Mako Networks, a provider of secure, cloud-managed networks for distributed enterprises, acquired Australia’s Traverse Technologies. Traverse is a longtime supplier and development partner. This strategic transaction reinforces Mako’s commitment to innovation and expands its capacity to deliver next-gen network solutions to customers worldwide.
Traverse provides PCB-level development of components and hardware devices that support secure networking, including 5G-capable routers, secure IoT gateway appliances and network firewalls. Traverse has been instrumental in designing and developing Mako’s hardware platforms, having been the architect behind the Mako A2, 6500 and 6600 series product portfolio. Acquiring Traverse expands Mako’s in-house hardware design and engineering capabilities.
The addition of Traverse’s capability and intellectual property will accelerate Mako’s enhancement and expansion of its hardware innovation pipeline, shorten time-to-market for new products, and deliver even more powerful top-tier network solutions to customers.
“Acquiring Traverse is obviously strategic for us, but it also felt inevitable after working together for so many years and having such a successful partnership,” said Jason Kubasak, Mako’s CEO. “Integrating the companies will be straightforward given the longstanding and highly synergistic relationship we’ve enjoyed together.”
“Mako was, and is, our largest and best customer and we’re excited to join up with them to focus on our core strengths of innovation and board-level design,” said Guy Ellis, managing director, Traverse. “We couldn’t be happier with this outcome.”
Traverse’s advanced technology and sophisticated development tools expand and improve Mako’s ability to develop its suite of Mako managed network devices, which are regarded as an integral component of the Mako System. The Mako System is a PCI-certified, cloud-managed, carrier-independent SD-WAN networking solution to support connecting and managing high-performance business networks across thousands of global sites, securely, reliably and at scale, using multi-carrier and multimedia broadband, including terrestrial, cellular and satellite circuits.
