For more than 16 years, Wi-Fi Alliance® has fostered highly effective collaboration between hundreds of member companies from a wide range of industries.

Qualcomm Technologies study addressing spectrum needsIn a recent study conducted by Qualcomm Technologies, researchers addressed the question how a throughput performance expectation of 1 Gbps of sustained Wi-Fi® coverage can be achieved in dense residential and enterprise deployment scenarios.

The need for 1 Gbps coverageThe Wi-Fi® industry innovation engine is currently focused on improving performance of Wi-Fi networks in dense environments.

Wi-Fi Alliance® hosted its inaugural Wi-Fi Alliance on Capitol Hill event in June, bringing together a variety of industries from silicon to consumer electronics and healthcare, for a day of outreach to U.S. legislators in Washington, D.C.

In a short time, Wi-Fi has become a prolific and ubiquitous technology in hospitals. With the demand for wireless connectivity in medical settings on the rise and numerous benefits of wearable devices for patients and clinicians alike, Wi-Fi is well positioned to play a leading role in making the digital health vision a reality.

Wi-Fi® has accomplished more in 16 years than many technologies do in their lifespan – including enabling the rise of mobile internet by carrying a significant portion of the world’s data traffic, advancing data rates from 11 Mbps to more than 1,100 Mbps, connecting users in more than 450 million households worldwide and more than 47 million global public hotspots, an

Recent polling conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Wi-Fi Alliance® demonstrates Wi-Fi’s integral role in users’ lives.Access to Wi-Fi is important in daily life, and can impact work productivity

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Wi-Fi® location technology involves advanced capabilities of regular Wi-Fi Access Points (APs) and Wi-Fi clients, which enable powerful applications such as ‘step-by-step’ indoor location and indoor asset tracking.Bringing location positioning indoors

The inaugural Wi-Fi Alliance® Smart Home Summit took place in late September in Beijing, bringing together every part of the Smart Home ecosystem to discuss how Wi-Fi’s 16-year legacy of interoperability, industry-standard security, and great user experience will enable the smart homes of the future.