Austin, TX – June 20, 2018 – Today, Wi-Fi Alliance® celebrates #WorldWiFiDay, recognizing Wi-Fi®’s broad impact on bridging the digital divide and delivering connectivity around the world. Wi-Fi has become synonymous with connecting people because of the industry’s commitment to maintaining interoperability, ubiquity, and value of Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi maintains its position as one of technology’s greatest success stories by providing a good user experience in a variety of connectivity scenarios and meeting new demands as the wireless landscape evolves. Beyond its critical role of connecting users at home, at work, and on-the go, Wi-Fi is recognized for its broader social and economic benefits and its essential role in business operations around the world. These benefits underscore the value of unlicensed spectrum in supporting the best user experience and enabling Wi-Fi innovation.
As we reach nearly two decades of Wi-Fi, we reflect on how far the technology has come, and on the exciting advancements ahead. Wi-Fi Alliance congratulates its 800+ member companies and the entire Wi-Fi industry on its success!
About Wi-Fi Alliance®
www.wi-fi.org
Wi-Fi Alliance® is the worldwide network of companies that brings you Wi-Fi®. Members of our collaboration forum come together from across the Wi-Fi ecosystem with the shared vision to connect everyone and everything, everywhere, while providing the best possible user experience. Since 2000, Wi-Fi Alliance has completed more than 40,000 Wi-Fi certifications. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED seal of approval designates products with proven interoperability, backward compatibility, and the highest industry-standard security protections in place. Today, Wi-Fi carries more than half of the internet’s traffic in an ever-expanding variety of applications. Wi-Fi Alliance continues to drive the adoption and evolution of Wi-Fi, which billions of people rely on every day.
Media contacts:
Stephanie Burke
Highwire PR for Wi-Fi Alliance
wi-fi@highwirepr.com
+1-646-838-1190 ext. 48