Mikrotīkls Ltd., known internationally as MikroTik, is a Latvian manufacturer of computer networking equipment.
It sells wireless products and routers.
The company was founded in 1995 with the intent to tap in on the emerging Wireless technology market. As of 2007 the company employs more than 70 employees. The main product, a Linux-based operating system known as MikroTik RouterOS, allows users to turn any PC (also MIPS and PowerPC based machines) into a full-featured router allowing features such as firewall rules, VPN Server and Client, bandwidth shaper, QoS, wireless access point and other commonly used features for routing and connecting networks together. The operating system is licensed in escalating levels, each releasing more of the available RouterOS features as the level number rises. Licensing is fee based and escalates with the released features. The RouterOS, combined with their hardware product line, known as MikroTik RouterBOARD, is marketed at small to medium sized wireless Internet service providers, typically providing broadband wireless access in remote areas. |
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