[ DOTSTAR_SYSTEMS ]

blog article

Dotstar Consulting is now Dotstar Systems

A new name, a new home, and the work in the open — client roster, field notes, and what we actually build. Here's what changed and what didn't.

The short version

Dotstar Consulting is now Dotstar Systems, with a new home at dotstarsystems.com — same founder, same engineering, a name and a site that finally match what we do.

Old links redirect automatically, and you can still reach us at info@dotstarsystems.com.

Why “Systems,” not “Consulting”

“Consulting” was never quite right. It suggests advice by the hour — a deck, a recommendation, an exit. That isn’t the work.

What we actually do is build and own production wireless systems end to end: Wi-Fi drivers and MAC firmware, the ZephyrRTOS networking and security stack, hostap/supplicant ports, pre-silicon validation, and the long tail of integration that turns a chip into a shippable product. And we carry the fixes upstream as maintainers, not just into a client’s branch.

That’s systems engineering — silicon to cloud — not consulting. The new name says it plainly.

A site that shows the work

The relaunch is more than a logo swap. The new site puts the work in the open:

  • Client roster — the teams we’ve shipped with, from Nordic Semiconductor to wifidabba, Quantum Networks, and more.
  • Field notes — a blog on the problems we actually solve: why WPA3 has a quantum problem, what Zephyr really is beyond the kernel, and verification from pre-silicon to cloud.
  • What we build — a clear map of the silicon-to-cloud work, from driver and firmware to deployment.

What hasn’t changed

  • The same founder and accountability. Chaitanya Tata — Zephyr Project Wi-Fi stack & drivers maintainer and nRF Wi-Fi driver maintainer, with nearly two decades in wireless and embedded — still owns every engagement.
  • The same depth. 802.11ax/be (Wi-Fi 6/7), hostap, Linux wireless, Matter, Thread, BLE, security/crypto, and the verification discipline behind them.
  • The same principle. Speed is a feature; verification is the requirement. Founder-accountable, no handoff to a junior bench.

Practical notes

  • New home: dotstarsystems.com
  • Email: info@dotstarsystems.com
  • Old dotstarconsulting.com links redirect automatically — update bookmarks when it’s convenient.

Same signal, sharper name. If you’re bringing up a wireless stack, hardening one for production, or staring down an upstream problem nobody else will own — that conversation hasn’t changed.