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- Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc. (TSXV: YFI) develops and commercializes Wi-Fi Spectrum Slicing technologies and intellectual property for high-density wireless communications markets, including residential, enterprise, and industrial IoT sectors. The fabless semiconductor company offers PrismIQ-branded silicon solutions embedding AI-powered Spectrum Slicing for higher capacity, lower latency, and optimized efficiency; reference designs that enhance connectivity performance while reducing access point requirements and network congestion; IP licensing programs enabling integration of Spectrum Slicing to improve network efficiency and user experience; dual-channel Wi-Fi and broadcast Wi-Fi products; 5G handoff authentication solutions; access point routers and channel association technologies; and PowerZoning channel power control for multi-channel single-radio networks. Headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and founded in 1980 (formerly KIK Polymers Inc. until its name change in January 2012), the company operates primarily in North America and Europe, targeting service providers, large enterprises, OEMs, and ODMs. Recent developments include a June 2025 award of $921,000 in non-dilutive funding from Canada's FABrIC initiative to accelerate commercialization of its next-generation multi-link Wi-Fi silicon platform as part of a $2.4 million project; selection as a Silicon Catalyst portfolio company, providing over $3 million in in-kind resources and partnerships with Arm, STMicroelectronics, and GlobalFoundries; initiation of prototyping for an AI subsystem powered by Arm in August 2025; and a presentation spotlighting next-generation AI-powered Wi-Fi solutions in November 2025.