Lakeland software firm embraces $324M valuation, new contracts

Wind Talker Innovations, after early stumble by thinking too small, aims to ride its new think-big attitude into new markets.

  • By John Haughey
  • | 6:00 a.m. March 9, 2022
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Calvin Knight. Ryan Luther co-founded Wind Talker Innovations in 2016.
Calvin Knight. Ryan Luther co-founded Wind Talker Innovations in 2016.
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What if inexpensive software was commercially available that could enable seamless broadband internet access for devices otherwise without connectivity, even in remote locations beyond the reach of cell towers?

What if manufacturers installed that software into electronic products to “be the connective tissue” that “turns every device itself into infrastructure?”

 

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