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The Digital Revolution: Enhancing the Resident Experience Through Smart Technologies

November 2024

“Regardless of the technology type or its purpose, it all requires the same key element to properly function–a comprehensive connectivity foundation. And make no mistake about it, connectivity, or lack thereof, directly impacts resident satisfaction levels. When the technologies meant to make the lives of residents’ easier fail to meet expectations, community satisfaction and trust quickly wane.”

Read more from our President, Ed Wolff, from the Multifamily Insiders Journal on The Digital Revolution: Enhancing the Resident Experience Through Smart Technologies.

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From Units to Ecosystems: The Power of Community-Wide WiFi in Apartments

October 2024

“Driven by technological integrations and the increasing desire for continuous connectivity, the next generation of apartment living is evolving into much more than just one’s living space. From enabling remote work and online schooling capabilities to facilitating deliveries from smart package management services, apartments are becoming digital ecosystems that power residents’ lives both personally and professionally.”

Read more from our Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Kok, from the Multifamily Insiders Journal on From Units to Ecosystems: The Power of Community-Wide WiFi in Apartments.

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Aerwave Closes Funding Program to Deploy $50 million in Infrastructure Capital

October 2024

Aerwave is excited to announce the close of our funding program to deploy $50 million in Infrastructure Capital. This program makes it possible to install our platform to client properties with no upfront cost to the owner, eliminating a common barrier to the adoption of managed Wi-Fi services. Jeffrey Kok, Aerwave Chief Executive Officer stated, “By eliminating the need for a large upfront capital commitment, we’re expanding accessibility to our platform for any size property, budget and portfolio.”

With the support of our capital partner, we look forward to providing connectivity to clients and communities with Managed Wi-Fi: For Owners, By Owners™.

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Aerwave Raises $20 Million in Series B Funding

September 2024

Aerwave is excited to announce the completion of our Series B funding of $20M. Our latest fund will be used for product innovation and continued growth. Jeff Kok, Aerwave Chief Executive Officer stated, “This funding will augment our dedication to excellence and innovation, and we look forward to continued leadership transforming the digital landscape of today’s apartment communities.”

We celebrate this milestone with Moderne Ventures along with all our investors and strategic partners and look forward to the future of connecting even more clients and communities with Managed Wi-Fi: For Owners, By Owners™.

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Connectivity for the Win: High-Speed Internet and Reliable Cell Reception Are Top Priorities

August 2024

“According to the survey’s findings, a staggering 90% of respondents were either interested in or wouldn’t rent without high-speed internet. That makes it the third-highest ranking apartment feature this year, following air conditioning and in-unit washer and dryer.”

Read more from our President and Chief Revenue Officer, Ed Wolff, from the Multifamily Insiders Journal on Connectivity for the Win: High-Speed Internet and Reliable Cell Reception Are Top Priorities.

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Managed WiFi: A Smart Investment with High Returns

August 2024

“…managed WiFi providers are emerging as an all-encompassing solution. Offering a blend of security, mobility and comprehensive connectivity, these services allow operators to meet the resident demand for seamless community-wide WiFi while simultaneously increasing ROI.”

Read more from our President and Chief Revenue Officer, Ed Wolff, from the Multifamily Insiders Journal on Managed WiFi: A Smart Investment with High Returns.

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Community-Wide WiFi: It’s just one piece of the connectivity roadmap

June 2024

By rethinking how communities stay connected, operators are finding that laying the most capable, fundamental groundwork is needed to optimize the community-wide WiFi experience and meet both modern residents’ and associates’ expectations. A foundation that supports property-wide WiFi elevates a community from being just another built environment to being a truly connected environment that drives occupancy and NOI.

Read more from our President and Chief Revenue Officer, Ed Wolff, from the Multifamily Insiders Journal on Community-Wide WiFi: It’s just one piece of the connectivity roadmap.

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Unlocking the Future of Connectivity in the Built Environment

May 2024

Multifamily communities are expected to keep up with innovation and technology to continuously appease resident needs. Providing a robust foundation is a distinguishing characteristic of a community that sets it apart from competition in an increasingly challenging market. Moreover, it ensures operators can continually meet the growing expectations of tech-savvy residents.

Read more from our President and Chief Revenue Officer, Ed Wolff, from the Multifamily Insiders Journal on Unlocking the Future of Connectivity in the Built Environment.

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Rental Housing Journal: We Have A Wi-Fi And Digital Infrastructure Problem: What Do We Do?

April 2024

Digital infrastructure and Wi-Fi at most apartment communities aren’t built to withstand the connectivity and cyber security needs necessary to support the influx of new technologies that are now the core of modern multifamily operations.

The multifamily industry is becoming increasingly digitized, and operators have no choice but to get on board. The resident experience depends on it. We’ve seen the emergence of tech-centric features such as centralized leasing, smart access controls, self-guided tours and the internet of things (IoT), all of which have completely modernized the apartment leasing and living experience.

However, a number of operators are still missing one critical element – a reliable foundation.

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Aerwave Hires Multifamily Industry Veteran Ed Wolff as President and Chief Revenue Officer

April 2024

Aerwave Hires Multifamily Industry Veteran Ed Wolff as President and Chief Revenue Officer

Company also announces new chief operations officer, chief strategy officer

DALLAS – April 2024 – Aerwave, a next-generation managed WiFi platform leading the transformation of the connectivity foundation in the multifamily industry, today announced it has hired Ed Wolff as its president and chief revenue officer. Along with the appointment of Wolff, Charles Walker will be promoted to chief operations officer and Daniel Jensen will transition to chief strategy officer.

Since its inception in 2019, Aerwave has accumulated a multi-market portfolio of more than 30,000 apartment homes with an additional 200,000 apartment homes in the pipeline. The addition of Wolff will enable the company to enter new markets, develop new products and strategically cultivate long-lasting partnerships with its clients.

“I have been watching Aerwave over the years and the growth of the company is undeniably remarkable,” Wolff said. “I am thrilled to be a part of its bright future and upward trajectory. Coupled with Aerwave’s existing proven industry leaders and in-depth knowledge of innovative WiFi solutions, I am excited to lean on my industry acumen and help catapult the company to new heights.”

With over 25 years of experience in the real estate and technology sectors, Wolff is a proven team leader with an impeccable track record of developing and implementing successful business strategies. Wolff’s responsibilities at Aerwave will consist of overseeing multiple departments within the company, including sales, marketing, customer success and client solutions. Prior to accepting this new role with Aerwave, Wolff served as president and chief revenue officer of LeaseLock. Wolff also served as president of LeasingDesk Insurance and Screening at RealPage. Prior to his roles at LeaseLock and RealPage, Wolff was the chief operating officer at Cortland and chief administrative officer at Pinnacle and Place Properties. He is an industry renowned national speaker and advisory board member for several prominent technology organizations.

Jensen, Aerwave co-founder and previous chief revenue officer, will transition to chief strategy officer. In his new role, Jensen will closely collaborate with other teams in designing and implementing strategies for business development and go-to-market strategies. Jensen will also be responsible for special projects. Jensen has been instrumental in building out Aerwave’s portfolio strategy with its partners and will continue to expand Aerwave’s brand, story and reputation in this new role. Before starting Aerwave, Jensen worked at Ernst Young in its strategy and transaction group, working with real estate companies.

Also expanding Aerwave’s executive team, Walker will leave his post as senior vice president of service delivery to take on the role of chief operations officer. He will be charged with leading the operational performance of Aerwave’s construction, engineering, architecture, operations and product teams. Under Walker’s leadership, operations and the product have been transformed to enable innovation, stability, scalability and security for the benefit of Aerwave’s customers and residents. Walker came to Aerwave in 2022 from Equity Residential, where he served as assistant vice president of IT.

“Bringing on someone of Ed’s caliber, as well as promoting Charles and Daniel to their new roles, will help us remain true to our commitment to build a premier-quality company that passes the test of time with a remarkable team to drive innovation for our customers and the communities we serve,” said Jeffrey Kok, chief executive officer for Aerwave. “Their valuable insight and leadership will certainly put us in a prime position to build on our foundation enabling us to further bolster our portfolio and set the stage for future expansion and scalability. It will also solidify our mission to be the trusted technology leader in the market powered by the strongest, most unified team in our effort to transform the digital landscape and optimize connectivity within the managed WiFi space.”

Aerwave’s innovative product, a connectivity foundation for the built environment, uses fiber-based mesh networking and proprietary software to provide multifamily communities with instant-on, gigabit-plus internet that ensures a pervasive and seamless WiFi connection throughout the entire property.

Aerwave’s NMHC Top 50 apartment manager and owner clients include Equity Residential, Greystar, BH, Essex Property Trust, Inc., Berkshire Residential Investments, Knightvest Capital, Trammell Crow Residential, Mill Creek Residential and AvalonBay Communities. Other top clients include The Westover Companies, Brookfield Properties, AMLI Residential and JBG SMITH.

Aerwave is investment-backed by venture capital firm Moderne Ventures.

About Aerwave
Aerwave, Inc. is a next-generation managed WiFi platform leading the transformation of the connectivity foundation in multifamily residential buildings across the United States. Aerwave provides an unparalleled customer service experience from a team of multifamily industry professionals while delivering fiber backbones to apartment homes, property management teams and amenity spaces all while keeping data secure and encrypted. Aerwave is leading the evolution of network intelligence for a better-connected experience by enabling the smart home, simplifying self-guided tours, enhancing WiFi calling coverage, and supporting its partners initiatives to make buildings smarter. To learn more, visit aerwave.com.

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Advancing the Industry’s Innovation

March 2024

Multifamily has been reluctant to embrace change and technology in the past. However, we are starting to see the tide change as the industry modernizes to meet the demand of innovation growth embedded in every single aspect of community development, leasing, and the living experience. The industry has come a long way over the years and revolutionized many processes vital to community success. Where do we go from here? Back to the basics, of course.

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Optimizing the Foundation of Modern Apartment Communities

July 2023

“The connectivity foundation is like your building’s physical foundation; it transforms a community’s technology infrastructure from the ground up by creating seamless connectivity across all systems, technologies and processes.”

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Mill Creek Residential Executive and Partner joins Aerwave, a Next-Gen Multifamily Connectivity Platform, as their New Chief Operating Officer

February 2022

Aerwave, the next-generation connectivity platform leading the Digital Foundation^TM transformation in multifamily residential, announced today the addition of Jeffrey Kok as their newly appointed Chief Operating Officer reporting to Founder and CEO, Alex Wey. The announcement comes as Daniel Jensen, Co-Founder and current Chief Operating Officer, moves into the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer.

Kok will lead the overall operations of Aerwave, with a particular emphasis on product, project implementation, and network operations at scale. Leveraging his experience and accomplishments in past roles at Mill Creek Residential, a premier rental community developer and operator, and Celanese, a Fortune 500, Kok will help drive forward Aerwave’s growth and technology initiatives through his experience leading organizations, building teams, and executing on strategy.

“We are thrilled to bring a heavy-hitting industry veteran, in Jeff, to our team in such a transformative role,” Chief Executive, Alex Wey, stated.  “Jeff’s vision for the future of connected buildings and, more importantly, his experience creating them, will help drive our mission forward, by bringing owners and residents the most robust connected experience in the market.”

Prior to Aerwave, Kok was the Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Information Officer for Mill Creek Residential, responsible for developing teams to digitally transform the organization while driving innovation, automation, and investment value. Kok was responsible for creating and leading the Innovation, Community Technology (PropTech), Information Technology, Cybersecurity and Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) teams, which delivered smart and intelligent buildings to the portfolio.  While focusing on ESG efforts and broadening community technology prerogatives, Kok recognized that quality properties and innovation products paired with engaged teams and strong relationships could take a technology product like Aerwave to the next level within the industry.

“I am excited to make this transition to Aerwave to help drive fundamental change within multifamily by advancing solutions enabled by the Digital Foundation^TM,” said Kok. “Aerwave’s flexible network backbone transforms the connected experience for residents with high-quality, gigabit+ Internet, managed WiFi, and drives investment value to owners with the enablement of Internet, Bulk WiFi programs, and smart solutions. Aerwave’s unique, patented technology customizes the user experience with seamless Home Wi-Fi^TM which includes a customized network name with mobility throughout the community, giving us a compelling differentiator in the market while taking the burden off on-site property teams with move-in ready Internet. We aim to make Aerwave the leading connectivity platform for the multifamily industry.”

Prior to Mill Creek, Kok held a variety of roles at Celanese with the most recent being Chief Information Security Officer. He ran global cybersecurity which included leading remediation efforts and developing the strategies for data classification, data protection, and monitoring.

In his new role as Chief Revenue Officer, Daniel Jensen will focus on expanding and scaling the revenue function of the business, which he helped co-found in 2019.  “Jeff is an incredible asset to bring onboard and I am very pleased to welcome him to the executive team,” said Jensen. “As a highly respected industry leader, Jeff will help accelerate our growth into new markets with both existing and pipeline institutional clients. I now look forward to turning my attention more fully to growth initiatives focused on sales operations, customer success, go-to-market, and partnerships.”

For more information about Aerwave and its Digital Foundation^TM platform, visit GetAerwave.com.

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