Amazon has announced that it is buying mesh WiFi company Eero, the company will use the acquisition to help their customers improve connecting smart home devices.
Eero launched back in 2017 and Amazon has not disclosed how much they paid for the company, you can see some of the official statement below.
“We are incredibly impressed with the eero team and how quickly they invented a WiFi solution that makes connected devices just work,” said Dave Limp, SVP of Amazon Devices and Services. “We have a shared vision that the smart home experience can get even easier, and we’re committed to continue innovating on behalf of customers.”
“From the beginning, eero’s mission has been to make the technology in homes just work,” said Nick Weaver, Co-Founder and CEO of eero. “We started with WiFi because it’s the foundation of the modern home. Every customer deserves reliable and secure WiFi in every room. By joining the Amazon family, we’re excited to learn from and work closely with a team that is defining the future of the home, accelerate our mission, and bring eero systems to more customers around the globe.”
As soon as we get some more information on exactly what Amazon has planned for Eero, we will let you guys know.
Source Amazon