In 2004, CradlePoint Technology founder Pat Sewall established the company on the promise of delivering personal connectivity to balance out emerging developments in both the WiFi and 3G cellular industries. Their first product was a simple charging cradle for the 3G EVDO mobile phone that merged an innovative engineered router with a WiFi access point. The idea of merging a cradle with an access point spawned the company name and firmly placed CradlePoint as a leader in combining cellular broadband and local wireless LAN technology.