re-branded DragonWave-X. {{cite web|url=https://www.everythingrf.com/News/details/5043-Transform-X-to-Acquire-DragonWave-and-Bring-Transformative-5G-Backhaul-Solutions-to-Market |title=Transform-X to Acquire DragonWave and Bring Transformative 5G Backhaul Solutions to Market |publisher=everything RF |accessdate=2017-10-26}}