Etheric Networks was founded in 2003 by W. Alexander Hagen. Mr. Hagen worked in wireless systems research and development for NTT Docomo from 2000 until 2003. While at Docomo, Mr. Hagen authored six patents relating to wireless security, frequency allocation, resource advertising, publication and discovery, as well as fast handover techniques. One of Mr. Hagen's methods for rapid establishment of link security is currently under consideration at international standardization bodies.