Beijing, China, February 5, 2015 –Wi-Fi Alliance® and China Communications Standards Association (CCSA) today signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate communication between the organizations in support of continued adoption of standards-based communications technology for the China market and around the world.
The increasing number of Wi-Fi® devices and hotspots in China has created the opportunity for many new wireless access technologies and applications. As leaders in their respective industry segments, Wi-Fi Alliance and CCSA have agreed to stay mutually informed on technologies of mutual interest toward the goal of facilitating the adoption and roll out of harmonized communications standards.
The agreement comes at a time when membership in Wi-Fi Alliance from China companies is at an all-time high, with 83 companies headquartered in China. Wi-Fi Alliance has operated a Representative Office in Beijing since 2012, and four Authorized Test Laboratories conduct Wi-Fi certification testing in China. China is both a large end-user market for the Wi-Fi industry and the home of many companies which are developing innovative Wi-Fi products.
“As China users embrace Wi-Fi, and China-based companies set their sights on worldwide markets, it is more important than ever for harmonized standards to be implemented,” said Edgar Figueroa, president and CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance. “We are excited to partner with CCSA to enable dialogue that will further develop the Wi-Fi ecosystem and deliver the best user experience.”
"The application of ICT technologies in both the areas of individual consumption and industrial use is of common interest of CCSA and Wi-Fi Alliance,” said Zemin Yang, Secretary-General of CCSA. Collaborating with Wi-Fi Alliance will bring a new perspective to the work of CCSA. We look forward to exchanges with Wi-Fi Alliance to find opportunities for harmonization.”
Please visit www.wi-fi.org for more information on the various Wi-Fi Alliance technologies and certification programs available today and in development.
About Wi-Fi Alliance®
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Wi-Fi Alliance® is a global non-profit industry association – our members are the worldwide network of companies that brings you Wi-Fi®. The members of our collaboration forum come from across the Wi-Fi ecosystem and share a common vision of connecting everyone and everything, everywhere. Since 2000, the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ seal of approval designates products with proven interoperability, industry-standard security protections, and the latest technology. Wi-Fi Alliance has certified more than 23,000 products, delivering the best user experience and encouraging the expanded use of Wi-Fi products and services in new and established markets. Today, billions of Wi-Fi products carry a significant portion of the world’s data traffic in an ever-expanding variety of applications.
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About CCSA
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The China Communications Standards Association (CCSA) is the national ICT standards organization of China. Its membership consists of nearly 400 vendors, carriers, Internet service providers, and academia, both domestic and multinational in the information and communication field. The number of subscribers and the market shares served by CCSA’s members take a significant part of the whole of the world. While serving China with the national ICT standards formulated by its members, CCSA is playing also the role of contributing towards global ICT standards.
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CCSA Project Management
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