OTTAWA, Ontario, March 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Next - generation chipset advances hardware performance for
high-density WiFi applications
Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc. (YFI: TSX.V) (OTCQB: KPIFF), the developer of WiFi3™ ultra-wideband, multi-channel WiFi for
high-density/high-interference wireless applications, today announced the company's latest multi-channel WiFi module for the 5GHz
band; EWC5XGWRF1 Power-Optimized Radio Card, for High-Density WiFi applications, received approval from the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). The product is built on Edgewater Wireless' WiFi3 platform and is the industry's only WiFi
standards complaint radio capable of delivering multiple concurrent channels of transmit and receive from a single radio.
The proliferation WiFi for enterprise and residential wireless networks, wireless continues to grow at an aggressive pace.
Edgewater Wireless WiFi3 leverages proven IEEE standards and is designed specifically to cope with the increasing density of WiFi
networks. WiFi3 is designed to optimize the WiFi spectrum and increase WiFi network performance in dense and ultra-high density
deployments. These include commercial deployments; enterprise, venue and hospitality, as well as home networks and multi-dwelling
units (MDUs).
Solutions developed using the EWC5XGWRF1 5GHz chipset will be invaluable to enterprise, manufacturing, public venues, and in
homes and MDUs where the demands on WiFi continue to escalate due to the exponential demand from WiFi-connected mobile and
Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Key WiFi3 EWC5XGWRF1 module features and benefits:
- Fully compatible multi-channel AP chipset for 5GHz operation and management
- Up to 3 concurrent channels of Transmit and Receive operation in 5GHz
- Real-time Spectral Surveillance Architecture (SSA™) operation for enhanced security and performance network
optimization
- PowerZoning™ enabled, for optimal per channel power and performance control
- Fully configurable for Edgewater Wireless MESHD, a multi-channel wireless MESH technology.
"At Edgewater Wireless, innovation starts from the ground up as we look to push WiFi beyond limits," said Andrew Skafel, President and CEO of Edgewater Wireless. "We are the first company to deliver an IEEE
standards-compliant WiFi solution capable of delivering multiple, concurrent channels of transmit and receive from a single
radio. The latest evolution of our 5GHz EWC5XGWRF1 solution is bringing true innovation to high density and ultra-high density
WiFi networks - multi-channel is THE future of WiFi.
Availability:
The WiFi3 EWC5XGWRF1 will be made available to select equipment manufacturers and solutions providers in the second quarter of
2018.
Edgewater Wireless is pleased to note recent activities at Edgewater Computer Systems Inc. (ECSI) and is pleased to
accommodate new shareholders from the recent transaction www.edgewater.ca/corporate-news.html . We look forward to the continued, long-term support of Edgewater
Computer Systems Inc.
Edgewater's WiFi3™ powered technology is the best Wi-Fi solution for carriers, service
providers and systems integrators to address the growing problems of interference, capacity and critical mass of users which is
stretching WiFi and IOT networks to their breaking point. Edgewater's patented technology solves
the high-density problem while also significantly reducing the equipment investment and operating costs for new network
deployments.
About Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc.:
Edgewater Wireless develops and commercializes leading edge technologies and intellectual property for the communications
market. Edgewater Wireless delivers advanced product solutions designed to meet the high-density, high quality of service (QoS)
and high-reliability needs of service providers and their customers. Leveraging over twenty (20) patents, Edgewater's WiFi3™ is redefining Wi-Fi technology with its wide-band, multi-channel radio and high-capacity
Access Point solutions, and delivering next generation Wi-Fi, today.
The best solution for High-Density Wi-Fi networks, Edgewater Wireless WiFi3 powered access point products enable innovative
service providers to plan, build and deploy reliable, high-capacity services (like VoWiFI) for high-density wireless data demand
in any environment.
Do more with less! Fewer access points delivering high quality service at a lower overall deployment cost make our patented
WiFi3 technology the right choice for your next Wi-Fi network.
Explore the evolution of Wi-Fi at www.EdgewaterWireless.com
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Edgewater Wireless Contact:
Matt Massey
T: +1 613-797-9628
E: mattm@edgewaterwireless.com
W: www.edgewaterwireless.com