Fast, secure, and frictionless public Wi-Fi ready to make life easier for citizens and businesses across Europe following rigorous testing throughout several municipalities in Belgium London, April 7th, 2022 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) today announced the successful completion of rigorous testing around the deployment of WBA OpenRoaming, priming the innovative Wi-Fi roaming standard for adoption throughout Europe. This brings the possibility of a fast, secure, and seamless public Wi-Fi experience one step closer for citizens, visitors and businesses in the region. It enables privacy and compliance with GDPR…
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Wi-Fi 6E Trial in Turkey Hailed a Success by Türk Telekom
Completion of WBA trial demonstrates the potential for ultra-high-speed, low latency connectivity on the 6 GHz spectrum in Turkey London, UK, January 19, 2022: Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) member, Turk Telekom, today announced the successful completion of Wi-Fi 6E trials designed to demonstrate how the technology can be used to enhance speed and capacity in a variety of different end-user scenarios. Wi-Fi is vital to the success of Turk Telekom, who has the largest Wi-Fi footprint in the region spanning residential, enterprise and public space applications. The trial, which was…
Read MoreWireless Broadband Alliance Signs 150th Member Amid Growing Interest In Wi-Fi 6E And OpenRoaming™ Technology
Telefonica joins WBA as 150th member alongside a host of new operator and enterprise members, as Wi-Fi and cellular convergence drives momentum London – December 7th, 2021: The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) today announced that it had reached a new milestone in its nearly two-decade history, attracting its 150th member, Telefonica, to the organization. Operators such as Altice, Telia, Turkcell and Telefonica have recently joined the alliance, along with several new enterprise members including Capitol Corridors, General Motors and Marriott Hotels. These new members joined the alliance alongside a plethora…
Read MoreWBA Field Trial Demonstrates How Wi-Fi 6E And 6 GHz Maximize Speed, Coverage And Capacity For Home Networks Of The Future
London, UK, December 2nd, 2021: The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) today announced results from a new field trial that highlight the benefits of using Low Power Indoor Wi-Fi 6E for a wide variety of demanding residential applications, including video collaboration for telecommuting, multiplayer gaming, augmented and virtual reality, streaming video and more. Conducted by CableLabs® and Intel, the trial took place in a 3,600-square-foot, two-story home with a basement and the drywall, wood and other building materials typically found in a suburban residence. The Wi-Fi 6E enabled laptops with Intel®…
Read MoreWBA and TIP Collaborate to Bring Open AFC for Wi-Fi in the New 6 GHz Unlicensed Band
Collaboration to Spur Global Adoption of 6 GHz Wi-Fi & Enable Better User Experience Indoors & Outdoors London, UK, November 17th 2021: The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) today announced an expansion of its relationship with the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) that will further TIP’s Open AFC Software Group and help spur global adoption of Wi-Fi in the new 6 GHz unlicensed band. The partnership will maximize the full benefits of 6 GHz Wi-Fi – today Wi-Fi 6E, and the near future, Wi-Fi 7 – and all types of use cases…
Read MoreWireless Broadband Alliance announces winners of 2021 WBA Industry Awards
London, UK, October 6 2021: The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) today announced the winners of the 2021 WBA Industry Awards, which honors the most significant innovations and achievements from across the Wi-Fi ecosystem. The award winners were announced during the during the WBA’s Wireless Global Congress, which is being staged online between September 28th and October 21st 2021. Award submissions were judged by an independent panel of leading analysts and other industry experts. Here are the 2021 WBA Industry Award winners, along with excerpts from the judges’ decisions: 1. Best…
Read MoreStaff, Patients & Visitors Get Automatic, Secure Access to Wi-Fi 6 and WBA OpenRoaming™ Across Multiple Hospital Campuses
24 Adventist Health hospital campuses will gain access to fast, seamless and secure Wi-Fi without needing to enter login credentials following successful trial London – June 30th, 2021: Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) member, Cisco has completed the rollout of the WBA OpenRoaming service across four of Adventist Health’s hospital campuses in the United States. The success of the rollout, which enabled staff and visitors at the hospitals to connect seamlessly and securely to the Wi-Fi network without needing to enter login credentials, means OpenRoaming with Cisco’s DNA Spaces will now…
Read MoreWBA Celebrates Saudi Arabia’s Groundbreaking Designation for Unlicensed Spectrum
Saudi Arabia’s CITC Designates 1200 MHz of Spectrum for License-Exempt Use and Paves Way for Wi-Fi 6E & Wi-Fi 7 London – March 31st 2021: The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the body leading development of next-generation Wi-Fi services, commends the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) for their groundbreaking spectrum designation of the entire 6 GHz band (5.925-7.125 GHz) for license-exempt use. Saudi Arabia is the first country in the Middle East, Europe, or Africa to designate all 1200 MHz of the 6 GHz band for…
Read MoreWireless Broadband Alliance Releases Blueprint for 5G and Wi-Fi 6 Convergence
New industry guidelines highlight critical role Wi-Fi will play in the long-term success of 5G Outlines convergence opportunities for optimizing business innovation and customer experience London, 26 January 2021 – Convergence between Wi-Fi and 5G access technologies is critical for enabling new breed of services, applications and experiences such as Industry 4.0, AR/VR, Connected Cities and Edge Computing. That is according to the latest report from the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), developed with input from mobile carriers, Wi-Fi providers, telecom manufacturers, and its own 5G Working Group. The report, expanding…
Read More“World on the Verge of Becoming One Giant Wi-Fi Network”
WBA leaders outline ambitious vision of Worldwide Wi-Fi Harnessing new standards to network the world with Wi-Fi spectrum London, UK, October 28th 2020: The newly re-elected leaders of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) – the worldwide industry body dedicated to improving Wi-Fi services and standards – believe the world is on the verge of becoming one giant global Wi-Fi network, and will outline a powerful and ambitious vision for the future of Wi-Fi at the Alliance’s 37th annual Wireless Global Congress, October 28th. Setting the scene ahead of the event…
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