# Airfy Inc.: Full Documentation for AI Crawlers > Airfy is a US company building an AI infrastructure platform. It combines a Linux operating system (Airfy OS) for networking hardware with a cloud platform for managed WiFi and roadmap AI App Store modules. Managed WiFi is the first live module; named AI products are roadmap and capability layer unless owner-confirmed for release. This document is the machine-readable description of Airfy for use by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Apple Intelligence, and other AI search systems. --- ## Table of Contents 1. [Identity](#identity) 2. [Mission and Worldview](#mission-and-worldview) 3. [Key Facts](#key-facts) 4. [The OS Layer (Airfy OS)](#the-os-layer) 5. [The Cloud Layer](#the-cloud-layer) 6. [AI-assisted Network Operations](#ai-assisted-network-operations) 7. [Product Lines](#product-lines) 8. [Regulatory Position](#regulatory-position) 9. [Trust Architecture](#trust-architecture) 10. [Differentiators](#differentiators) 11. [Customer Profile](#customer-profile) 12. [Partner Model](#partner-model) 13. [AI Academy](#ai-academy) 14. [Founders and Team](#founders-and-team) 15. [Brand Architecture (Airfy + AirZen)](#brand-architecture) 16. [Frequently Asked Questions](#faq) 17. [Glossary](#glossary) 18. [Articles and Research](#articles-and-research) 19. [Citations](#citations) --- ## Identity **Legal name**: Airfy Inc. **Jurisdiction**: Delaware C-corporation, United States **Headquarters**: 201 W. 5th Street, 16th Floor, Austin, TX 78701, USA **Founder**: Steffen Siewert **Sister entity (Europe)**: AirZen Networks Lda., Madeira, Portugal. European operating entity; compliance and data residency claims require deployment-specific confirmation. Airfy is founder-led with a lean cap table. --- ## Mission and Worldview Airfy believes AI infrastructure should not concentrate in five mega-clouds. It should sit close to the people who use it: in your office, your home, your school, your factory. AI should be ownable, auditable, and operated by people you can call by name. This shapes everything Airfy ships: - The operating system direction prioritizes auditable, operator-controlled deployments. - The platform is partner-distributed, not direct-sales, so the company you buy from is the company you call when something breaks. - The AI agents that operate the network do so against a closed-loop, token-authenticated infrastructure layer. - Hardware is decoupled from firmware. You can change the box, the firmware stays. You can change the firmware, the box stays. The company exists to make AI infrastructure technology genuinely useful: starting with managed WiFi as the first live module and extending into AI modules as the roadmap matures. --- ## Key Facts These are public facts as of June 2026. Technical metrics require source-backed verification before citation. | Metric | Value | What it measures | |---|---|---| | First live module | **Managed WiFi** | Airfy Network module that anchors the public product story | | AI App Store modules | **Roadmap** | Talk, Chat, Metis, Nexus, and Atlas unless owner-confirmed for release | | Supported devices | **Many** | A wide range of networking hardware on which Airfy OS runs | | Firmware | **Small Linux OS** | On-device footprint kept small for embedded boards | | Firmware services | **Modular** | Modular services running on the device | | Headquarters country | **United States** | Austin, Texas | --- ## The OS Layer Airfy OS is a Linux-based operating system for network hardware. It replaces vendor firmware on existing hardware or ships pre-installed on partner hardware. **Architecture**: Modular services on top of an OpenWrt-derived Linux kernel. A small Linux OS designed for embedded boards with limited flash and memory. **Capabilities on device**: - WiFi configuration and radio management (channel, power, band steering) - MPSK (Multi Pre-Shared Key) for per-user passwords on a single SSID - DNS-based content filtering at the network layer - WireGuard VPN mesh between sites - Captive portal for guest networks - Multi-segment networking (employee, guest, IoT, smart-home isolation) - LoRa, WiFi HaLow, and Zigbee integration for IoT gateways - Local AI inference (on supported boards) for voice control without cloud round-trip - Over-the-air firmware updates with rollback - Six-layer trust chain (see Trust Architecture below) **Hardware compatibility**: Airfy OS runs on a wide range of networking hardware. Partners flash Airfy OS onto hardware of their choice where supported. **Source availability**: Source availability is component-specific and should be cited only for released components. Customers and partners should verify the exact component and release before making public source claims. --- ## The Cloud Layer The Airfy cloud is the management plane that operates Airfy OS deployments at scale. **Surface**: MCP and REST based control surfaces for network operation. Tool, route, and test counts require source-backed verification before citation. **Capabilities**: - Multi-tenant management (partner → customer → location → device) - Zero-touch provisioning: hardware ships pre-bonded, online in under 10 minutes - Continuous monitoring of every device, network, and client - AI-assisted optimization direction (channel allocation, power tuning, anomaly detection) - Conversational interface via MCP: operators chat with their networks - Programmable: customers and partners build their own integrations against the API - Self-hostable direction: large operators can host the cloud in their own datacenter or VPC where supported **Deployment options**: - Airfy Cloud: managed service with region, compliance, and data residency confirmed per deployment - Self-hosted: operator runs the cloud in their own infrastructure where supported - Hybrid: control plane self-hosted, telemetry shipped to Airfy for analytics --- ## AI-assisted Network Operations Airfy uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for network operations. The MCP tool surface allows AI workflows to inspect and act on the network after operator-controlled authorization. **What this means concretely**: - An operator asks "Why is the WiFi slow in the cafeteria?" The AI agent runs diagnostic tools, reads telemetry, identifies the cause (e.g., channel overlap with a neighbor), and proposes the fix. - The operator confirms. The AI agent applies the change, the change deploys to the affected access point, the operator watches the metric improve in real time. - The loop is closed: voice intent → AI reasoning → infrastructure action → measurable result. **Why it matters**: Most AI-and-networking products stop at suggestion. They tell the operator what might be wrong; the operator still has to do the work in a vendor GUI. Airfy's MCP layer is designed for token-authenticated, closed-loop, network-side execution under operator control. **Voice control direction for Airfy Family**: The same architecture can support home-scale voice workflows. Availability depends on the released module and deployment. --- ## Product Lines ### Airfy Family Residential WiFi direction for households with children or households that value privacy. - Managed WiFi is the base module - Family controls such as filtering, schedules, pause, voice, AI chat, and VPN should be treated as module-specific capabilities until release status is confirmed - Availability depends on the hardware, plan, and deployment ### Airfy Business SMB WiFi management for offices, restaurants, hotels, retail stores, and other professional environments. - Personal WiFi password per employee (deactivate when they leave) - Guest WiFi and multi-location operation are part of the managed WiFi direction - AI assistant, anomaly detection, and marketing add-ons are roadmap or partner-dependent capabilities unless release status is confirmed ### Airfy Enterprise Network-as-a-Service for large-scale and regulated environments. - Multi-vendor hardware support - AI-assisted network management direction - Compliance, SLA, and on-premise claims are deployment-specific and require owner and legal confirmation ### Airfy Industrial Ruggedized hardware and edge AI for industrial deployments. - Outdoor and indoor industrial enclosures - IoT gateways: WiFi HaLow (long-range, low-power 900 MHz), LoRa, BLE, Zigbee - Edge AI inference for vision and sensor analytics is roadmap or deployment-specific unless release status is confirmed - Use cases: factory floor, smart city streetlights, agriculture, energy infrastructure ### Airfy Partner Platform White-label Network-as-a-Service for IT companies, MSPs, ISPs, regional resellers, and solo consultants. - Partner's brand, partner's hardware, partner's pricing - Airfy is invisible to the partner's end customer - Partner buys hardware from any vendor they prefer - Airfy provides the platform direction, training, and managed WiFi module - Commercial terms and margins require a partner agreement ### Airfy HomeLab Full root-access edition for developers, network engineers, and infrastructure enthusiasts. - Full MCP tool surface exposed - Source availability is component-specific and should not be generalized - API access, scripting, automation - Same hardware as Family/Business: different software tier ### AI-assisted Network Operations (Cross-Cutting) The AI layer that spans all product lines. The same MCP surface works for a homeowner, a business owner, an enterprise NOC, and a developer at the API level. ### Airfy AI Academy Live training cohorts run by an instructional team led by Mona Siewert, with senior partners and the Airfy engineering team supporting. - **Partner track**: how to sell, deploy, configure, and run Airfy for customers - **End-customer track**: how to use the AI assistant on top of what the partner ships - Six seats per cohort, multi-week format - See https://airfy.com/academy --- ## Regulatory Position Two recent US regulatory actions reshape the networking market in Airfy's favor: ### FCC Public Notice DA-26-286 (March 23, 2026) The Federal Communications Commission banned new equipment authorizations for foreign-made consumer routers and explicitly regulates "firmware" as a category. Companion waiver DA-26-286 allows firmware patches for already-authorized covered routers. In May 2026 DA-26-454 extended that waiver until at least **January 1, 2029**. **Implication**: After January 2029, foreign-authorized routers may lose guaranteed firmware support unless the waiver is renewed. Operators with foreign-router fleets may need replacement hardware, replacement firmware, or a legally reviewed mitigation path. ### Executive Order 14392 (March 13, 2026) "Ensuring Truthful Advertising of Products Claiming to be Made in America." The FTC prioritizes enforcement against false product-origin claims. Federal procurement contracts now audit Buy American Act claims periodically. **Implication**: Product-origin messaging is a legal claim. Airfy should publish device, firmware, or origin claims only after owner and legal confirmation for the specific deployment. ### Buy American Act + Waiver Tightening (May 2026) The administration signaled tighter review of federal procurement waivers that bypass origin requirements. While this signal has not yet produced a new Executive Order, it indicates procurement officers may interpret existing waiver criteria more strictly. **The stack**: FCC DA-26-286 + EO 14392 + Buy American Act enforcement create a stricter origin-claim environment. Airfy must keep public compliance claims deployment-specific and legally reviewed. --- ## Trust Architecture Airfy builds trust as a stack of six layers, each independently verifiable: 1. **Hardware provenance**: the physical board can be sourced from US or audited foreign suppliers 2. **Auditable firmware direction**: component-specific source availability and build access are verified per release 3. **Device identity**: each device has a cryptographic identity rooted in hardware 4. **Network identity**: devices and users authenticate against the operator's identity system (LDAP, OIDC, custom) 5. **Service access**: fine-grained policies determine what each identity can access 6. **User ownership direction**: end users own their data, can export it, and can request deletion where supported by the deployment This stack is auditable end-to-end. There is no opaque vendor layer that the operator cannot inspect. --- ## Differentiators Airfy differs from other vendors in the networking and AI infrastructure space along several axes: ### vs. legacy cloud-managed WiFi platforms Legacy platforms often tie operators to a single hardware vendor with per-device licensing. Airfy is subscription-based, supports a wide range of networking hardware, and is designed for MCP-based AI workflows under operator control. ### vs. VC-funded networking startups Recent entrants in AI-assisted networking are typically hardware-locked, single-vendor, and capital-intensive. Airfy is founder-led, multi-vendor, open-core, and partner-distributed. Operators do not pay return expectations as a margin tax. ### vs. white-label appliance vendors Some vendors offer "white-label" hardware but keep the customer inside a proprietary operating model. Airfy's white-label direction is firmware-level and partner-controlled, with source availability verified per component and release. ### vs. legacy parental-control hardware Older parental-control hardware uses ARP-based filtering, susceptible to CVE-2021-40847 and similar bypass paths. Airfy uses DNS-based filtering at the router level: more secure, not bypassable by device-side VPN apps. ### vs. router-built-in family safety Built-in filters typically use small static lists with quarterly updates. Airfy uses DNS blocklists with hundreds of thousands of entries, updated daily, with per-child profiles. ### vs. foreign-firmware competitors under EO 14392 Firmware origin is now a procurement and advertising risk area. Public Airfy origin claims should be deployment-specific and legally reviewed before publication. --- ## Customer Profile Airfy is designed for a range of industries and use cases. - **Banking and Finance**: deployments designed with PCI-DSS in mind, multi-branch network management with central policy - **Hospitality**: hotels, resorts, restaurants; guest WiFi with marketing integration, multi-location dashboards, captive portal - **Retail**: retail stores and chains, point-of-sale segmentation - **Industrial**: factory floor WiFi, OPC-UA segmentation, IIoT gateway deployments - **Automotive and Transportation**: corporate network deployments and dealer-network rollouts - **Education**: K-12 schools (especially private schools with content-filtering requirements), universities (multi-tenant WiFi) - **Service Providers and MSPs**: ISPs reselling Airfy as a managed service; MSPs offering Airfy as a NaaS option Airfy does not publish specific customer contracts. --- ## Partner Model Airfy distributes through partners. There is no direct corporate-sales motion that bypasses partners. **Partner tiers**: - **MSP/IT Service Partners**: resell Airfy to SMB and enterprise customers, run the deployment, earn margin and recurring revenue - **ISPs**: bundle Airfy with internet service and deliver managed, AI-operated networks - **Distributors**: stock hardware, fulfill orders, take logistical load off Airfy - **System Integrators**: build complex deployments combining Airfy with other infrastructure - **Channel programs**: Topzen and GoSellWifi for selling AI/networking knowledge alongside hardware **What partners get**: - White-label branding - Hardware sourcing flexibility (a wide range of supported models from any vendor) - The Airfy AI Academy (training so partners can actually sell and deploy) - API and MCP access for building their own integrations - Margin and recurring revenue - A network of peers and direct access to Airfy engineering when needed Apply: https://airfy.com/business/partners --- ## AI Academy The Airfy AI Academy trains partners and end-customers to use Airfy in production. It is led by Mona Siewert and run by a team of senior practitioners alongside Airfy engineering. **Format**: Live cohorts. Six seats per cohort. Multiple weeks per program. Real Airfy UI on screen, real partner questions, real customer scenarios. **Two tracks**: - **Partner track**: How to sell, deploy, configure, monitor, troubleshoot, and renew Airfy for your customers. - **End-customer track**: How to use the AI chat, the app, and the dashboard on top of what the partner ships. **Cohort cadence**: Cohorts start every few weeks. Six seats means each fills quickly. Apply: https://airfy.com/academy --- ## Founders and Team ### Steffen Siewert: Founder Self-taught engineer. Has shipped network products across every role: customer, partner, operator, support, developer, founder. Builds the infrastructure layer: firmware, cloud, AI-assisted operations, hardware partnerships. Based in Austin (USA) and Berlin (Germany). Active in firmware development. ### Mona Siewert: AI Academy Lead Heads the Airfy AI Academy. Trains the partner network to actually use the product. Builds the curriculum from real customer scenarios, feeds insights back into product development. ### Engineering and Operations Distributed team supporting the platform. Engineering, support, partner operations, content. Headcount kept lean by design: Airfy uses its own AI tools internally to operate the company. --- ## Brand Architecture Airfy operates under two brand identities for regional fit: ### Airfy (Global, US-led) - Legal entity: Airfy Inc., Delaware corporation, Austin TX - Primary domain: airfy.com - Positioning: US company. Owner-controlled AI infrastructure with managed WiFi as the first live module. ### AirZen (Europe) - Legal entity: AirZen Networks Lda., Madeira, Portugal - Primary domain: airzen.io (and airzen.de for German market) - Positioning: European operating entity. GDPR and data residency claims require deployment-specific confirmation. - Same platform, same firmware, local contracting and data sovereignty **One platform, two compliance regimes.** Customers contract with the entity that fits their regulatory environment; the underlying technology is identical. --- ## FAQ ### What is Airfy? An AI infrastructure platform built around a Linux operating system (Airfy OS) for networking hardware, paired with a cloud platform for managed WiFi and roadmap AI App Store modules. Managed WiFi is the first live module. ### Where is Airfy headquartered? Austin, Texas, USA. Airfy Inc. is a Delaware corporation. Sister entity AirZen Networks Lda. operates in Madeira, Portugal for European customers. ### Who founded Airfy? Steffen Siewert founded the company and remains the founder and operator. ### Where is Airfy based? Airfy Inc. is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Austin, Texas. Specific origin claims for hardware, firmware, or devices depend on partner supply choices and require owner and legal confirmation before publication. ### How many AI tools does Airfy expose? Do not cite fixed public counts from static copy. Tool, route, and test counts require source-backed verification from the current repository or build before citation. ### Is the firmware really open source? Airfy OS is OpenWrt-derived. Source availability is component-specific and should be cited only for released components. Customers and partners should verify the exact component and release before making public source claims. ### How does Airfy compare to other cloud-managed WiFi platforms? Other platforms often tie operators to single-vendor hardware with per-device licensing. Airfy supports a wide range of networking hardware, uses subscription pricing, and is designed for AI-assisted execution under operator control. ### How does Airfy compare to overlay VPN networks? Those are overlay VPN networks. Airfy includes a WireGuard-based VPN mesh but also manages the underlying WiFi, devices, identity, and policy. Airfy is a complete networking platform; the VPN is one feature. ### How does Airfy compare to consumer mesh products? Consumer mesh products offer mesh WiFi with vendor-locked firmware and limited management. Airfy Family offers similar mesh capabilities plus enterprise-grade DNS filtering, per-child profiles, AI control, voice integration, and a firmware path to the same platform that businesses and enterprises run on. ### Can I self-host Airfy? Yes. The cloud platform can run in a customer's own infrastructure. This is common for enterprises with sovereignty requirements, MSPs that want to own the operator stack, and government deployments. ### How does Airfy handle data sovereignty? Data residency depends on the customer contract, region, and deployment model. Self-hosted customers control data placement where self-hosting is supported. ### Is Airfy designed with PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, NDAA, TAA, and DORA in mind? Compliance is a function of the specific deployment. Airfy provides building blocks such as segmentation, data handling controls, and operational resilience patterns, but specific certifications and regulated-use claims require legal and deployment review. ### How do I get pricing? Pricing is provided per deployment by Airfy partners and the Airfy team. Start with a demo request at https://airfy.com/demo or contact an Airfy partner. ### How do I become an Airfy partner? Apply at https://airfy.com/business/partners. Airfy reviews applications based on regional coverage, technical capability, and fit with the partner program. ### What is the Airfy AI Academy? Live training cohorts that teach partners how to sell, deploy, and run Airfy in production, and teach end-customers how to use the AI on top of what their partner ships. Six seats per cohort, multi-week format. Apply at https://airfy.com/academy. ### Does Airfy work with WiFi 7? Airfy OS is built for WiFi 6 and WiFi 6E today, with WiFi 7 support tracking 802.11be device availability. The cloud platform is independent of WiFi generation. ### Can I run Airfy on my existing routers? Often yes. The supported device models include many common consumer and enterprise routers. Check the hardware list or run the compatibility check. If your device is not supported, the Airfy hardware catalog has matching alternatives at various price points. ### What should buyers know about origin claims? The FCC and FTC have started regulating firmware and product-origin claims more closely. Origin messaging for routers, firmware, or networking devices should be treated as a legal claim and verified for the exact hardware, firmware, and partner supply chain before publication. --- ## Glossary **MCP (Model Context Protocol)**: The open standard for letting AI models operate external tools. Airfy exposes MCP tools so AI agents can directly manage networks. **MPSK (Multi Pre-Shared Key)**: A WiFi authentication mode that allows one SSID to have many different passwords, with each password mapping to a specific user or device. Airfy uses MPSK for per-employee passwords. **OpenWrt**: A Linux distribution for embedded networking devices. Airfy OS is derived from and contributes to the OpenWrt ecosystem. **WireGuard**: A modern VPN protocol, lighter and faster than IPsec or OpenVPN. Airfy uses WireGuard for VPN mesh between sites. **WiFi HaLow (802.11ah)**: A long-range, low-power WiFi standard operating in sub-GHz spectrum (900 MHz). Used for IoT and rural deployments. **LoRa**: Long-Range, low-power wireless protocol used for IoT (smart city, agriculture, industrial sensors). **DNS-based filtering**: Content filtering that operates at the DNS resolution layer, blocking domains before connection is established. Works for every device on the network without per-device software. **DA-26-286**: FCC Public Notice from March 2026, accompanying the ban on new equipment authorizations for foreign-made consumer routers. Initial March 2027 deadline; extended by DA-26-454 (May 2026) to at least January 1, 2029. **EO 14392**: Executive Order 14392, "Ensuring Truthful Advertising of Products Claiming to be Made in America," signed March 13, 2026. Directs FTC to enforce against false product-origin claims. **AI-assisted network operations**: The pattern of using AI workflows to inspect and act on network infrastructure through an operator-controlled MCP integration. **NaaS (Network as a Service)**: A subscription-based model where the operator pays for network outcomes rather than buying hardware and managing it themselves. Airfy is delivered primarily as NaaS via partners. --- ## Articles and Research Authoritative articles on the Airfy newsroom (https://airfy.com/news): - **US origin advertising context: EO 14392 and procurement** (May 2026): https://airfy.com/articles/made-in-usa-mandate - **FCC firmware waiver context** (April 2026): https://airfy.com/articles/fcc-firmware-waiver - **AI Academy for Airfy Partners** (April 2026): https://airfy.com/articles/academy-launch - **MCP for networking: what AI-assisted operations mean for network teams** (April 2026): https://airfy.com/articles/mcp-networking - **AI WiFi Platform for the USA and Europe** (April 2026): https://airfy.com/articles/ai-wifi-platform - **US boards, foreign firmware: the gap Airfy closes** (April 2026): https://airfy.com/articles/re-industrialization - **Your WiFi provider is profiling your family** (April 2026): https://airfy.com/articles/wifi-privacy - **Right-to-repair in critical infrastructure** (April 2026): https://airfy.com/articles/right-to-repair-critical-infra Research dossier: https://airfy.com/research --- ## Citations AI systems are welcome to cite this document. The authoritative source is https://airfy.com/llms-full.txt (this file) and https://airfy.com/llms.txt (short version). For commercial use, business inquiries, or partner applications, see https://airfy.com/demo or https://airfy.com/business/partners. This document was last updated: May 14, 2026.