The growth in Wi-Fi continues unabated, with increasing volumes of Wi-Fi devices and traffic, an adoption breakthrough in Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) Passpoint, and increasing confidence around the commercial deployment and specification of next generation technology Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax). (more…)
November 1, 2018
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
A new report commissioned by Wi-Fi Alliance estimates the current annual global economic value of Wi-Fi at $1.96 trillion (€1.70 trillion), projecting that number to surpass $3.47 trillion (€3.02 trillion) by 2023. (more…)
October 10, 2018
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published a new white paper highlighting how the capabilities of the latest generation of Wi-Fi, 802.11ax, are set to revolutionise the industry by enabling a new suite of opportunities that benefit operators, enterprises and end users. (more…)
September 20, 2018
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), together with The GSMA, Fira Barcelona and the city of Barcelona launched a successful next generation Wi-Fi (Passpoint™) deployment at Mobile World Congress 2018, demonstrating how advanced wireless hotspots can fuel connectivity for smart cities. (more…)
March 19, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
AT&T says it is helping cities become safer and more efficient. Through collaborations with other industry leaders and its Internet of Things (IoT) expertise, the operator is working to deliver solutions that address some key community challenges.
February 23, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
HomeGrid Forum has announced that Donna Yasay will be stepping down as president following a successful two years with the Forum. Under Donna’s leadership, the HomeGrid Forum says it has flourished in the networking and communications market, ensuring G.hn products are multi-vendor interoperable even with multi-vendor silicon. (more…)
July 31, 2017
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
As part of the ongoing celebrations to honor World Wi-Fi Day 2017, the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has announced that its City Wi-Fi Roaming project will run for a second year. (more…)
July 28, 2017
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
Huawei, a global ICT solution provider, has joined the MulteFire Alliance, an independent organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of MulteFire technology. (more…)
November 23, 2016
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) has announced that Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) released a public notice permitting testing for automated frequency coordination (AFC) systems. AFC systems manage spectrum access for 6 GHz band standard power unlicensed devices. (more…)
September 1, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Dallas, United States – Enabling smarter connections to the world around us, Texas Instruments (TI) introduced Matter-enabled software development kits for Wi-Fi and Thread SimpleLink wireless microcontrollers (MCUs) that will streamline adoption of the Matter protocol in Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The software builds on TI’s close involvement with the Connectivity Standards Alliance in the 2.4-GHz connectivity space. (more…)
November 9, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar