Edgewater Wireless Launches Enhanced PowerZoning and MeshD Network Technology

 Latest Innovations Enhance Multi-Channel Wireless Performance in High Density WiFi & Mesh Networks

May 4, 2017  Ottawa, Canada – Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc. (YFI; TSX.V), a wireless innovation company and the developer of WiFi3™ the industry’s first multi-channel technology for high-density WiFi and IOT applications is pleased to announce the launch of enhanced PowerZoning™ and MESHD™ technology as part of our latest WiFi3 software innovations. PowerZoning and MESHD, is now available on Edgewater Wireless Access Points and aera™ series products and a result of extensive Cable Industry and customer input.

With this latest innovation, Edgewater Wireless Access Points powered by WiFi3 now offer extreme flexibility in high density, large scale WiFi network deployments and increased control and management for network owners and operators at the access point or the entire network via Edgewater’s Fluid Network Controller.

“As a wireless innovation company, Edgewater Wireless listens to our customers and these latest enhancements were developed working directly with our customers and partners,” said Eric Smith, VP of Product with Edgewater Wireless. “This latest release is a result of extensive input from the cable industry, customers and potential customers. As a company, we are committed to developing products and solutions which solve frontline issues that service providers and network operators experience in real world, High Density WiFi deployments.”

The latest enhancements to Edgewater’s WiFi3 software enable advanced functionality for the company’s proprietary PowerZoning™ technology. PowerZoning gives network operators and service providers enhanced capabilities for improved RF management & planning and reduces or eliminates the impacts of Adjacent Channel Interference and Co-Channel Interference in large scale deployments.  Improved PowerZoning control enables operators to create highly defined coverage zones with tightly controlled zone edges – maximizing frequency reuse for optimal high density performance. PowerZoning is a feature only available with WiFi3-powered Access Points.

Additional enhancements to our software enables improved management and control of Edgewater’s proprietary MESHD™ (Mesh High Density) technology only capable with a multi-channel WiFI3-powered access point. MESHD enables network operators to designate channels specifically for Point2Point applications WITHOUT significant performance drops for devices connected to the network. MESHD enables the first truly mesh network for WiFi and IOT networks, only available with WiFi3.

Edgewater’s WiFi3™ powered technology is the best Wi-Fi solution for carriers, service providers and systems integrators in high-density WiFi applications to address the evolving issues of adjacent channel and co-channel interference and congestion which is stretching WiFi to its breaking point. Edgewater’s patented technology solves the high-density WiFi problem while also significantly reducing the equipment investment and operating costs for new network deployments. May the 4^th be with you.

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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 WiFi technology with its wide-band, multi-channel radio and high-capacity Access Point solutions, and delivering next generation WiFi, today.

The best solution for High-Density WiFi 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 WiFi network.

Explore the evolution of Wi-Fi at www.EdgewaterWireless.com & www.aera.io

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