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• Wi-Fi®: A beautiful chaos – Part 2

  September 09, 2014 by Kevin Fitchard, Gigaom

  Kevin Fitchard, Gigaom tech reporter, gave a keynote address at the Wi-Fi Alliance^® member meeting in Chicago in June. The following content is Part 2 of an abridged version of that speech. Part 1 can be read here.

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• Wi-Fi®: A beautiful chaos – Part 1

  September 08, 2014 by Kevin Fitchard, Gigaom

  Kevin Fitchard, Gigaom tech reporter, gave a keynote address at the Wi-Fi Alliance^® member meeting in Chicago in June. The following content is an abridged version of that speech, delivered in a two-part series.

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• One year of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ac: How far have we come, and where are we going?

  August 12, 2014 by Rolf de Vegt, Qualcomm

  At the launch of the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ac program, we looked at the mobile revolution, its role in changing Wi-Fi® adoption, and the future.

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• Don’t get sidetracked: Connecting the residential IoE

  July 24, 2014 by Greg Ennis, Wi-Fi Alliance

  Recently we’ve seen growing enthusiasm and industry movement around the Internet of Everything (IoE) and the Internet of Things (or IoT), with several industry announcements and a fair amount of speculation about technology choices and fragmentation in this market.

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• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ac: A year in and much to celebrate

  June 19, 2014 by Vijay Nagarajan, Broadcom Corporation

  One thing worth celebrating this month—in the high-tech industry, that is—is the one-year anniversary of  Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ac, the latest generation of Wi-Fi^®, based on the 802.11ac standard.

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• Wi-Fi Alliance® pushes the NFC button

  June 01, 2014 by Frank Dawidowsky, NFC Forum

  You might have seen Wi-Fi Alliance’s announcement about the launch of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ with Near Field Communication (NFC) “tap-to-connect”. I think this announcement is a big deal, and here is why.

  Tap-to-connect:  Wi-Fi^® and NFC make a great pair

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• Deploying Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ac: Exploring the options

  May 01, 2014 by Craig Mathias, Farpoint Group

  With products based on the 802.11ac standard now appearing in great numbers in the marketplace, the debate over when to deploy this exciting advance in Wi-Fi® capabilities is also well underway. Note that I say when here – it’s not a question of if, but rather how to schedule 802.11ac rollouts.

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• Wi-Fi®’s legacy of interoperability and its benefits in healthcare

  April 15, 2014 by Stephanie Lubrano, Laird Technologies

  Although Wi-Fi® was initially focused on consumer markets, it quickly proved beneficial for industrial and enterprise settings. The finalization of the 802.11n standard in 2009 brought MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) and improved range. 802.11n also was the first standard to use both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands.

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• Five important things to know about the Wi-Fi® Internet of Everything

  February 20, 2014 by Kelly Davis-Felner, Wi-Fi Alliance

  It’s clear the Internet of Everything is happening, and Wi-Fi is a fundamental enabler. Consumers are coming to understand that the Wi-Fi technology they already know and love is making their lives even better by connecting them to thousands of Internet of Everything products.

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• Five ways enterprise Wi-Fi® will advance in 2014

  January 24, 2014 by Salah Nassar, Ruckus Wireless

  Enterprise employees are more mobile than ever, and the role of Wi-Fi will grow in the corporate network -- in some ways you may not expect.

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