What iBwave Solutions Inc. does

iBwave Solutions Inc., founded in 2003 and headquartered in Mont-Royal, Quebec, is a privately held software vendor and wholly owned subsidiary of Corning Incorporated focused exclusively on in-building and campus wireless network design, survey, and deployment. The company serves carriers, system integrators, enterprises, and equipment manufacturers across 100 countries, reporting 3,000+ customers and 800+ leading telecom operators, carriers, integrators, and OEMs, with 500,000+ networks designed to date and 5,000+ certified professionals trained since 2010.

Its core product is iBwave Design, positioned as the industry-standard RF planning tool for cellular, Wi-Fi, and public safety networks, supported by a vendor-neutral component database of 40,000+ parts. The portfolio has expanded into a platform-plus-modules architecture: iBwave Mobile for on-site survey (including a February 2025 Outdoor GPS Survey mode), iBwave Unity as a cloud-based management and digital twin platform (cloud-released January 2025), iBwave Private Networks for LTE/5G/Wi-Fi enterprise deployments, iBwave Public Safety for P25/TETRA, iBwave Reach for campus networks, and adjacent products iBwave FiberPass (FTTx), iBwave Express, and iBwave Viewer+ for collaboration.

The business model is B2B enterprise software sold primarily via quote-based annual subscriptions through the Annual Maintenance and Support (AMS) program, augmented by training and certification fees through the Wave Runners Community and by professional services. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales, system-integrator and Cisco Solution Partner channels, the My iBwave customer portal, and a self-serve online store. The company maintains no public pricing, has no disclosed revenue, and operates with a stable but undisclosed management team under Corning's ownership.

Name

iBwave Solutions Inc.

Legal name

iBwave Solutions Inc.

Website

https://ibwave.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Short description

iBwave Solutions Inc., a Corning subsidiary founded in 2003, provides software for designing, surveying, and managing in-building and campus wireless networks. Its iBwave Design platform and supporting modules serve 3,000+ carriers, system integrators, and enterprises across 100 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wireless Network Design Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

akta.pro primary industry

In-Building Wireless & Neutral-Host Solutions (IBS) (HDAIAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Network Architecture & Design Services (BPAEAEAA)

Keywords

• In-building wireless software
• Network design software
• RF planning software
• Cellular network design
• Wi-Fi network planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Mont-royal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Annual Maintenance and Support Program (AMS) providing software licenses, updates, and support services
2. Training and Certification: Certification courses and training programs through iBwave Wave Runners Community
3. Professional Services: Professional services for implementation and deployment support

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

iBwave develops and sells software for designing, surveying, and managing in-building and campus wireless networks across cellular (5G, LTE), Wi-Fi, public safety (P25, TETRA), and private LTE/5G technologies. Its flagship product iBwave Design is the industry-standard RF planning software, complemented by iBwave Mobile for on-site surveys, iBwave Unity as a cloud-based management platform with digital twin capabilities, and specialized solutions for private networks, public safety, and fiber-to-the-premises deployments. The company serves carriers, enterprises, system integrators, and equipment manufacturers in 100+ countries.

Product overview

iBwave is a platform-plus-modules architecture providing software solutions for in-building wireless network design, survey, and deployment. The core product suite includes iBwave Design (the flagship industry-standard software for RF planning), iBwave Mobile (mobile survey and design application), iBwave Unity (cloud-based management platform with digital twins), iBwave Private Networks (LTE/5G and Wi-Fi private network design), iBwave Public Safety (P25/TETRA network design), and iBwave Reach (indoor/outdoor campus network design). These are supplemented by specialized modules including iBwave Design Enterprise/Lite, iBwave Mobile Planner/Survey, iBwave FiberPass, iBwave Express, iBwave Wi-Fi Mobile, and iBwave Viewer+. The platform supports active/passive DAS, Small Cells, Public Safety, and Wi-Fi technologies, serving carriers, enterprises, system integrators, and OEMs across 100 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iBwave Design: Industry standard software for planning and designing wireless cellular and Wi-Fi networks
• iBwave Mobile
• iBwave Unity
• iBwave Private Networks
• iBwave Public Safety
• iBwave Reach
• iBwave Express
• iBwave FiberPass
• iBwave Viewer+
• Wave Runners Community

Products and services

• iBwave Design Industry-standard software for planning and designing wireless cellular and Wi-Fi networks, offering high prediction accuracy for in-building wireless network design. Used by carriers, system integrators, equipment manufacturers, and enterprises worldwide.
• iBwave Mobile Mobile application for surveying and designing wireless networks on-site, supporting both indoor and outdoor environments (including GPS-based outdoor surveys for P25, LTE, and 5G). Used by field engineers and surveyors performing hands-free network surveys.
• iBwave Unity Cloud-based wireless management, design, and survey platform that streamlines workflows, automates reporting, and manages wireless projects with digital twin technology. Targeted at teams managing complex multi-site wireless deployments.
• iBwave Private Networks Comprehensive solution for designing and deploying private LTE/5G and Wi-Fi networks for enterprise campuses and industrial environments. Used by mining, manufacturing, oil & gas, logistics, transportation, and education operators.
• iBwave Public Safety Design solution for reliable public safety radio networks (P25 and TETRA) with proper documentation for code compliance. Targeted at public safety agencies, Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), and building owners required to meet in-building emergency communications codes.
• iBwave Reach Solution for designing indoor and outdoor environments and accelerating deployment of campus networks. Targeted at organizations with mixed indoor/outdoor wireless environments such as campuses, stadiums, and large facilities.
• iBwave Express Streamlined design solution for quicker network design and deployment workflows. Targeted at projects requiring faster turnaround or smaller-scope network design work.
• iBwave FiberPass Solution for accelerating fiber optic deployments up to the premises, enabling faster FTTx network rollout. Targeted at carriers, system integrators, and fiber network operators.
• iBwave Viewer+ Enhanced collaboration viewer for design reviews and project delivery, enabling users to move parts and labels, view component details, and annotate comments. Targeted at distributed teams reviewing wireless network designs.
• iBwave Component Database Global vendor-neutral database with 40,000+ parts for wireless network design, providing component specifications, antenna patterns, and product data from multiple vendors in a single resource. Targeted at network designers needing reliable multi-vendor component data.
• iBwave Certification and Training Courses Paid certification and training courses delivered through the Wave Runners Community, covering iBwave Design, Mobile, Unity, Public Safety, and Private Networks. Includes online and in-person certification with recertification paths.
• iBwave Professional Services Implementation and deployment support services for iBwave customers, assisting with onboarding, complex network design projects, and integration into customer workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000+ networks designed worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• CiscocoreTechnology or IntegrationCisco Solution Partner Program - integrates iBwave solutions with Cisco world-class architectures and technologies for selling and delivering integrated solutions to customers.
• Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) AlliancestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerFocus on 5G and LTE-Advanced ecosystem development. NGMN Alliance vision is to provide truly integrated and cohesively managed delivery platform for affordable mobile broadband.
• Small Cell ForumstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrives wide-scale adoption of small cells to improve coverage, capacity, and services delivered by mobile networks. Accelerates delivery of integrated HetNet.
• Wireless Broadband AlliancestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading organization driving adoption of wireless broadband and championing development of converged wireless broadband ecosystem through seamless, secure and interoperable services.
• HetNet ForumstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerBroad-based organization dedicated to development of Heterogeneous Network (HetNet), a combination of technologies that enable wireless broadband.
• Safer Buildings CoalitionstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent non-profit focused on advancing policies and ideas that lead to more large buildings being served with commercial and public safety wireless coverage.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ranplan Wireless: Ranplan is the closest direct competitor to iBwave, providing RF planning, simulation, and optimization software specifically for indoor and dense urban wireless networks (HetNet, small cells, 5G). It serves the same carriers, system integrators, and enterprises with a comparable design-and-survey workflow.
• Remcom: Remcom's Wireless InSite is a 3D ray-tracing RF simulation tool used for indoor and urban wireless network planning. It competes with iBwave on prediction accuracy for in-building wireless design and shares many of the same research and engineering customers.
• Forsk (ATOLL): Forsk's ATOLL is a widely used RF planning and network simulation platform for wireless networks. It overlaps with iBwave in radio network design and shares carrier and OEM customers, although ATOLL has historically been stronger in macro and outdoor planning.
• EDX Wireless: EDX Wireless provides SignalPro, a wireless network design and planning tool used by carriers and system integrators. It is directly comparable to iBwave in RF propagation modeling and indoor/outdoor network design, with overlapping enterprise and utility customers.
• CelPlan Technologies: CelPlan provides RF engineering, in-building wireless design, and network planning services and software. It directly competes with iBwave in delivering indoor wireless design solutions to carriers, neutral hosts, and enterprises.

Emerging players

• ASSIA: ASSIA provides Wi-Fi and broadband connection-management software, including indoor wireless optimization. It is a partial-overlap emerging player — adjacent to iBwave's in-building Wi-Fi and small-cell use cases but with a different primary focus on managed home/enterprise Wi-Fi.

Broad incumbents

• ANSYS: ANSYS provides simulation software (HFSS, EMIT) used for antenna, RF, and wireless system design. It is an adjacent broad incumbent in engineering simulation rather than a focused in-building network design tool, but competes for similar engineering R&D budgets.
• Keysight Technologies: Keysight provides electronic design and test solutions, including wireless network design and propagation tools (e.g., PathWave). It serves similar telecom and aerospace customers but operates as a much broader incumbent in test and measurement, not specialized in in-building wireless design.
• TEOCO: TEOCO is a larger telecom analytics and network design vendor serving carriers with planning, optimization, and assurance software. It overlaps with iBwave on the network-design side but covers a much broader portfolio, making it a broad incumbent rather than a niche specialist.
• MathWorks: MathWorks' MATLAB and Simulink are used by RF engineers for wireless system design and propagation modeling. They are an indirect, broader incumbent — many of the same engineering personas use them, but MathWorks is not a focused in-building wireless design application.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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