Edgewater Wireless Begins Prototyping AI-Driven Wi-Fi Chip with Arm Technology for High-Density Networks

Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc., a provider of Wi-Fi Spectrum Slicing technology, has started prototyping its next-generation Wi-Fi baseband chip using Arm compute platforms. The chip integrates Arm Cortex CPUs and Arm Ethos NPUs to support Edgewater’s AI-driven Spectrum Slicing platform, aimed at enhancing connectivity in high-density residential, enterprise, and industrial environments.

The prototyping follows Edgewater’s participation in the Arm Flexible Access Program, which provides access to Arm’s IP, tools, and support. The company is developing AI and machine learning algorithms for real-time traffic management, predictive congestion avoidance, and autonomous interference mitigation, leveraging its patented Spectrum Slicing architecture. Edgewater has submitted patent applications to the USPTO and holds trade secrets related to these algorithms.

Eric Smith, VP Product at Edgewater Wireless, stated that the Arm ecosystem enables scalable, energy-efficient intelligence in Wi-Fi chipsets for improved throughput, reliability, and efficiency. Neil Parris, director of partner success and business models at Arm, noted that the Flexible Access program supports startups like Edgewater in navigating design decisions and delivering connectivity solutions.

The development is supported by the Government of Canada’s FABrIC initiative, a...