Wi-Co Montreal, CA
Bringing the Herd Together
VENUE
Oct 7th 2026
9:00 - 17:00
Casa Evexia
298 Chem. du Bord-du-Lac-Lakeshore, Pointe-Claire, QC H9S 4L3
SPONSORS
SPEAKERS
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Co-channel contention (CCC) is a common industry/practitioner term, and many Wi-Fi experts prefer it because same-channel 802.11 devices that can hear and decode each other will usually defer through CSMA/CA rather than interfere in the destructive adjacent-channel sense. Listen to the other side of story and why calling it CCC is bad for the industry.
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When an initial client call turns into 8 days of network troubleshooting across 3.5 million square feet, you quickly learn that the real problem is rarely what it seems. I'll walk through a real-world story that uncovers what's hiding behind a "Wi-Fi problem" — from VLAN misconfigurations to network loops nobody saw coming. Come ready to share your own first Wi-Fi project horror story.
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Wi-Fi surveys are widely used to guide design, validation, and troubleshooting decisions — but what do they actually represent? In this session, we’ll break down what common Wi-Fi survey methods capture, where assumptions can creep in, and how survey mechanics influence the resulting data. We’ll explore differences between static and mobile measurement approaches, how form factor and operator movement shape survey outcomes, and why certain datasets align better with real-world client behavior than others. The goal isn’t perfection — it’s understanding the strengths and limits of the data we rely on.
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For over 25 years, Wi-Fi has been woven into the fabric of how we communicate, work, learn, and experience the world around us. In this session, David Coleman explores what lies ahead, from Wi-Fi 8 and Enhanced Broadcast Services to Wi-Fi sensing and the growing role of AI in shaping how networks are designed, operated, and experienced. As AI advances at a pace most companies can barely keep up with—and begins reshaping society in real time—wireless networking is becoming far more adaptive, intelligent, and strategically important. The real opportunity is not just better wireless, but unlocking the Art of the Possible—redefining what can be achieved as connectivity, context, and intelligence begin to converge.
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Traditional speed tests are designed to measure end-to-end Internet throughput, but they often blur the line between Wi-Fi performance and WAN limitations. When users experience poor connectivity, it can be difficult to determine whether the bottleneck is the wireless network, the ISP connection, or congestion somewhere on the Internet path. This session shows how Orb to Orb can isolate Wi-Fi performance by using the same testing methodology and measurement techniques as standard Orb-to-Internet testing, but replacing the remote Internet endpoint with a nearby measurement server inside the local network.
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In this presentation, I’d like to share the steps for submitting a paper to an IEEE conference.
I’ve done it four times, and it worked.
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Walkthrough the use cases of using a Captive Portal on a Wi-Fi network to enhanced user onboarding, network automation/provisioning, security, and overall user experience. Scenarios will cover Wi-Fi in student housing and MDUs.
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What is MCS? MCS Evolution , The Problem: Large SNR Gaps, Wi-Fi 8 Solution: New MCS Levels, MCS Technical Table, How to See MCS on Your Device, Real-World Example: "Why is it slow?" Practical Takeaways
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When designing high-performance Wi-Fi networks, silicon performance is usually treated as a static given—a black box we take as-is. But what actually happens beneath the metal lid?
In this session, we will peel back the layers of modern Wi-Fi silicon, taking a deep dive into its core building blocks from RF front-ends to analog and digital processing domains. Discover how architectural trade-offs at the silicon level directly impact real-world network capacity, coverage, and reliability.
Walk away with the insider knowledge you need to evaluate hardware critically, understand vendor data sheets beyond the marketing hype, and ask the right, hard-hitting questions to your Wi-Fi silicon vendors
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