Austin, Texas - November 27, 2007
WHAT: TheWi-Fi Alliance today released a new white paper, "Delivering the BestExperience with Voice over Wi-Fi Programs," which details the uniquerequirements of the voice application on Wi-Fi devices and previews itsVoice-Personal certification program, planned for launch in the first half of2008.
WHY: Growth in the widespread use of voice over Wi‑Fi inthe consumer market is expected to accelerate over the next few years,supported by the availability of Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED™ equipment. ABI Researchpredicts that more than 340 million Wi-Fi-enabled handsets will ship in 2011. Voice over Wi-Fi delivers flexibility, convenienceand cost savings over traditional cellular or wire-line phone service. Wi-Fi is used in hundreds of millions ofhomes, businesses, and hotspots worldwide.
WHERE: The white paper is available for free registered download on www.wi-fi.org.
About theWi-Fi Alliance
TheWi-Fi Alliance is a global, non-profit industry association of morethan 300 member companies devoted to promoting the growth of wirelessLocal Area Networks (WLANs). With the aim of enhancing the user experience formobile wireless devices, the Wi-Fi Alliance's testing and certificationprograms ensure the interoperability of WLAN products based on the IEEE 802.11specification. Since the introduction of the Wi-Fi Alliance'scertification program in March 2000, more than 4,000 productshave been designated as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, encouraging the expanded useof Wi-Fi products and services across the consumer and enterprise markets.
Mediacontact:
Edelmanfor Wi-Fi Alliance: Michael Diamond, michael.diamond@edelman.com, +1650-429-2772.