Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc., a pioneer in AI-powered Wi-Fi Spectrum Slicing silicon solutions, is participating in Canada's Semiconductor Symposium 2026, taking place October 20-21 in Ottawa, as the company advances its next-generation wireless silicon toward customer demonstrations and commercial adoption. The symposium, hosted by CMC Microsystems under the theme "Where Sovereignty Meets Prosperity," brings together technology leaders, policymakers, investors and innovators focused on strengthening Canada's semiconductor industry and global competitiveness.
The company enters the event with growing momentum, supported by strategic investment, global industry engagement and customer-driven development. Recent milestones include a strategic investment from Silicon Catalyst Angels—its first investment in a publicly traded company—and an invitation to GlobalFoundries' GFx Technology Summit, where Edgewater engaged with senior semiconductor executives, strategic investors and industry partners. Edgewater also participated in the RDK Global Summit, connecting with leading global broadband operators, OEMs and technology partners. These developments are strengthening the company's industry visibility and access to expertise, relationships and resources needed to accelerate commercialization.
"Industry and financial validation are providing the resources and access to advance our silicon toward customer demonstrations and commercial adoption," said Andrew Skafel, President and CEO of Edgewater Wireless. "The Silicon Catalyst Angels investment, our growing engagement with global semiconductor leaders and increasing customer interest are coming together at an important point in our development. We're moving beyond proving the technology toward demonstrating what it can deliver for customers—and building the foundation for scalable commercial opportunities."
Edgewater continues to advance PrismIQ, its Wi-Fi 8-ready family of Spectrum Slicing semiconductor solutions, with development priorities increasingly shaped by prospective customer requirements and high-performance applications. The company's patented multi-channel architecture is designed to deliver greater throughput, reduced latency and more predictable wireless performance—capabilities increasingly important for next-generation broadband, enterprise connectivity and mission-critical wireless communications. Beyond traditional Wi-Fi markets, Edgewater sees growing opportunities in dual-use applications, including autonomous systems, resilient wireless video links and low-latency command-and-control communications, where reliability and interference resilience are critical.
"What's particularly exciting is how our technology is opening doors beyond conventional Wi-Fi," added Skafel. "We're seeing opportunities where reliable, high-performance wireless connectivity is a critical requirement, not simply a convenience. Our focus now is on converting these opportunities into tangible technical and commercial milestones, particularly in the emerging dual-use market."
Edgewater's development program benefits from relationships with Arm, Synopsys and Silicon Catalyst, alongside engagement with GlobalFoundries and Canada's semiconductor innovation ecosystem. Through CMC Microsystems and the FABrIC initiative, Edgewater has secured approximately $921,000 in non-dilutive project support toward its next-generation wireless baseband development and commercialization program, helping extend development resources while limiting reliance on shareholder capital. The company will use the symposium to advance industry relationships, engage prospective strategic partners and highlight its progress toward bringing Canadian-developed wireless semiconductor technology to global markets.
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