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Wi-Fi Alliance to certify Wi-Fi Direct products

...The Wi-Fi Alliance, the group that tests and certifies Wi-Fi products to... Read more

25 October, 2010 by Dong Ngo

Wi-Fi groups join forces to aid roaming

...to jump from one company's Wi-Fi network to another. The Wi-Fi Alliance and Wireless Broadband Alliance announced on Friday they had formed... Read more

27 June, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Wi-Fi Alliance to simplify hotspot logons

...The Wi-Fi Alliance has set out industry requirements for letting smartphones and other... Read more

24 March, 2011 by David Meyer
Aerohive talks up gigabit Wi-Fi

Aerohive talks up gigabit Wi-Fi

...is also chair of the wireless network management task group at the Wi-Fi Alliance, an industry body devoted to ensuring interoperability. Gast also works... Read more

24 October, 2010 by David Meyer
Designing Energy Efficient Access Points With Wi-Fi Direct

Designing Energy Efficient Access Points With Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi Direct is a new technology defined by the Wi-Fi Alliance in order to enable efficient device-to-device communication. Portable... Read more

22 June, 2011
VuPoint Magic Wand 1.36

VuPoint Magic Wand 1.36

...search bar The term Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance Read more

8 May, 2012
Enterprise wireless networks add speed with 802.11n

Enterprise wireless networks add speed with 802.11n

The IEEE 802.11n standard and Wi-Fi Alliance 802.11n certification herald a new world for enterprise wireless... Read more

9 November, 2011
iP-PJ Transfer 1.02

iP-PJ Transfer 1.02

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24 October, 2011

Industry groups aim for seamless 3G-Wi-Fi roaming

...technology director Dan Warren said in a statement. The WBA and the Wi-Fi Alliance, another wireless industry body, had already banded together for the... Read more

21 March, 2012 by David Meyer

Clunky log-ons keeping people off public Wi-Fi

...represent the same number of connections." In June, the WBA and the Wi-Fi Alliance joined forces on Next Generation Hotspots to make sure customers... Read more

10 November, 2011 by David Meyer
W-Meter : An Open-Source WLAN Product Evaluation Framework

W-Meter : An Open-Source WLAN Product Evaluation Framework

...across home and enterprise markets globally. The certification programmed conducted by the Wi-Fi alliance is expensive and focuses on the interoperability issues. It also... Read more

14 April, 2011

Wi-Fi Alliance tough talk is good news

...world of 802.11n fast wireless networking. At the same time, the Wi-Fi Alliance issued a strong public warning to its vendors that any... Read more

13 October, 2004 by Leader

Wi-Fi Direct could spell the end for Bluetooth

...The spec, called Wi-Fi Direct, was announced on Wednesday by the Wi-Fi Alliance, the industry group that promotes the technology. By making it... Read more

15 October, 2009 by Marguerite Reardon

Wi-Fi Alliance defends early certification

The managing director of the Wi-Fi Alliance has defended his organisation's decision to start certifying draft... Read more

20 June, 2007 by David Meyer

Pre-standard Wi-Fi products to be certified

The Wi-Fi Alliance plans to begin certifying next-generation Wi-Fi products starting... Read more

29 August, 2006 by Marguerite Reardon

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