New Wi-Fi Alliance® White Paper Focuses on Benefits of Voice over Wi-Fi

Media Advisory

Austin, Texas - November 27, 2007

WHAT: The Wi-Fi Alliance today released a new white paper, "Delivering the Best Experience with Voice over Wi-Fi Programs," which details the unique requirements of the voice application on Wi-Fi devices and previews its Voice-Personal certification program, planned for launch in the first half of 2008.

WHY: Growth in the widespread use of voice over Wi‑Fi in the consumer market is expected to accelerate over the next few years, supported by the availability of Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED™ equipment. ABI Research predicts that more than 340 million Wi-Fi-enabled handsets will ship in 2011. Voice over Wi-Fi delivers flexibility, convenience and cost savings over traditional cellular or wire-line phone service. Wi-Fi is used in hundreds of millions of homes, businesses, and hotspots worldwide.

WHERE: The white paper is available for free registered download on www.wi-fi.org.

About the Wi-Fi Alliance
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global, non-profit industry association of more than 300 member companies devoted to promoting the growth of wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). With the aim of enhancing the user experience for mobile wireless devices, the Wi-Fi Alliance's testing and certification programs ensure the interoperability of WLAN products based on the IEEE 802.11 specification. Since the introduction of the Wi-Fi Alliance's certification program in March 2000, more than 4,000 products have been designated as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, encouraging the expanded use of Wi-Fi products and services across the consumer and enterprise markets.

Media contact:

Edelman for Wi-Fi Alliance: Michael Diamond, michael.diamond@edelman.com, +1 650-429-2772.