Firetide is an American company that provides wireless mesh network technology internationally.

Based in the Silicon Valley, Firetide designs and sells hardware and software for wireless technology.

Software that enables Firetide's mesh to be compatible with mobile units, such as connecting to a moving subway train.

Firetide use their own, proprietary AutoMesh routing protocol to control the data flow in the mesh.

The project's goal was to install a nationwide network to enable public Wi-Fi as well as video and voice traffic.

[4] In 2007, Firetide installed its wireless mesh technology on the construction site of Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai) to allow communication between workers via VOIP radio, replacing walkie talkies which presented communication issues at high altitudes.

The request from the South Korean subway operator for live camera coverage came after a fatal arson in 2003.

The design aimed to avoid more fatal accidents by distributing real-time video feed both to the train drivers and to the operators in the command central.