Austin, Texas and Washington, D.C. – December 7, 2020 – Wi-Fi Alliance® applauds the Federal Communications Commission for authorizing the first Wi-Fi® device in the 6 GHz band. This milestone accomplishment, achieved in the face of many challenges during the global pandemic, required significant effort. It is a significant step in enabling the Wi-Fi industry to deliver the benefits of 6 GHz to all Americans when connectivity to work, learn, and communicate is needed most.

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 50,000 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 Contact:
Stephanie Burke
Highwire PR for Wi-Fi Alliance
wi-fi@highwirepr.com
(415) 692-0745 ext. 116

Austin, Texas – December 2, 2020 – Wi-Fi Alliance® welcomes the decision by the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) to make 480 MHz of spectrum in the 6 GHz band available for wireless LAN operations including Wi-Fi®. The decision provides spectrum capacity for the next generation of Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 6E) to deliver innovative applications and use cases that will transform the connectivity landscape for German consumers and enterprises. Wi-Fi Alliance looks forward to working with BNetza to enable introduction of numerous Wi-Fi 6E products to support a wide range of applications ranging from health, automotive, smart cities, AR/VR and beyond. 

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 50,000 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.

Austin, Texas and Washington D.C – November 18, 2020 – Wi-Fi Alliance® commends the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for voting to adopt new rules to enable unlicensed services, such as Wi-Fi®, access to 45 megahertz in the 5.850 -5.895 GHz band. At a time when so many Americans rely on Wi-Fi for connectivity, this decision is vital. The newly available unlicensed spectrum will enable wider channels that can be immediately used by Wi-Fi 6 to support gigabit connectivity with lower latency, improved coverage, and better power efficiency. The Wi-Fi industry is ready to use this spectrum to deliver expanded connectivity benefits nationwide.

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 50,000 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 Contact:
Stephanie Burke
Highwire PR for Wi-Fi Alliance
wi-fi@highwirepr.com
(415) 692-0745 ext. 116

Austin, Texas and Washington, D.C. – October 22, 2020 – Wi-Fi Alliance® congratulates the Chilean Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications on the decision to allow introduction of Wi-Fi® in the 5.925-7.125 GHz band. With this decision, Chile becomes the first country in Latin America to enable broadband wireless connectivity solutions delivered by next generation Wi-Fi technologies, such as Wi-Fi 6E, to its citizens. 

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 50,000 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 Contact:
Stephanie Burke
Highwire PR for Wi-Fi Alliance
wi-fi@highwirepr.com
(415) 692-0745 ext. 116

Austin, Texas and Washington, D.C. – October 28, 2020 – Wi-Fi Alliance® commends FCC Chairman Pai for addressing the urgent need for spectrum required to support explosive demand for Wi-Fi®. The additional 45 megahertz (5.850-5.895 GHz) will enable rapid deployment of next generation Wi-Fi, such as Wi-Fi 6, that will use wider channels to support gigabit connectivity with lower latency, improved coverage, and increased power efficiency. Wi-Fi Alliance urges the Commission to recognize Wi-Fi’s critical role in the telecommunications infrastructure and vote to approve this proposal, enabling a new level of connectivity for educators, healthcare providers, businesses, and consumers.

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 50,000 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 Contact:
Stephanie Burke
Highwire PR for Wi-Fi Alliance
wi-fi@highwirepr.com
(415) 692-0745 ext. 116

Austin, TX and Washington, D.C. – October 16, 2020 – Wi-Fi Alliance® welcomes the South Korea Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) decision to allow Wi-Fi® operations in the 6 GHz band. With this decision, South Korea becomes the first country in Asia-Pacific to harness additional economic value from unlicensed spectrum and realize the transformative socioeconomic benefits of Wi-Fi 6E. We are grateful to MSIT for recognizing that Wi-Fi requires additional spectrum capacity to meet growing user demand and look forward to contributing to expanded connectivity and innovation in South Korea. 

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 50,000 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.

Austin, Texas and Washington D.C. – October 1, 2020 – Wi-Fi Alliance® welcomes the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to deny the requests for stay of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules allowing deployment of Wi-Fi® and other unlicensed services in the 6 GHz band.

In the midst of the national COVID-19 crisis when many Americans are relying on low-cost Wi-Fi for bandwidth intensive work, school, medicine and other accommodations, the FCC’s 6 GHz rules are critical to meet the growing demand for Wi‑Fi connectivity while at the same time protecting public safety and utility operations. Wi-Fi Alliance will continue to support the FCC in its effort to defend the public benefits generated by affordable unlicensed connectivity that technologies like Wi-Fi will deliver in the 6 GHz band.

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 50,000 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 Contact:
Stephanie Burke
Highwire PR for Wi-Fi Alliance
wi-fi@highwirepr.com
(415) 692-0745 ext. 116

Wi-Fi 6 and WPA3™ optimize and secure the Wi-Fi® experience in managed networks

Austin, TX – September 29, 2020 – Wi-Fi Alliance® introduces new features for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Vantage™, a certification program that makes it easy to identify and select devices providing an elevated Wi-Fi experience in managed networks. Wi-Fi Vantage now supports the newest generation of Wi-Fi – Wi-Fi 6 – bringing greater efficiency and capacity to devices. Wi-Fi Vantage also now supports state-of-the art WPA3™ security and delivers improved protections in open networks with Wi-Fi Enhanced Open™. With its growing technology portfolio, Wi-Fi Vantage enables service providers, IT managers, and network operators to deliver a more consistent and quality experience in densely populated Wi-Fi networks, including education campuses, stadiums, public venues, airports, and corporate venues.

Wi-Fi Vantage bundles pertinent Wi-Fi Alliance certifications that improve overall network performance, deliver the latest in Wi-Fi security and encryption standards, and alleviate congestion on mobile data networks. Wi-Fi Vantage delivers a more reliable and consistent connectivity experience for users when establishing network access, onboarding devices, accessing services, and traversing Wi-Fi networks.

Wi-Fi Vantage will continue to be available for Wi-Fi 5 generation devices, and Wi-Fi Vantage certification for Wi-Fi 6 will now include advanced features:

• Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 5
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WPA3™
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint®
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Enhanced Open™
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Agile Multiband™
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Optimized Connectivity™

“Wi-Fi Vantage delivers on four key pillars of a positive Wi-Fi experience in dynamic environments – manageability, mobility, performance, and security,” said Kevin Robinson, senior vice president of marketing, Wi-Fi Alliance. “Key mechanisms in Wi-Fi Vantage make Wi-Fi increasingly suited for scenarios requiring greater mobility and aid in a higher-quality experience, which today often includes frequent transitions between Wi-Fi and cellular networks.”

Wi-Fi Vantage delivers next generation use cases
Wi-Fi Vantage helps deliver next generation use cases at home and in the enterprise, particularly those involving lower latency and greater mobility. Key technologies in Wi-Fi Vantage, such as Passpoint®, Wi-Fi Agile Multiband™, and Wi-Fi Optimized Connectivity™, streamline integration of Wi-Fi and cellular networks and aid in the coexistence of both technologies. Wi-Fi Vantage provides users with a more seamless mobility experience when accessing Wi-Fi networks, roaming between access points or Wi-Fi networks, or transitioning from Wi-Fi to cellular networks without losing connections. Features in Wi-Fi Vantage allocate network resources more appropriately and reduce airtime overhead, enabling a better experience with more latency sensitive applications such as video conferencing, AR/VR, and gaming. New features in Wi-Fi Vantage further enable Wi-Fi to support high density environments increased speeds, lower latency, and enhanced security.

Please watch our new Wi-Fi Vantage animation for a more in-depth look at the certification program and its enhanced capabilities. More resources can be found at: https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-vantage

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 50,000 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 Contact:
Stephanie Burke
Highwire PR for Wi-Fi Alliance
wi-fi@highwirepr.com
(415) 692-0745 ext. 116

Wi-Fi Alliance continues advancement and influence in global regulatory efforts

Austin, Texas and Washington D.C. — September 15, 2020—Wi-Fi Alliance® announces Alex Roytblat’s promotion to Vice President of Worldwide Regulatory Affairs. In this role, Roytblat will continue to grow Wi-Fi Alliance’s global voice as the predominant regulatory policy advocate for Wi-Fi®.

Roytblat joined Wi-Fi Alliance in 2016, after two decades at the Federal Communications Commission, in a newly created role of Senior Director of Worldwide Regulatory Affairs. Since then, Wi-Fi Alliance’s regulatory profile has increased, and the organization has expanded worldwide advocacy for issues directly impacting the future of Wi-Fi. Notable Wi-Fi Alliance successes under Roytblat’s leadership include favorable regulatory decisions in many countries and among international organizations, including access to 6 GHz unlicensed spectrum. Roytblat is instrumental in coordinating regulatory efforts among Wi-Fi Alliance members, and serves as a subject matter expert on regulatory issues to the benefit of the entire Wi-Fi industry.

“Alex has deep expertise in spectrum and regulatory matters, and he effectively champions Wi-Fi interests around the world,” said Edgar Figueroa, President and CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance, “Alex continues to advance regulatory policies needed to support the latest Wi-Fi advancements that will ultimately benefit consumers.”

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 50,000 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 Contact:
Stephanie Burke
Highwire PR for Wi-Fi Alliance
wi-fi@highwirepr.com
(415) 692-0745 ext. 116

UK regulator, Ofcom, will make the lower 6 GHz band available for Wi-Fi

Austin, Texas – July 24, 2020 – Wi-Fi Alliance® welcomes the decision by UK communications regulator, Ofcom, to allow Wi-Fi® operations in the 5925-6425 MHz (or 6 GHz) band. This decision demonstrates Ofcom’s recognition of the growing reliance on Wi-Fi by consumers and businesses across the UK, and will deliver additional spectrum capacity to address increasing user demand and ignite future innovation. The Wi-Fi industry is ready to take action as a result of this decision, and is eager to deliver the benefits of 6 GHz to users with the rapid introduction of Wi-Fi 6E in the UK.

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 50,000 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
(415) 692-0745 ext. 116