On June 17, 2002 Proxim acquired the IEEE 802.11 LAN equipment business including the trademark ORiNOCO from Agere Systems. Proxim later renamed its entire 802.11 wireless networking lineup to ORiNOCO, including products based on Atheros chipsets.
On June 17, 2002, Proxim acquired the IEEE 802.11 LAN equipment business, including the trademark ORiNOCO, from Agere Systems.  Proxim subsequently rebranded its entire 802.11 wireless networking product line to ORiNOCO, incorporating products based on Atheros chipsets.