CWNP - CWNE Application
The CWNE application is not just about passing exams.
Yes, you need five active certifications — CWNA, CWSP, CWAP, CWDP, and CWISA. Yes, you need three years of documented enterprise Wi-Fi experience. Yes, you need endorsements from existing CWNEs, and three technical essays that demonstrate real-world expertise.
But there is also a publication requirement. To apply for the CWNE, you need to satisfy at least one of the following:
- A published Wi-Fi whitepaper of 10 or more pages
- A published Wi-Fi book with an ISBN
- A recorded video instructional presentation
- A published Wi-Fi article in excess of 1,000 words
- A regularly updated blog with at least six 802.11-related posts
- Other pre-approved writing projects
There are options. But they all have one thing in common: you have to put your knowledge out into the world, in a form others can find and learn from.
I chose the recorded presentation route — and I had the perfect opportunity to do it.
“Silence by Design: How RRM Quiet IE Broke VoWiFi in a Clinical Environment.”
My first Wi-Fi talk. In front of a Wi-Fi crowd.
I’m no stranger to standing in front of an audience — but as a conductor, they always look at my back. This time, they were looking straight at me.
The talk was presented at Wi-Co Belgium on 21 May 2026, a community event bringing together Wi-Fi professionals from across the region for a full day of technical sessions. Site surveys, OWE security, agentic AI, warehouse Wi-Fi, Ekahau updates — a packed agenda of people who actually know their stuff, talking about things that actually matter.
And somewhere near the bottom of that list: my name.
For the CWNE application, the presentation needed to be recorded. So here it is.
If recording this was part of the CWNE curriculum, it might as well have been the hardest thing to accomplish. At the start of the talk, a GoPro camera died, my own camera was focusing on the audience instead of me, and the DJI filming everything from the back got a corrupted SD card.
Because the recording is not entirely in focus, I will also share the presentation that I used:
The talk is done. The video is recorded. Another prerequisite checked off.
The CWNE application is getting closer.