CINCINNATI, Ohio and
OTTAWA, Ontario, January 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), the nation's largest operator of
supermarkets, is collaborating with Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc.
(TSX.V: YFI) to enhance its in-store infrastructure with the next
generation WiFi platform, powered by Edgewater's WiFi3™ technology.
Kroger is an innovative retailer that is transforming its
business using advanced technology to create a more seamless
shopping experience for its customers. Kroger's customer-first
approach has driven several award-winning in-house innovations:
QueVision, a solution to speed up checkout wait times; EDGE, a
digital engagement shelf; and FAST (Food at Safe Temperature), an
IoT sensor technology which monitors temperatures in freezers and
coolers to ensure continuous and safe temperatures, helping to
preserve food quality. These technologies and others will be
enhanced by the WiFi3™ powered next generation platform to continue
giving customers an industry-leading shopping experience.
Chris Hjelm, Kroger's Chief
Information Officer stated - "One of the key strategic drivers of
our Restock Kroger plan is to expand partnerships to create
customer value, which includes forming alliances to accelerate our
digital and e-commerce platforms. We are focused on in-house
innovation and partnering with global industry leaders like
Edgewater Wireless to build the best technology infrastructure that
will help us to deliver next generation shopping experiences to our
customers and associates."
The next generation WiFi platform will give Kroger customers top
WiFi performance on their personal smart devices to enhance their
shopping experiences.
"Playing such a big role in the development of the next
generation of the WiFi platform has been tremendous and the level
of innovation we have seen from the entire team at Kroger is very
impressive," said Andrew Skafel,
President & CEO of Edgewater Wireless. "We are excited to
continue to work with them as they prepare to bring new and
never-before-seen innovation to their stores."
For high-density environments, such as retail stores, arenas or
offices, Edgewater Wireless aera™ access points, and WiFi3™ radio
cards and chipsets are the best solution to handle the growing
interference and network densification issues in WiFi. Edgewater's patented WiFi technology reduces
interference caused by multiple WiFi networks operating in a
high-density environment. WiFi3™ is an ultra-wideband WiFi which
enables multiple, concurrent channels of transmit and receives from
a single standards complaint radio. Delivering the highest channel
density in the industry means less hardware is required to deliver
the highest quality of service to users. For more information on
high-density WiFi solutions and OEM packages, visit:
www.edgewaterwireless.com.
Edgewater Wireless will continue to support, as well as, provide
innovative solutions to longstanding customer and will provide
further updates on the scope of opportunities as they materialize.
About The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR):
The Kroger Co. is 453,000 associates who serve nearly nine
million customers every day in 2,793 retail food stores under a
variety of local banner names in 35 states and the District of Columbia.
About Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc. (TSXV:
YFI):
Edgewater Wireless develops and commercializes leading edge
technologies and intellectual property for the communications
market. Edgewater Wireless delivers advanced 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 radios for OEMs
and high-capacity Access Point solutions. We are delivering
next generation WiFi, today.
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 WiFi at www.EdgewaterWireless.com and
www.aera.io.
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