Sonos
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | June 2002 |
| Headquarters | Santa Barbara, California |
| No. of locations | 4 offices (2014) |
| Founder(s) | John MacFarlane Craig Shelburne Tom Cullen Trung Mai |
| CEO | John MacFarlane |
| Industry | Audio equipment |
| Products | Sonos Wireless HiFi Music System |
| Employees | 1,275 |
| Website | www |
| Native client(s) on | iOS, Android, Windows, Mac |
Sonos is an American consumer electronics company founded in 2002 by John MacFarlane, Craig Shelburne, Tom Cullen, and Trung Mai. The company makes a variety of wireless audio products.
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History[edit]
Sonos was founded in June 2002.[1]
As of December 2013, the company is estimated to have raised $118 million in venture funding, including a $25 million round in December 2013.[2] Its investors include Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Redpoint Ventures and Elevation Partners.[2]
In March 2016, the CEO said the company would focus more on streaming music services and voice control instead of on wireless sound systems and would layoff some of its employees.[3]
Products[edit]
The company offers a wide range of products, including the Sonos Wireless HiFi System creates a dedicated local Sonos network through wireless and/or Ethernet connections which allows for the streaming of digital audio to any Sonos device on the network.
Multiple Sonos devices in a single household can connect to each other on a proprietary peer-to-peer synchronous mesh network using AES encryption. This network, known as SonosNet, allows audio to be played simultaneously in separate zones. A single ZonePlayer or ZoneBridge must be wired to a network for access to LAN and Internet audio sources when using this feature, or when creating a 3.1/5.1 surround setup.[4][5] SonosNet 2.0 integrates MIMO on 802.11n hardware, providing a more robust connection. Sonos does not implement wake-on-wireless technology, instead requiring that every Sonos player or bridge constantly maintains a wireless connection, even when in standby mode or connected by cable. Sonos devices do not have power buttons. The company claims that each speaker consumes between 4 and 8 Watts in idle or standby mode.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Company Overview of Sonos, Inc.". Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ a b Nellis, Stephen (3 January 2014). "Top 10 Software/E-Commerce Growth Companies in the Tri-Counties". Pacific Coast Business Times. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Sonos will layoff employees as it adapts to changes in the music industry TechCrunch Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Sonos guide to setup options". Sonos.
- ^ "Sonos guide to setup over WiFi". Sonos.
- ^ "Sonos Components Consume Power When Idle". Sonos. 2005-03-16. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
