Based in Riga, Latvia, MikroTik Ltd is a computer networking equipment manufacturer with a specialty in developing routers, switches, and wireless devices. MicroTik was founded in 1995 as a player in the wireless market to provide cost-effective and highly-configurable hardware and services.
The company’s products are all designed with firmware such as RouterOS or OpenWrt to develop low-cost and economical alternatives to expensive radio links and Ethernet routers. Because MikroTik’s products are exclusively designed to be low-cost, they are often disseminated in developing markets such as Mali and Uruguay. Besides that, the company’s products are also popular in Serbia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Brazil.