by DNSFilter Team on Jul 8, 2026 8:00:02 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. July 08 2026 — DNSFilter, the global leader in AI-powered protective DNS and content filtering, today launched an Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) program that lets external ISPs, cybersecurity firms, device makers, and other consumer app developers to embed their best-in-class DNS threat protection, domain analysis, and privacy solutions into their own platforms and solutions. Partners can choose between two product paths: DNSFilter Protective DNS, for DNS-layer filtering and threat blocking, and/or DNSFilter Guardian Firewall and VPN services, for full-device traffic encryption and privacy or bundle both.
The program offers partners three commercial models: resell and bundle, embedded (headless), or white-label co-brand for ISPs and MSSPs. There is no platform lock-in, and integrations block threats from day one. The program is already being used by some of the world’s largest partners today and is now being made publicly available.
“ISPs, device makers, and security vendors have been quietly looking for a DNS protection layer they can trust and build on. We are opening up the same global network that already blocks threats for over 60 million users every day, backed by threat intelligence that catches attacks up to ten days before anyone else. Partners do not have to build any of it, they plug into infrastructure proven at a scale most companies will never touch and ship protection from day one,” said Ken Carnesi, CEO and Co-Founder of DNSFilter.
DNSFilters’ Guardian Firewall and VPN is already running at consumer scale, powering privacy and threat blocking on Amazon’s eero home and small business networks. Today, DNSFilter’s existing OEM integrations support upwards of 65 million users daily.
The move marks a significant expansion of DNSFilter’s reach. Today, the company’s platform processes 200 billion DNS queries per day across a global dual anycast network spanning more than 225 servers in over 85 countries, blocks more than 235 million threats per day, scans 2 million domains per second, and protects over 45,000 organizations. With the OEM program, that same protection, running at production scale across millions of devices, is now available to power the next generation of security products built by partners, wherever their customers are.
To better facilitate developers who need to map out, configure and model their systems prior to initiating an OEM partnership with DNSFilter, a dedicated developer Software Developer Kit (SDK) has been created to compress the time from interest to integration and is currently deployed on over 2 million devices at scale. Rather than navigating a lengthy procurement process, developers can access a sandbox environment, run their first privacy block in minutes, and build from there. The SDK supports integration across iOS, macOS, tvOS, Android, FireOS and Windows.
“Partners told us the fastest way to earn their trust was to put the platform in their developers’ hands and get out of the way. That insight drove everything about how we created our OEM program. When a developer can spin up a sandbox, write a policy, and see a real threat blocked, that’s when trust moves from the sales team to the engineering team,” said Kate Trojanowski, VP of Product and Engineering, DNSFilter. “The OEM program now formalizes that path for the next wave of partners.
“The window to get ahead on embedded DNS protection is now and the organizations moving early will have a real advantage as built-in security becomes the expectation. DNSFilter has proven this model at scale across thousands of organizations. This program gives partners the infrastructure and support to grow with it,” said Warren Small, Founder and CEO, Castle Ventures.
The OEM and Embed Partner Program is open now. Partners can explore partnership options and request SDK access at dnsfilter.com/oem or emailing OEM@dnsfilter.com.
Put BLE and Wi-Fi on the same board, run them both under load, and something often happens that no bench test predicted. BLE connections start dropping. Not randomly, and not because either radio has a defect. They drop specifically during Wi-Fi bulk transfers, OTA updates, large telemetry syncs, and video uploads, and they recover once the Wi-Fi traffic quiets down.
This is RF coexistence, and it is one of the most consistently under-planned aspects of multi-radio embedded design. Not because engineers don’t know about it, but because it almost never surfaces in a lab environment. We’ve covered more on this in a previous post – UWB vs BLE vs Wi-Fi.Â
Basically, labs don’t generate the kind of sustained, simultaneous radio demand that a product sees in actual use. So the problem ships, and it gets diagnosed from field reports rather than from a test pass.
For most of embedded hardware’s history, putting multiple radios on one board was a specialized design decision, something that gateway and hub teams dealt with. Ordinary products carried one radio, and there was nothing to arbitrate.
That has changed. BLE combined with Wi-Fi is now close to a default configuration across consumer electronics, industrial IoT, and commercial connected hardware. In most of these designs, both radios live on a single combo chip with one shared RF front-end.Â
The shared front-end is what creates the coexistence problem, and it exists regardless of which vendor’s silicon is on the board and regardless of how capable that silicon is.
A combo chip with BLE and Wi-Fi does not let both radios transmit at the same time. An arbitration layer sits between the two radio stacks and the shared hardware, deciding on a millisecond timescale which radio gets access to the front-end at any given moment.
The diagram below shows the full structure:
As Espressif’s ESP-IDF coexistence documentation describes, the allocation shifts across four defined states: idle, connected, scanning, and connecting, with each state carrying a different time-slice proportion between Wi-Fi and BLE.Â
When Wi-Fi is idle, BLE gets a generous slice. When Wi-Fi is actively transferring data, its slice expands and BLE’s contracts. The arbitration layer adjusts this continuously based on real-time conditions.
But the problem is that BLE has firm timing requirements at the protocol level. A BLE peripheral that misses its scheduled connection interval can be treated as disconnected by the central device, because the central has no way to distinguish between a missed packet and a dropped link.
Wi-Fi during a bulk transfer holds the front-end for longer continuous windows than BLE’s connection intervals can accommodate. When arbitration is not tuned to protect BLE’s timing, Wi-Fi takes precedence by default, and BLE pays for it, in dropped connections.
The symptom shows up in three recognizable ways in production. BLE connections drop during Wi-Fi OTA updates or large data syncs. Wi-Fi throughput falls noticeably when BLE begins scanning. And in some designs, the failures are intermittent enough that they only emerge under real sustained load, making them hard to reproduce in normal testing.
Solving coexistence has historically meant firmware work. Engineers enable Packet Traffic Arbitration between the BLE and Wi-Fi cores, adjust BLE scan windows and connection intervals to create gaps that Wi-Fi can use without disrupting BLE’s timing, and validate the results under a realistic combined load.
That approach still applies, but silicon vendors are increasingly building coexistence arbitration into hardware. NXP’s IW612 and IW623 parts both implement a central hardware Packet Traffic Arbiter that provides real-time arbitration between Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on a per-packet basis, with software algorithms available to tune its behavior. This is a meaningful shift in who carries the base responsibility for solving the problem.
The important practical detail is that enabling this hardware capability is not automatic. NXP’s own application note states that the hardware PTA arbitration can be statically enabled or disabled. Espressif’s documentation for the ESP32-C3 explicitly states that coexistence must be enabled through menuconfig, otherwise the coexistence function cannot be used.Â
A team that integrates one of these chips, validates it in a quiet RF environment, and ships without configuring the coexistence hardware is shipping a product that has the capability to manage the problem correctly, but is not using it.
This is the most common source of coexistence failures on modern silicon. It is not a hardware limitation. It is a configuration step that did not happen.
On-device inference does not directly compete for radio time. Modern edge AI hardware is increasingly built around dedicated inference cores or micro-NPUs that run alongside the main MCU specifically to avoid that kind of contention. The inference workload itself does not draw on the radio front-end.
What draws on the radio is what the inference result decides to do. When a model detects an anomaly, recognizes a keyword, or crosses a threshold, it typically triggers a transmission: an alert over BLE, a compressed event clip over Wi-Fi, a status update over LTE. That transmission enters the same arbitration queue as every other radio event on the board.
Research on edge AI scheduling increasingly treats inference timing and radio access as a joint coordination problem, because separating them creates edge cases where an inference-triggered event competes poorly for radio time at exactly the moment when timely delivery matters most.
For teams designing a coexistence policy, this is worth planning for. A policy tuned around predictable periodic telemetry and scheduled OTA windows will behave differently once an inference layer adds an event-driven, unpredictable source of radio demand. The arbitration parameters that work well in one traffic model may not hold in the other.
Coexistence problems found early are configuration problems. Coexistence problems found after a board is finalized are much harder to resolve cleanly. Firmware workarounds can reduce the severity, usually by sacrificing some performance on one radio to protect the other.Â
If the antenna layout does not provide adequate physical isolation between the two radio paths, firmware tuning alone may not be sufficient, and the fix requires a board revision with the associated schedule and recertification cost.
The teams that ship clean multi-radio products tend to follow a few practices that are not complicated but are easy to skip under schedule pressure.
1. They read the coexistence section of the vendor SDK documentation before bring-up, not during debugging. Every major combo silicon vendor, including Espressif, Silicon Labs, Nordic, and NXP, publishes application notes and SDK configuration guides specifically for coexistence.
These documents describe which registers to enable, which parameters to tune, and which traffic scenarios to validate against. Most of the configuration that teams discover they needed during field escalations was already documented before the product shipped.
2. They configure the coexistence hardware explicitly, rather than leaving it at SDK defaults. As discussed earlier, most vendor SDKs do not enable coexistence arbitration by default. Treating a default configuration as a validated configuration is where most avoidable coexistence problems begin.
3. They test under simultaneous, sustained load before the board is locked. This means running a BLE connection and a Wi-Fi bulk transfer at the same time, at the data rates and packet sizes the product will actually see in the field, not in isolation on a quiet bench. A spectrum analyzer during this test is not optional. It is what makes the arbitration behavior visible rather than inferred from symptoms.
4. They account for event-driven radio demand if the product includes any form of on-device inference. A model that triggers transmissions changes the traffic profile the arbitration system has to manage. Teams that model only their periodic telemetry and OTA traffic when tuning coexistence parameters, and then add inference later, often find that the parameters need revisiting.
5. They treat coexistence validation as a gate in the design process, not a checkbox after the fact. The engineers who avoid field escalations are not necessarily more skilled than the ones who don’t. They are more deliberate about when in the schedule this validation happens.
RF coexistence is not an exotic problem, but it’s one that’s hard to avoid these days with multi-radio chips increasingly becoming the norm. It is a predictable consequence of putting multiple radios on shared silicon without a deliberate coordination strategy.Â
The tools to manage it are well documented, the silicon to handle it is widely available, and the validation process is straightforward. What it requires is that the work gets done at the right point in the design cycle, before the board is locked rather than after the product is in the field.
The products that handle this well are not the ones built by teams with access to better components. They are the ones built by teams who treated radio coordination as a critical design requirement from the beginning.
If your team is working through a coexistence problem on a current design, or planning a product that will combine radios on shared silicon for the first time, embedUR’s engineering team is happy to take a look.Â
We have worked through this class of problem dozens of times across BLE and Wi-Fi combo designs from several silicon vendors, and we can help identify where the gap is and what it takes to close it. Get in touch with us here.
With the Q2 release of Simplicity SDK for Zephyr, support for the SiWx917 is expanding. This is a meaningful step forward and provides developers a more mature Zephyr path for building with the SiWG917, supported by continued validation with a focus on product development.
This release offers an opportunity to take a fresh look at the SiW917 and what it represents for manufactures of energy-sensitive IoT devices. A key feature is that the SiWx917 brings together ultra-low-power Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy (LE), and application processing integrated on one device. In this blog, we’re going to take a closer look at what the SiWx917 + Zephyr means for developers.
The quality levels associated with Simplicity SDK for Zephyr map to concrete commitments and provides insight into a fully tested development tool. These levels include:
If you’re unfamiliar with the SiWx917, or haven’t looked closely at it lately, here’s why this is interesting. The SiWx917 is an ultra-low-power Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth LE 5.4 wireless SoC with an integrated Arm Cortex-M4F application processor (up to 180 MHz), radio, and security — all in a single 7×7 mm package. It’s available with as much as 8 MB of in-package Flash and includes a full complement of digital and analog peripherals.
It’s built for the kind of devices where battery life and board space are at a premium, including smart home sensors, wearables, connected health, asset tracking, and industrial IoT devices. On Zephyr, the SiWx917 is supported as a wireless SoC, giving developers a flexible path for building connected applications on a single device. Now all of that is available with the flexibility of Simplicity SDK for Zephyr.
Bringing the SiWx917 to GA brings much of its Wi-Fi capability into production-ready Zephyr environments. On Zephyr, the SiWx917’s Wi-Fi feature set covers the core requirements real products depend on, including reliable connectivity, security, power-aware operation, and the flexibility needed to support connected devices across a range of IoT use cases.
These features have been through additional levels of testing and a few capabilities continue to mature at earlier quality levels, so the Quality Levels page remains the authoritative, feature-by-feature reference — always worth checking against your specific design.
The SiWx917 isn’t just a Wi-Fi part, and its Bluetooth LE support moves to GA in this release as well. The Bluetooth LE feature set on Zephyr is genuinely broad and includes:
That’s enough to build modern, secure Bluetooth LE applications, from simple peripherals to more sophisticated multi-role designs, on the same chip handling your Wi-Fi.
The appeal of the SiWx917 has always been the combination of capabilities: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth LE, and an application MCU. What the Q2 release changes is the foundation you build that combination on. A GA-quality Zephyr target means a complete feature set, full verification against the test plan, and a real support path — the things you need to take a design from prototype to production with confidence.
The full, feature-by-feature breakdown of quality levels for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, drivers, security, and bootloaders lives here: Quality Levels — Simplicity SDK for Zephyr.
WiFi 8 isn’t about more speed — it’s about disappearing entirely, creating a network so steady you’ll stop thinking about it even as more devices join in. The technology to power today’s connected home already exists, and it’ll only keep improving — but if you need performance now, waiting isn’t the answer.
Today, the average home supports about 17 connected devices. These devices aren’t bandwidth-heavy laptops or TVs – they’re AI voice assistants, always-on smart locks, light bulbs, thermostats, sensors, and appliances that depend on reliable, uninterrupted connectivity rather than raw speed. As more connected devices enter the home, networks must deliver a seamless connectivity experience now more than ever.
For years, each new WiFi generation arrived with a familiar promise: more speed, more bandwidth, more capability. Wi-Fi 7 brought multi-gigabit performance, and the level of responsiveness modern homes need. But the next chapter of WiFi is not just about going faster.
That is where WiFi 8 comes in. Rather than focusing primarily on speed, it represents a shift toward greater stability, consistency, and intelligent connectivity, building on what WiFi 7 already made possible. The next generation of wireless technology goes beyond faster data speeds by improving how networks handle more connected devices.
NETGEAR has navigated every major WiFi transition — WiFi 5, 6, 6E, and 7 — and that experience shapes how we think about what comes next. And while we work toward bringing WiFi 8 to our products, the standard isn’t ready yet. Let’s look at what’s in front of us right now with WiFi 7.
WiFi 7 is the most capable wireless technology widely available today, and for most homes, it already delivers more than enough performance. It is built on the progress made by WiFi 6 and WiFi 6E, which introduced faster speeds, lower latency, and better support for crowded environments. WiFi 7 takes that foundation further, giving households the performance needed for 4K and 8K streaming, cloud gaming, video calls, smart home devices, and connected work and entertainment.
WiFi 7 isn’t the end of its story. It’s the foundation for the next wave of connected experiences, providing the performance today’s households need while paving the way for the innovations WiFi 8 will help unlock.
Each WiFi generation has solved a different challenge. WiFi 6E expanded capacity by opening a new spectrum, much like adding an express lane to a busy highway. WiFi 7 raised the speed limit, allowing more devices to move data faster than ever before. WiFi 8 will take a different approach. Rather than simply increasing speed, it will focus on managing traffic more intelligently, so everything flows more smoothly, even when the network is busy.
In other words, WiFi 7 made WiFi faster, while WiFi 8 will make WiFi feel smarter. With WiFi 8, connectivity will feel so natural that you will rarely think about your WiFi at all. The next generation of homes will include more devices competing for reliable, always-on connectivity. Although many of those devices transmit very little data, they can’t afford interruptions. By improving how networks handle congestion, interference, and simultaneous connections, WiFi 8 is being designed to deliver greater consistency as connected homes continue to evolve.
The WiFi standard matters, but the experience built on top of it matters just as much. That’s where NETGEAR stands out – and it’s the lens through which we’re approaching WiFi 8. A new WiFi generation isn’t defined by when a router first reaches the market. It depends on the entire ecosystem evolving together. When those pieces mature cohesively, consumers experience the full benefits of a new wireless standard. That’s the approach NETGEAR has taken across every WiFi generation, and it continues to guide how we’re preparing for WiFi 8.
AI is reshaping real-world Wi-Fi usage as devices increasingly send data for image, text, and video processing.
James Chen, VP of Technical Product Marketing at MediaTek, highlights how Wi-Fi 7 improves uplink efficiency to support this shift, while Wi-Fi 8 further enhances connectivity through lower latency and seamless roaming for a more stable and consistent experience across devices and environments.
The 2026 World Cup isn’t just a global event, it’s a full-scale stress test for networks under real-world pressure. Hotels across North America are seeing surges in occupancy, with many properties operating at or near capacity. Every room is occupied. Every screen is on. Guests are streaming matches, posting highlights, and connecting multiple devices at once.
What used to be predictable peaks in network usage has shifted into something far more demanding, constant, high-density connectivity throughout the day. And in this moment, one thing becomes clear: when connectivity struggles, the entire guest experience feels it.
During moments like this, demand doesn’t just grow, it concentrates, spikes, and never slows down. A single room can now generate more data traffic than entire floors did just a few years ago, and it’s happening everywhere, all at once. Lobbies are packed, viewing areas are full, and operational systems are running nonstop in the background.
Many networks don’t fail because they lack bandwidth, they fail because they can’t adapt. They react too slowly, rely on manual intervention, and struggle to balance guest traffic with critical hotel operations. That reactive model simply doesn’t hold up when thousands of devices are online simultaneously.
Guests don’t think about connectivity – until it breaks at exactly the wrong moment. Buffering in the middle of a decisive goal. Dropped connections in a crowded lobby. Digital services like kiosks, hotel apps and mobile check-in slow exactly when guests need them the most. Inconsistent performance from one area of the hotel to another.
During a high-profile event like the World Cup, these experiences don’t stay private. They surface immediately in reviews, social posts, and real-time feedback. The impact to hotel owners is direct and measurable: lower guest satisfaction, operational strain, and missed revenue opportunities. When the network fails, the guest experience fails with it.
The challenge doesn’t stop with guest Wi‑Fi. Behind the scenes, hotel operations rely on the same infrastructure, supporting smart locks, IPTV, security systems, property management platforms, and staff communications. During peak demand, these systems must perform flawlessly, even as guest traffic surges. That creates a balancing act. Connectivity is no longer just a guest amenity; it’s the foundation for both the guest experience and the hotel’s ability to operate efficiently.
Handling this level of demand isn’t about adding more capacity, it’s about adapting in real time. Modern hospitality environments require infrastructure that can continuously optimize performance, intelligently distribute connections, and maintain consistency across every space on the property. In high-density areas, adaptability becomes the difference between stability and disruption.
This is where purpose-built solutions like RUCKUS access points and AI‑driven network management platform such as RUCKUS One® make a difference, helping manage interference, balance client loads, and delivering reliable performance even at peak occupancy. The goal isn’t just to keep up. It’s to stay ahead of demand as it grows.
World Cup is not a one-time anomaly. It’s a preview of where hospitality is heading. Device density will continue to rise. Guest expectations will continue to grow. Digital services will continue to expand across the hotel experience. Networks must evolve alongside these shifts, delivering consistent performance, faster responsiveness, and greater operational simplicity through automation. Adaptive, resilient networks are no longer optional. They’re becoming the standard for how connectivity supports modern environments.
At moments of peak demand, the difference between properties becomes obvious. Where networks perform, everything else follows. Guests stay connected without frustration. Services remain responsive, staff operate efficiently and operations continue without disruption. It’s not just better performance – it’s a better experience. And it’s one guests remember.
The World Cup will come to an end – but the elevated demand it exposes will continue long after the final match. Hotels that use this moment to evaluate and improve their network infrastructure will be better prepared for what’s ahead. Those that don’t will continue to feel the strain as expectations rise with every major event. The question isn’t whether demand will increase -it already has. The question is whether your network is ready to keep up. Your guest experience deserves a winning game plan. Talk to a RUCKUS specialist about your property’s network readiness.
*FIFA World Cup 2026™ is a trademark of FIFA. RUCKUS Networks is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by FIFA.
Paris, France – July 16, 2026 – Airties, a global leader of AI-driven software that improves the connectivity experience for ISPs’ subscribers, today announced that Stephen Howe, former Chief Technology and Information Officer and Executive Vice President at Bell Canada, has joined its Board of Directors. The company also announced long-time Cisco technology and business development leader, Michael Rezek, as Airties’ newly appointed Chief Business Development Officer.
“We are privileged to welcome Stephen to our Board of Directors and Michael to our executive leadership team at this exciting juncture in the history of Airties,” said Metin Taskin, CEO and co-founder of Airties. “Stephen brings a remarkable record of accomplishment and experience having led large-scale deployments and innovations for some of the world’s leading telecom companies. We look forward to his insights and guidance on ways to further strengthen our efforts to meet the evolving connectivity needs of broadband operators.”
Taskin continued, “We’re also delighted to have recruited Michael Rezek to join our senior management team as Chief Business Development Officer. Michael’s deep industry expertise and successes building strategic partnerships will help Airties create new ways to deepen the value we deliver to customers and partners.”
A network executive in Canadian telecommunications for more than 25 years, Stephen Howe most recently served as Chief Technology and Information Officer and Executive Vice President at Bell Canada. In that role, he led Bell Canada’s Network and Technology Services organization responsible for designing, building and operating Bell’s broadband fibre, wireless, satellite and media networks, as well as application development, infrastructure and cloud management. During his tenure, Stephen led the rollout of Bell’s fibre network across seven provinces and the expansion of Bell’s national 5G and 5G+ networks. Previously, he also served as Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President of IT at TELUS Mobility. Stephen holds a Bachelor of Engineering Physics from McMaster University and an MBA from Cornell University. “Airties has an impeccable reputation for helping ISPs improve connectivity experiences through their AI-driven software and actionable insights for Tier-1 operators across the globe,” said Stephen Howe, Airties’ board member. “I am honored to serve on the board of a true industry leader at the forefront of helping ISPs combat churn, improve customer experiences, and drive value for their customers and stakeholders. I look forward to working with the rest of the Board and Airties’ leadership team to help operators unlock new opportunities for innovation and growth.”
Michael Rezek joins Airties with more than 25 years of experience driving revenue growth, leading strategic partnerships, and building global technology ecosystems. From autonomous robotic systems, network assurance, automation, and threat detection and response, Rezek spent his career making complex systems more autonomous, resilient, and secure. Most recently, he served as Director of Business Development at Cisco, where he oversaw cross-architecture solutions and business growth initiatives across service providers, enterprise, and government markets. Prior to Cisco, Rezek served as Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Accedian, where he built the partnerships and commercial momentum that helped position the company ahead of its acquisition by Cisco in 2023. Earlier in his career, Rezek held management roles at Cisco and other tech companies, and he earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Youngstown State University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. He will report directly to Taskin.
“Airties shapes how ISPs improve and manage connectivity experiences for millions of subscribers around the world, and it possesses some of the richest connected-home intelligence anywhere in the industry,” said Michael Rezek, Chief Business Development Officer at Airties. “I’m thrilled to join as the company helps define the next phase of intelligent connectivity. As the pace of AI and networking innovation accelerates, I look forward to forging partnerships that turn that intelligence into more personalized, reliable, and secure connectivity experiences across homes, MDUs, and small businesses.”
Many of the world’s leading operators rely upon Airties’ Connectivity Experience Management Platform to optimize performance, lower churn, reduce expenses, boost satisfaction, unlock new revenue, and build stronger customer relationships. Airties’ product suite, including Airties Home, Airties Pro, and Airties Multi, helps ISPs observe, diagnose, and fix connectivity issues automatically or through actionable recommendations; delivers end-to-end optimizations for connected devices and applications; and tailors connectivity experiences through AI-powered personalized Wi-Fi and prioritizations.
Airties has received many prestigious industry awards for its innovations, including: “Best Home Wi-Fi Solution Award” from Broadband World Forum; “Best Wi-Fi Service Provider Solution” and “Best Home Wi-Fi Product” awards from Wi-Fi NOW; “Best Wi-Fi Innovation” and “Best-In Home Wi-Fi Network” awards from Wireless Broadband Alliance; “Best Broadband Customer Experience” from Cable & Satellite International; and numerous others.
Additional information about Airties is available at: airties.com.
Paris, France – July 9, 2026 – Airties, a global leader of AI-driven software that improves the connectivity experience for ISPs’ subscribers, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aprecomm, a leading provider of intuitive, self-healing network and customer experience solutions. The acquisition accelerates Airties’ geographic expansion serving broadband operators in high-growth regions and benefits from synergies across product portfolios, R&D, and added AI expertise from Aprecomm to further serve ISPs around the world. Financial details were not disclosed.
Aprecomm, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India, has built a reputation for its intuitive, self-healing Wi-Fi and broadband network solutions for ISPs. Aprecomm allows ISPs to improve connectivity through AI-driven software services that deliver real-time insights and optimizations to reduce operational costs and increase customer satisfaction. Today, Aprecomm manages more than seven million homes and business locations, serving more than 50 ISPs worldwide.
Under the terms of the agreement, Aprecomm will operate as a subsidiary of Airties following the close of the deal. Aprecomm will continue to provide tailored solutions to serve its customers and the markets in which it operates.
“Aprecomm is very well positioned in growth markets like India and Southeast Asia, so we now have an unmatched foundation to accelerate our expansion further across Asia-Pacific and into South America, two markets where demand for intelligent connectivity is growing at extraordinary speed,” said Metin Taskin, CEO and Co-Founder of Airties. “In addition, the acquisition is aligned with our vision of helping ISPs move to agentic AI platforms for the connected home, where the network autonomously anticipates, adapts and acts to provide the best broadband connectivity experience, lower churn and unlock new revenue for ISPs.”
“Joining Airties, the industry’s pioneer and leader in advancing connectivity experience, is a strong validation of the vision that has shaped Aprecomm from the start,” said Pramod Gummaraj, CEO and Co-Founder of Aprecomm. “Aprecomm was built with the belief that every service provider should be able to deliver a far more intelligent and reliable broadband experience. This combination gives us a broader platform to take that vision further and extend our impact across more markets globally.”
“This combination brings together Airties’ global reach and Aprecomm’s AI-native platform. With our edge AI, cloud-native architecture, and vendor-agnostic design, we have a strong foundation to deliver smarter, more scalable connectivity experiences to service providers worldwide,” said Guharajan Sivakumar, CTO and Co-Founder of Aprecomm.
The acquisition brings complementary go-to-market capabilities for ISPs across the globe. Aprecomm’s software suite enables service providers to deliver intuitive, self-healing networks and improved in-home broadband experiences. Distinctively, Aprecomm’s product portfolio was purpose-built to address the economics and ARPU profiles of ISPs in developing markets, while delivering core improvements to home connectivity for consumers. Conversely, many of the world’s leading Tier-1 operators rely upon Airties’ proven AI-powered Connectivity Experience Management Platform to optimize performance, lower churn, reduce expenses, boost satisfaction, unlock new revenue, and build stronger customer relationships. Airties complete product suite, including Airties Home, Airties Pro, and Airties Multi is designed to provide the performance, features, scale, and flexibility required to serve Tier-1 operators across their fibre, cable/DSL, and fixed wireless access (FWA) footprints. Having different offers available underneath the Airties or Aprecomm banners will enable Airties to customize solutions and address a wide range of customer requirements and market dynamics.
The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close later in 2026. Additional details about Airties is at www.airties.com, and more about Aprecomm is at https://aprecomm.ai/.
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About Airties
Airties empowers operators to provide smooth, smart, secure connectivity. Airties turns smart connectivity into a competitive advantage for operators and enhances how subscribers experience connectivity in the real world: making every connection smarter and more reliable. Airties’ AI-driven insights enable operators to lower churn, reduce expenses, boost satisfaction, and attract new customers. Across departments, from engineering to marketing, Airties helps increase efficiency, accelerate innovation, and design smarter campaigns. Airties’ holistic suite of hardware-agnostic software enables ISPs to manage connectivity, based on leading industry standards and open-source software, across their fibre, cable/DSL, and fixed wireless access (FWA) deployments. Airties’ customers include leading service providers such as AT&T, Cox, Deutsche Telekom, Telia, Telstra, T-Mobile US, Vodafone, and many others across the world. More information is available at www.airties.com.
About Aprecomm
Aprecomm harnesses AI to deliver a unique application suite that enables service providers to build self-optimizing, self-healing broadband networks. Our quality-of-experience engine monitors and optimizes WiFi performance to ensure consumers enjoy the best possible internet experience. At the same time, our cloud-based support applications leverage real-time data to predict and resolve customer service issues before they happen, saving providers time and money. Aprecomm manages over 7 million home and business locations, partnering with more than 50 service providers worldwide.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. & SAN JOSE, Calif. – June 25, 2026 – onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) and Synaptics Incorporated (Nasdaq: SYNA) today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which onsemi has agreed to acquire Synaptics in an all-stock transaction, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $7 billion. The transaction value reflects a fixed exchange ratio of 1.350 shares of onsemi common stock for each Synaptics share and represents an approximately 19% premium to the volume weighted average closing prices of onsemi and Synaptics over the last 10 trading days.
The combination would accelerate onsemi’s evolution toward global leadership in intelligent systems. By adding Synaptics’ differentiated Edge AI compute franchise and strong portfolio of human-machine interface and wireless connectivity solutions, onsemi is expected to extend its capabilities beyond power and sensing to intelligent systems, delivering greater value to a broad range of end markets. Building on onsemi’s expertise in automotive, industrial and AI data center, the combined platform is intended to position onsemi at the center of Physical AI, with the potential to expand onsemi’s TAM by $30 billion to $243 billion by 2030.
“As artificial intelligence moves beyond the cloud and into the physical world, including automotive and industrial, the next phase of innovation will depend on systems that can sense, decide, act and adapt in real time,” said Hassane El-Khoury, President and CEO of onsemi. “This shift towards Physical AI will require Power, Sense, Connected Compute and Control to work together seamlessly. The addition of Synaptics helps position onsemi at the intersection of these four pillars, enabling us to capture a significantly larger AI opportunity that extends beyond AI data center and into edge applications. This transaction would add immediate connected compute capabilities, expand our software and ecosystem reach and position onsemi to deliver greater value as customers increasingly seek intelligent systems.”
“Today’s announcement marks an important step in accelerating Synaptics’ growth and leadership in Edge AI and Physical AI,” said Rahul Patel, Synaptics President and CEO. “Together with onsemi, we will combine Synaptics’ strengths in AI-native compute, connectivity, and human-machine interface with onsemi’s leadership in intelligent power and sensing to offer customers integrated solutions and development platforms across every layer of the Edge AI stack, deepening customer engagement and expanding across a greater total addressable market. The all-stock structure allows our shareholders to participate in the compelling growth and value creation opportunities ahead, and I look forward to working with the onsemi leadership team to help realize the full value of this combination.”
Compelling Strategic and Financial Rationale
The combination is expected to deliver substantial value:
Transaction Details
Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, Synaptics stockholders will receive 1.350 shares of onsemi common stock for each share of Synaptics common stock held at the time of closing, implying pro forma ownership of approximately 12% for Synaptics stockholders on a fully diluted basis.
As part of the transaction, one member of the Synaptics Board of Directors is expected to join onsemi’s Board of Directors.
The transaction is expected to close in mid-2027, subject to approval by Synaptics stockholders, the receipt of required regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.
onsemi and Synaptics Reiterate Previously Provided Financial Outlooks
As part of today’s announcement, onsemi is reiterating its financial outlook for the second fiscal quarter of 2026 provided on May 4, 2026. Synaptics is reiterating its financial outlook for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2026 provided on May 7, 2026.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
onsemi will host a conference call for the financial community at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on June 25, 2026, to discuss the transaction announcement. A live webcast and related presentation materials will be available on onsemi’s IR site at http://www.onsemi.com. The webcast replay and presentation will be available following the call. Investors and interested parties can also access the conference call by pre-registering here.
Advisors
Morgan Stanley served as lead financial advisor to onsemi. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC also served as a financial advisor and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP served as legal counsel to onsemi. Qatalyst Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor and Baker McKenzie served as legal counsel to Synaptics.
Intelligently connecting virtually everything around us is the vision that drives our work at Qualcomm Technologies, and it’s why we deliver a broad portfolio of purpose-built processing and connectivity solutions to meet the needs of diverse industries.
A key focus area is low-power, wide-area (LPWA) connectivity designed for massive IoT deployments, where deep coverage and multi-year battery life are must-haves. This is where 3GPP-standardized LPWA technologies, narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and enhanced machine-type communication (eMTC) aim to provide secure, globally interoperable connectivity for sensors, meters, trackers and other low-complexity IoT devices designed to operate for years on a single battery charge.
For most LPWA IoT applications, power consumption is often the primary design constraint: devices must deliver reliable coverage while having multi-year battery life, so every microamp counts in both low-power and active modes. Lower power extends operating life and reduces maintenance visits—cutting total cost of ownership (TCO)—and it can also enable smaller device form factors by requiring a smaller battery, improving overall aesthetics and sustainability.
That’s why the Qualcomm E51 4G Modem-RF leads in LPWA IoT, purpose-built to support both LTE Cat-M1 and Cat-NB2 with advanced power efficiency. It is developed to pair optimized power consumption with a compact, cost-effective design and rich peripheral support—helping customers build smaller, longer-lasting devices without compromising features.
To quantify the advantage of Qualcomm E51 4G Modem-RF, we measured its power consumption in our lab across different power modes and representative use cases — then benchmarked those results against one of the most deployed eMTC and NB-IoT dual-mode chipsets, the Altair ALT1250.
Figure 3 below shows a comparison of the measured results of E51 versus ALT1250’s published specifications. The takeaway is clear: E51 delivers >20% power savings across all power modes, from ultra-low-power modes such as power save mode (PSM) to active transmit/receive states.
In extended discontinuous reception (eDRx) mode, the power profile is defined by both the baseline sleep current and the periodic paging wakeups. A closer look at the curves shows E51 implements power optimizations to reduce total energy in these low-power states — delivering 33% lower deep-sleep current and a more efficient wakeup mechanism with 67% shorter paging wakeup time. The result is smaller current spikes, which reduces overall battery draw while maintaining network reachability.
To go beyond lab measurements, we also ran system-level simulations based on our lab-measured power data to model end-to-end modem behavior in real-life operating profiles. These simulations translate sleep, wake, attach and transmit events into expected battery draw over time — showing how E51 can support battery life required by targeted use cases. In this study, we looked at the power profiles for three different low-power, wide-area use cases and their battery life requirements, including smart meters, remote sensors and asset trackers.
Smart meters: Water and gas meters typically have no main power, so they run on batteries and require ultra-long life — often 15+ years — with infrequent data transmission. For gas meters, paging monitoring is the primary battery drain, so the device commonly operates in eDRX; our simulation shows E51 reaching 15-year battery life with 7.5–11 Ah batteries, depending on the number of uplink transmissions per day. Similarly for water meters, the same 15-year target can be achieved with 0.3–4.5 Ah batteries, primarily by relying on PSM.
Remote sensors: In applications ranging from weather stations and agricultural sensors to grid-monitoring devices, the typical battery life target is up to five years of operation on a compact battery. With PSM and sending infrequent, one-way data uploads, the E51 can achieve this target with as little as 0.2–2.6 Ah of battery capacity, depending on payload size and reporting frequency. This is designed to support smaller device formfactors and can help reduce maintenance needs and total cost of ownership for large-scale remote deployments.
Asset trackers: These devices operate in challenging conditions, continuously uploading location data via GNSS, monitoring temperature, humidity, ambient light and motion through multiple onboard sensors, all while running in power-efficient eDRX mode. Despite this workload, the E51 can achieve up to three months of battery life on just 0.2–0.7 Ah of battery capacity, depending on upload frequency.
At Qualcomm, high-performance wide-area connectivity and ultra-low-power design are part of our DNA. This is the foundation needed for delivering cutting-edge products like the Qualcomm E51 4G Modem-RF. Engineered for LPWA use cases, it helps devices run longer on a single battery charge, connect more reliably, and scale deployments more cost-effectively. We’re excited to help power what’s next in IoT, and we’ll continue to share updates as the ecosystem advances toward the vision of connecting virtually everything.
