# Cloud4Wi

> Cloud4Wi is a New York-headquartered enterprise software company that adds a cloud control and intelligence layer to existing WiFi networks. Its platform covers guest access, consented first-party data collection, location-aware engagement, multi-dwelling-unit connectivity, Passpoint and OpenRoaming, and identity-based cloud network access control. The pitch is practical: keep the access points, improve the connection experience, and make the network useful to both IT and marketing.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Andrea Calcagno (President, CEO and Co-founder), Davide Quadrini (CTO and Co-founder)
- **Team size:** 51-200 employees on LinkedIn; supplied company data lists 63 employees.
- **Products:** Guest WiFi, Volare, MDU WiFi, Cloud NAC, Hedy AI Engine
- **Notable:** Reports a footprint of 300M+ mobile users, 70,000+ locations, 150+ countries and 3M+ roaming networks., Guess expanded a pilot from 90+ European stores to roughly 700 global stores and reported more than 35,000 new customer profiles per month and 1M+ real-time moments annually., Carmila reported deployment across 200+ retail properties and an approximately 91% marketing opt-in ratio on Cloud4Wi's current client page.

## Products & services

- **Guest WiFi** — Hardware-independent guest access, branded captive portals, consent and profile capture, analytics, CRM integrations, Passpoint and OpenRoaming support.
- **Volare** — The earlier location analytics and marketing product introduced for retailers, restaurants and shopping centers; its capabilities evolved into the broader Cloud4Wi platform.
- **MDU WiFi** — Cloud-managed resident and tenant onboarding for multi-dwelling environments, including private network access and lifecycle automation.
- **Cloud NAC** — Cloud network access control for employees, guests, contractors and devices, with identity-provider integration, role-based policies, sponsored access and audit reporting.
- **Hedy AI Engine** — A conversational engine inside the platform that answers questions from live network and customer data, generates reports, searches documentation and guides approved actions.

## Achievements

- Reports a footprint of 300M+ mobile users, 70,000+ locations, 150+ countries and 3M+ roaming networks.
- Guess expanded a pilot from 90+ European stores to roughly 700 global stores and reported more than 35,000 new customer profiles per month and 1M+ real-time moments annually.
- Carmila reported deployment across 200+ retail properties and an approximately 91% marketing opt-in ratio on Cloud4Wi's current client page.
- Gruppo FS reported 2.3M connections and 1.3M opted-in profiles across 116 active stations.
- Named 2025 Cisco Meraki Strategic Technology Partner.
- Won RetailTech Breakthrough's Guest WiFi Solution of the Year awards in 2024 and 2026.
- Achieved SOC 2 compliance.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Announced an AI-first transformation and introduced Hedy as the platform's conversational AI assistant.
- **2025-11** — Announced Opera San José's use of guest WiFi for patron engagement.
- **2026-05** — Published Opera San José results, including a reported 36% connection rate, 51% response rate and 84% marketing opt-in rate.
- **2026-07** — Launched AI-powered Cloud NAC and added Microsoft Entra ID integration, sponsored-access improvements and onboarding workflows.
- **2026-07** — Named a Progressive Company in the captive portal market by MarketsandMarkets' 360Quadrants and won RetailTech Breakthrough's 2026 Guest WiFi Solution of the Year.

## Links

- Website: https://cloud4wi.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloud4wi
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/cloud4wi
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cloud4wi
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cloud4wi

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Last updated: 2026-08-20