Wi-Fi Alliance® hosted its inaugural Wi-Fi Alliance on Capitol Hill event in June, bringing together a variety of industries from silicon to consumer electronics and healthcare, for a day of outreach to U.S. legislators in Washington, D.C.

In a short time, Wi-Fi has become a prolific and ubiquitous technology in hospitals. With the demand for wireless connectivity in medical settings on the rise and numerous benefits of wearable devices for patients and clinicians alike, Wi-Fi is well positioned to play a leading role in making the digital health vision a reality.

Wi-Fi® has accomplished more in 16 years than many technologies do in their lifespan – including enabling the rise of mobile internet by carrying a significant portion of the world’s data traffic, advancing data rates from 11 Mbps to more than 1,100 Mbps, connecting users in more than 450 million households worldwide and more than 47 million global public hotspots, an

Recent polling conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Wi-Fi Alliance® demonstrates Wi-Fi’s integral role in users’ lives.Access to Wi-Fi is important in daily life, and can impact work productivity

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Wi-Fi® location technology involves advanced capabilities of regular Wi-Fi Access Points (APs) and Wi-Fi clients, which enable powerful applications such as ‘step-by-step’ indoor location and indoor asset tracking.Bringing location positioning indoors

The inaugural Wi-Fi Alliance® Smart Home Summit took place in late September in Beijing, bringing together every part of the Smart Home ecosystem to discuss how Wi-Fi’s 16-year legacy of interoperability, industry-standard security, and great user experience will enable the smart homes of the future.

Wi-Fi Alliance® prides itself on being a diverse organization, with member companies spanning the world, and representatives from a range of cultures and backgrounds. For 16 years, Wi-Fi Alliance has brought together companies with various interests and successfully achieved results through collaboration.

The number of connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices is expected to grow to 38.5 billion by 2020.

This year marks a quarter century of innovation that has taken IEEE 802.11™ Standard and its many incarnations – the standards on which Wi-Fi® is based – from the lab to a nearly ubiquitous global market presence