Wi-Fi Alliance® is the worldwide network of companies that brings you Wi-Fi®. Our vision is to connect everyone and everything, everywhere. 

Behind Wi-Fi’s worldwide ubiquity and accessibility is Wi-Fi Alliance – the trusted leader for the Wi-Fi industry for 25 years. Among associations, we are widely regarded as the gold standard for identifying market needs and aligning our work to deliver on those opportunities. Wi-Fi Alliance eliminates barriers around technology adoption that would otherwise limit the potential of Wi-Fi, setting a benchmark for Wi-Fi excellence that users, industries, and governments trust.

Our organization has proven its ability to accelerate adoption and time to market for Wi-Fi technologies. Wi-Fi Alliance offers a collaborative environment where our members actively identify emerging requirements and work together to bring technologies and solutions rapidly to market. Wi-Fi Alliance is the forum where industry problems are solved, and where challenges are anticipated and solutions are identified before issues ever reach Wi-Fi devices. Wi-Fi Alliance removes obstacles to success, allowing our members leverage our proven processes and focus their attention on technology innovation. In all we do, we are deeply invested in the long-term success of Wi-Fi and our members.

Wi-Fi Alliance work includes development of Wi-Fi technologies, requirements, and programs that promote a robust global Wi-Fi ecosystem. We are strong advocates in preserving unlicensed spectrum for Wi-Fi and are active in industry thought leadership and global marketing.

 

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Our vision and mission

Wi-Fi Alliance’s vision is connecting everyone and everything, everywhere.

Our mission:

  • Fostering highly effective global collaboration among member companies
  • Delivering excellent connectivity experiences through interoperability
  • Embracing technology and driving innovation
  • Promoting the adoption of our technologies worldwide
  • Advocating for fair worldwide spectrum rules
  • Leading, developing, and embracing industry-agreed standards
Learn more about our history

Celebrating 25 years of Wi-Fi innovation

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1999

Six companies form Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance to advance wireless networking technology adoption and evolution

1999
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2000

The organization becomes Wi-Fi Alliance®, introduces the term "Wi-Fi®," and launches Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®

2000
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2007

Wi-Fi 4 offers dual-band operation and up-leveled performance with 150 Mbps speeds

2007
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2009

One billionth Wi-Fi device ships

2009
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2012

Wi-Fi is used in 25% of homes worldwide and cumulative Wi-Fi device shipments exceed 5 billion

2012
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2013

Wi-Fi 5 enables increased robustness and global hotspots surpass 5 billion

2013
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2019

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6® delivers more advanced connectivity

2019
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2020

6 GHz is made available to Wi-Fi marking a historic spectrum milestone

2020
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2022

Wi-Fi device shipments surpass 38 billion over the technology's lifetime

2022
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2023

Wi-Fi certifications reach 80,000 and the global economic value of Wi-Fi exceeds $3.9 trillion USD

2023
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2024

Wi-Fi Alliance introduces Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7™ with capabilities that enable next-generation innovation

2024