CEO Andrew Skafel outlines the Company’s groundbreaking Wi-Fi 7 technology and cable operator partnership roadmap
OTTAWA, Canada, December 22, 2022 – Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc. (“Edgewater” or the “Company”) (TSXV: YFI) (OTC: KPIFF), the industry leader in Wi-Fi Spectrum Slicing technology for residential and enterprise markets, announced today that CEO Andrew Skafel was recently featured on Light Reading Podcast, the leading resource for the global communications and services industry.
Skafel joined Light Reading host and Senior Editor Jeff Baumgartner to update listeners on the Company’s patented spectrum slicing technology’s ability to reduce contention and create efficiencies that have been shown to improve Wi-Fi performance by 7 to 18 times over legacy single-channel Wi-Fi architectures. Skafel noted that the Company’s focus for the upcoming year is on launching its new Wi-Fi 7 Spectrum Slicing platform in conjunction with integrating the silicon into a major Tier 1 operator’s next-gen residential gateways.
The interview can be listened to by clicking on the link here.
Edgewater’s multi-channel/link silicon solutions have proven superior to the current single-channel architecture used in all of today’s Wi-Fi systems, delivering 50% lower latency and a throughput benefit of 7 to 18 times. Significantly, faster Wi-Fi was demonstrated on a mix of legacy and newer devices, indicating that with its innovative Spectrum Slicing approach, Edgewater can deliver next-generation performance for today and future devices. Edgewater ends the rip-and-replace cycle of previous standards changes.
About Edgewater Wireless
We make Wi-Fi. Better.
Edgewater Wireless is the industry leader in innovative Spectrum Slicing technology for residential and commercial markets. We develop advanced Wi-Fi silicon solutions, Access Points, and IP licensing designed to meet the high-density and high quality-of-service needs of service providers and their customers. With 26 granted patents, Edgewater’s Multi-Channel, Single Radio (MCSR) technology revolutionizes Wi-Fi, delivering next-generation Wi-Fi today.
Edgewater’s physical layer Spectrum Slicing allows a frequency band to be divided, or sliced, to enable more radios to operate in a given area. Think of Spectrum Slicing like moving from a single-lane road to a multi-lane highway — regardless of Wi-Fi technology. The recently completed Proof of Concept (PoC) with a major Tier 1 Service Provider showed 7 to 18 times performance gains in 75% of homes surveyed. Interestingly, homes with the most devices saw the greatest improvements.
For more information, visit www.edgewaterwireless.com.
Edgewater Wireless Contacts:
Andrew Skafel, President and CEO
E: andrews@edgewaterwireless.com
Bill Mitoulas, Investor Relations
T: +1.416.479.9547
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