In March 2018 it was announced that the Finnish firm Nokia had completed the acquisition of Unium (previously dba CoCo Communications Corp. (CoCo)), a software company specializing in solving complex wireless networking problems for use in mission-critical and residential Wi-Fi applications. Unium's software will be embedded into Nokia's Wi-Fi portfolio to provide operators with a plug-and-play intelligent mesh Wi-Fi solution that is easy to install and constantly optimizes in-home Wi-Fi connections through self-learning and self-healing capabilities. Unium will operate as part of Nokia's Fixed Networks business group. Unium had been organzied to build tactical communication solutions to enable those in mobile and fixed environments to share information securely and reliably. Growing out of the 9/11 experience when emergency workers had trouble communicating during rescue efforts, the company first developed mesh networking solutions for the Department of Defense, which needed help connecting people in areas that lacked proper wireless infrastructure. The companyâs technology is now focused on improve slow or dead WiFi spots in people's homes by creating a secure mesh network and recommending optimal locations for your devices, ultimately re-routing traffic to provide better wireless internet connections. In 2013, the firm spun-out a firm called OpenRoute that sells WiFi solutions to construction companies that required better connections and networks for on-site workers that often work above or below ground, and in between thick concrete. Now Unium is focused on selling in-home WiFi software to hardware manufacturers. The technology works across various wireless chipsets, processors, and operating systems; it is sold via license or as an all-in-one product. Google Fiber is one of Uniumâs customers, using its software to improve the networking performance of Google Fiber in home
