Austin, TX and Washington, D.C. – August 4, 2017 – Wi-Fi Alliance® congratulates Jessica Rosenworcel and Brendan Carr on their confirmation by the U.S. Senate to the Federal Communications Commission (the Commission). Both Ms. Rosenworcel and Mr. Carr bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in regulatory policy that will help advance our nation’s broadband wireless connectivity goals. Wi-Fi Alliance looks forward to working with the full Commission on achieving our mission of connecting everyone and everything, everywhere.

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 certified more than 35,000 Wi-Fi products. 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

Austin, TX and Washington D.C. – August 3, 2017 – Wi-Fi Alliance® applauds the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) adoption of "Expanding Flexible Use in Mid-Band Spectrum” Notice of Inquiry (NOI). Wi-Fi Alliance is particularly encouraged by the NOI’s focus on extending unlicensed operations to the 5.925-6.425 GHz and 6.425-7.125 GHz bands.

Over the last 20 years, the growth in Wi-Fi® usage has exceeded all expectations. Today’s Wi-Fi exemplifies innovation by carrying more data traffic than any other wireless technology and delivering high-performance connectivity to billions of business, education, enterprise, and government users who depend on Wi-Fi connectivity every day. Spectrum access needed for Wi-Fi functionality, however, has not kept pace with Wi-Fi growth. A recent study predicts degradation in Wi-Fi performance and availability due to significant spectrum shortfall in the near future. With this NOI the FCC takes a significant step toward alleviating projected Wi-Fi spectrum shortfall, and most importantly, toward ensuring that Americans continue to experience tremendous socioeconomic benefits delivered by Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi Alliance looks forward to working with the FCC on this important initiative.

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 certified more than 35,000 Wi-Fi products. 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

Austin, TX and Washington D.C. – August 3, 2017 – Wi-Fi Alliance® welcomes the introduction of the Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act (AIRWAVES Act) by Senator Gardner and Senator Hassan.  Provisions of this bipartisan legislation address the underlying need for additional unlicensed spectrum. The majority of Americans rely on Wi-Fi® as the primary technology for wireless connectivity, and it is imperative to ensure that adequate spectrum is available for Wi-Fi functionality today and in the future. Wi-Fi Alliance is grateful to Senators Gardner and Hassan for recognizing the need for additional unlicensed spectrum and looks forward to progress on this bill.

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 certified more than 35,000 Wi-Fi products. 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

New features deliver immersive HD and 4K Ultra HD content display

Austin, Texas – July 26, 2017 – As Wi-Fi® users embrace higher quality multimedia content on their mobile devices, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast™ has added new capabilities to better support high-definition (HD) and 4K Ultra HD content streaming for a more immersive wireless viewing experience. New Miracast® features operate through existing Wi-Fi network connections or widely-adopted Wi-Fi Direct® and introduce performance enhancements to display multimedia content seamlessly between devices. Miracast enables high-resolution content streaming between smartphones, tablets, cameras, televisions, projectors, and car infotainment systems, and eliminates the need for cables.

Miracast delivers content for both home entertainment and enterprise scenarios, and builds on a foundation of existing Wi-Fi Alliance® technology programs including the latest generation of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ac, providing increased data rates and enhanced performance. Devices connect to each other directly or through existing Wi-Fi networks, and connections are secured with WPA2™ advanced security features. Miracast supports new audio/video (A/V) formats, extending battery life in mobile devices. Miracast requires stricter latency standards, higher quality of A/V performance, and better A/V synchronization to assure users enjoy their Wi-Fi viewing experience.

“Miracast enables users to seamlessly experience the content they want, where and when they want it,” said Edgar Figueroa, president and CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance. “Miracast gives Wi-Fi users freedom to display high-quality content while retaining ease of use, multi-vendor interoperability, and security that is shared by Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products.”

A fundamental shift in the way users consume content is underway, with users embracing Wi-Fi to view rich multimedia on their mobile devices which rivals content previously consumed through other platforms. Recent research shows the time consumers spend watching video content on mobile devices now equals the time spent watching that content on TVs. Miracast is widely adopted across a variety of devices, with more than 7,000 devices certified – including most leading smartphone, tablet, and smart TV brands – and uses simple setup and configuration to support premium content streaming including Blu-ray films, live television events, and other copy-protected digital content. Only Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast devices provide assurances for delivering a good user experience. 

For more information on Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast, please visit: www.wi-fi.org/miracast.

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 certified more than 35,000 Wi-Fi products. 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

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a draft Expanding Flexible Use in Mid-Band Spectrum Between 3.7 GHz and 24 GHz Notice of Inquiry (NOI). The NOI bridges the gap between low-frequency and high-frequency bands by examining the frequencies between 3.7 GHz and 24 GHz.

Austin, TX and Washington D.C. – July 14, 2017 – Wi-Fi Alliance® congratulates FCC Chairman Pai on the release of the draft “Expanding Flexible Use in Mid-Band Spectrum Between 3.7 and 24 GHz” Notice of Inquiry (NOI). With the adoption of this NOI, the FCC will take a significant step toward expanding wireless broadband connectivity for all Americans. Wi-Fi Alliance is particularly encouraged by the NOI’s focus on extending unlicensed operations to the 5.925-6.425 GHz and 6.425-7.125 GHz bands. Each day, Wi-Fi® users deploy millions of additional Wi-Fi devices, whose delivery of content and services will soon exceed the capacity of the limited amount of unlicensed spectrum available. A forward-thinking spectrum policy, such as the one outlined in the NOI, is needed to supplement that capacity for consumers, businesses, and government users who depend on Wi-Fi for their vital connectivity needs. Wi-Fi Alliance looks forward to working with the FCC on this important initiative.

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 certified more than 35,000 Wi-Fi products. 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

Ofcom published a decision to allow Wi-Fi use in the 5.8 GHz band. The decision will allow access to an additional 125 MHz of spectrum.

Austin, TX and Washington, D.C. – July 13, 2017 – Wi-Fi Alliance® praises UK Ofcom’s decision to allow Wi-Fi® operations in the 5.8 GHz band (5725 – 5850 MHz). Wi-Fi is one of the fastest growing technologies for delivering communications, commerce, and entertainment and requires additional spectrum capacity to maintain expected performance. Opening an additional 125 MHz will help alleviate Wi-Fi spectrum shortfall and benefit UK consumers and businesses.

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 certified more than 35,000 Wi-Fi products. 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

Austin, TX and Washington D.C. – June 29, 2017 – Wi-Fi Alliance® commends President Trump’s decision to nominate Brendan Carr to the Federal Communications Commission. Mr. Carr’s expertise in spectrum policy will help advance our nation’s broadband wireless connectivity. We look forward to working together to ensure that Wi-Fi® continues to connect everyone and everything, everywhere.

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 certified more than 35,000 Wi-Fi products. 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

Austin, TX – June 20, 2017 – In celebration of #WorldWiFiDay, Wi-Fi Alliance® congratulates its 750+ member companies and the entire Wi-Fi® industry on 17+ years of innovation that has made Wi-Fi one of technology’s greatest success stories. Wi-Fi Alliance works diligently to bring Wi-Fi to the world, and thanks all the organizations and individuals that today recognize Wi-Fi as an essential component of the telecommunications infrastructure. 

Wi-Fi advances over the last two decades have made the world a more connected place—bringing families closer together, helping students learn, making businesses more efficient, and creating broad based economic stimulus. Today, Wi-Fi carries more than half of all data traffic from all corners of the world.  

Wi-Fi Alliance thanks our members for the tremendous impact their work delivers. Wi-Fi is one of the few technologies that people around the world love and rely on every day. We look forward to celebrating Wi-Fi’s tremendous achievements for years to come! 

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 certified more than 35,000 Wi-Fi products. 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

U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Jessica Rosenworcel to fill the open Democratic slot at the Federal Communications Commission

Austin, TX and Washington D.C. – June 14, 2017 – Wi-Fi Alliance® praises President Trump’s intent to nominate Jessica Rosenworcel as a Federal Communications commissioner. Rosenworcel has a strong record of promoting Wi-Fi® connectivity for all Americans and we look forward to working with her on achieving this goal.

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 certified more than 35,000 Wi-Fi products. 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

New certification brings professionally designed, preinstalled Wi-Fi® networks to new homes

Austin, TX, June 14, 2017 – Wi-Fi Alliance® is introducing a certification program that brings professionally designed, builder-installed Wi-Fi® networks to new homes, delivering a great user experience throughout the whole home. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Home Design™ brings enterprise design practices for planning and installing Wi-Fi networks to the new home construction industry, resulting in consistent, whole-home coverage and an exceptional Wi-Fi experience from the day the home owner moves in. In the same way that new homes are constructed with well-planned lighting and electrical schemes, home buyers will now benefit from integrated Wi-Fi networks that set a new standard in home network design and installation.

Wi-Fi Home Design provides home builders with an industry-approved network installation plan based on exacting Wi-Fi deployment guidelines. The guidelines define criteria for access point (APs) placement to eliminate dead spots and deliver strong Wi-Fi coverage throughout the entire home and outdoor spaces, including garages and patios. Wi-Fi Home Design enables reliable connections in home environments with many client devices and provides great integration with connected smart home products including Wi-Fi voice-activated wireless speakers, security cameras, door locks, light bulbs, thermostats, and appliances. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ APs are required, ensuring high-performance, security, and interoperability.

“We are committed to a great user experience for our Wi-Fi fans in all areas of their lives, and we now bring our expertise in developing certification programs to residential home Wi-Fi network design,” said Edgar Figueroa, president and CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance. “Homes that are certified for Wi-Fi Home Design provide whole-home Wi-Fi coverage with professionally designed networks that are ready for demanding applications.”

Companies spanning Wi-Fi infrastructure, mobile device, consumer electronics, smart home, and home building industries worked in Wi-Fi Alliance to define criteria for Wi-Fi Home Design. The requirements consider the increasing number of smart home devices expected in homes over the next decade, and the growing demand for data-intensive usages such as virtual reality and simultaneous 4K video streams. Wi-Fi Home Design will scale to accommodate both the growth in Wi-Fi devices and high-bandwidth applications.

Lennar, one of the largest U.S. homebuilders, is the first to offer new homes featuring Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Home Design. Lennar has announced that next month they will begin offering Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Home Design as a standard feature as part of its Everything’s Included program – which also includes smart home technology and wireless entertainment powered by some of the world’s top consumer brands.

“Reliable whole-home Wi-Fi is as essential to the way people live today as central air conditioning,” said David J. Kaiserman, president of Lennar Ventures. “Wi-Fi Home Design sets an unmatched standard for residential Wi-Fi networks that assures homebuyers their new home will allow them to enjoy a truly connected lifestyle – with smart devices that enhance security and comfort, streaming entertainment or whatever the future holds.” 

For more information on Wi-Fi Home Design please visit: www.wi-fi.org/wi-fi-home-design

Response to Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Home Design:

“CableLabs is excited about the rollout of the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Home Design certification program, as it will help bring Enterprise-class Wi-Fi performance to the home. A major focus of ours is standardized Internet service delivery to and throughout the home and this program gives new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Home Design homeowners a professionally designed Wi-Fi network."  - Josh Redmore, Lead Architect for Wireless at CableLabs. 

“With home appliances all getting smarter, well-planned Wi-Fi coverage throughout the home is now a necessity for a good user experience of the Smart Home. Wi-Fi Home Design sets the standard which will benefit the entire industry.” - Miao Wang, Standard & Patent Director, Haier

“With the rapid adoption of smart devices, homeowners appreciate reliable Wi-Fi performance throughout their homes. As a manufacturer of state-of-the-art lighting controls, we support the Wi-Fi Alliance certification program to assure a high-quality customer experience." – Daryoush Larizadeh, president and chief operating officer, Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.

“Wi-Fi Home Design provides new home network installations with reliable Wi-Fi coverage and performance to give a great user experience throughout the entire home. Ruckus has been closely involved in the development of the certification program because we see tremendous value in leveraging our enterprise design experience and applying it to the connected home, providing a strong foundation to enable the Smart Home of the future.”  - Steve Martin, CTO, Ruckus, a part of Brocade

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 certified more than 35,000 Wi-Fi products. 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