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Wi-Fi Alliance® members showcase value of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED offers a competitive advantage and contributes to improved customer experience

Austin, Texas – February 6, 2024 – Wi-Fi Alliance® members shared company testimonials underscoring the value that Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® delivers to their companies. The top reasons for achieving Wi-Fi CERTIFIED product certification from Wi-Fi Alliance include: emphasis on a standardized method of ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of their Wi-Fi® products, delivering a competitive advantage during RFP processes, and leveraging Wi-Fi CERTIFIED as an effective marketing tool. In markets including Internet of Things (IoT) and enterprise where there is intense competition, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED differentiates products by offering a better customer experience.

These testimonials are a sampling of the value seen from Wi-Fi CERTIFIED by Wi-Fi Alliance’s more than 900 member companies.

“For Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products, I think of the top three things. The first is interoperability. Wi-Fi certification helps our devices from different manufacturers work well together. The second is the competitive advantage. Standing out in the crowd and having those logos on our products is so valuable. I actually win RFPs and RFIs over it and have a competitive advantage over my competitors. The third is security. Devices are required to adhere to certain standards and the latest encryption protocols are tested during our Wi-Fi certification, so security is very important to us.” – Rosalie Bibona, Product Management Director of Wireless, Extreme Networks

“We strongly believe in interoperability and given the fact that Wi-Fi is a long-established collection of technologies that has grown and evolved over the years, it is important for us to achieve interoperability with whatever is out there in the real world. That is where certification really plays an important role for our products.” – Danny Lousberg, Head of Product Management, Software, Signify

“Wi-Fi CERTIFIED plays a crucial role in the IoT industry. It ensures that IoT devices meet strict standards, enhancing their reliability, performance, and security. With high interoperability, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED devices can seamlessly communicate with each other. It sets a very good standard and a benchmark for the expectation of the experience that the consumer can get.” – Alex Yang, Co-Founder and COO, Tuya Smart

Watch our videos to learn more or visit: https://www.wi-fi.org/certification/member-testimonials

 

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 80,000 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.  

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Value of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Case Study: SAICT

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In order to manage your company’s membership in Wi-Fi Alliance and participate in Wi-Fi Alliance’s activities, we will need your basic business contact information, such as your name, title, company, business e-mail address and business telephone number. Under EEA and Swiss laws, that information constitutes personal data that is protected by privacy laws, including the GDPR in the EEA. If you are located in the EEA or Switzerland, please click here for our GDPR Privacy Notice, which explains how we process your personal information.

We request your consent to transfer to the USA the information that you provide to us. Wi-Fi Alliance is based in the USA and that’s where we process the personal information of Member Representatives. The USA does not have an adequacy decision from the European Commission, which means that the Commission has not determined that the laws of the USA provide adequate protection for personal information. Although the laws of the USA do not provide legal protection that is equivalent to EU data protection laws, we nonetheless treat the personal information of Member Representatives in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We use appropriate security measures to protection personal information. We also enter into contracts with our data processors that require them to treat personal information in a manner that is consistent with this Notice.

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Economic value of Wi-Fi® forecast in Africa, Middle East, and India

14 additional economies detailed in Wi-Fi Alliance® commissioned report

Austin, TX – September 14, 2021 – The Global Economic Value of Wi-Fi® (2021-2025) report now details individual forecasts for 14 additional economies in Africa, Middle East, and India. The study, commissioned by Wi-Fi Alliance® and originally released earlier this year, now focuses on 29 total economies that collectively contribute $3.3 trillion USD to the global economy in 2021, and are projected to reach nearly $5 trillion by 2025.

Key findings from the 14 additional economies include:

  • Cameroon: $1 billion in economic value today, $3 billion by 2025
  • Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): $1 billion in economic value today, $2 billion by 2025
  • Egypt: $9 billion in economic value today, $17 billion by 2025
  • Gabon: $0.6 billion in economic value today, $1.2 billion by 2025
  • India: $131 billion in economic value today, $240 billion by 2025
  • Jordan: $2 billion in economic value today, $4 billion by 2025
  • Kenya: $12 billion in economic value today, $16 billion by 2025
  • Morocco: $6 billion in economic value today, $8 billion by 2025
  • Nigeria: $16 billion in economic value today, $33 billion by 2025
  • Oman: $2.6 billion in economic value today, $3 billion by 2025
  • Saudi Arabia: $17 billion in economic value today, $24 billion by 2025
  • Senegal: $1 billion in economic value today, $3 billion by 2025
  • South Africa: $31 billion in economic value today, $44 billion by 2025
  • Uganda: $1 billion in economic value today, $4 billion by 2025

Wi-Fi’s economic value in these 29 economies was assessed based on several key factors and global developments impacting the Wi-Fi industry. Calculations of each factor – including free Wi-Fi access, residential and enterprise savings, Wi-Fi 6 adoption, availability of 6 GHz spectrum, and the coronavirus pandemic – were combined with implications specific to each country to develop the economic value.

Find the Global Economic Value of Wi-Fi report here, view the report highlights sheet, and download a graphics package on our website: www.valueofwifi.org

*Global Wi-Fi economic impact forecasts overall were not impacted by detailed forecasts for 14 additional economies.

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 65,000 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.

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wi-fi.org/beacon
facebook.com/wificertified
twitter.com/wifialliance
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Wi-Fi Alliance® celebrates World Wi-Fi® Day

Austin, TX – June 20, 2021 – As we celebrate #WorldWiFiDay, Wi-Fi Alliance® reflects on the enormous role Wi-Fi® plays by delivering connectivity when and where it is needed most. With more than 16 billion Wi-Fi devices in use today, it is hard to imagine a day without Wi-Fi.

During the last year, more Wi-Fi devices were used simultaneously in homes, and Wi-Fi usage increased between 70-94% during working hours. Users relied on Wi-Fi for education, work, healthcare, and other critical necessities in their daily lives. Wi-Fi stepped up to the challenge, and will continue to be the most popular connectivity technology and deliver a majority of the world’s internet traffic. Over the past year, the Wi-Fi industry kept communities safe, informed, and connected, and continued to advance the industry with the introduction of Wi-Fi 6E. In 2021 alone, more than 338 million Wi-Fi 6E products will deliver high-performance connectivity to support our growing connectivity needs.

Wi-Fi Alliance thanks policymakers around the world who recognize the value of Wi-Fi and made critically needed 6 GHz spectrum available, thus enabling citizens access to enhanced connectivity, innovation, and socioeconomic benefits. 

Let us all reflect on the central role that Wi-Fi plays in society, and hope for even more Wi-Fi in the years and decades ahead.  #ValueofWiFi #WiFiStrong

 

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 65,000 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.

Follow Wi-Fi Alliance:
wi-fi.org/beacon
facebook.com/wificertified
twitter.com/wifialliance
linkedin.com/company/wi-fi-alliance

Media Contact:
Stephanie Burke
Highwire PR for Wi-Fi Alliance
wi-fi@highwirepr.com

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Wi-Fi® global economic value to reach $5 trillion in 2025

New study finds Wi-Fi® is a major global economic engine

Austin, TX – February 3, 2021 – A new study commissioned by Wi-Fi Alliance® estimates the current annual global economic value of Wi-Fi® will reach $3.3 trillion in 2021, and projects it will reach $4.9 trillion by 2025. These forecasts suggest an increase of nearly $3 trillion in value from 2018 to 2025 – a 150 percent growth – underscoring Wi-Fi is a very significant global economic engine.

Wi-Fi’s economic value in 15 economies was assessed based on several key factors and global developments impacting the Wi-Fi industry. Calculations of each factor – including free Wi-Fi access, residential and enterprise savings, Wi-Fi 6 adoption, availability of 6 GHz spectrum, and the coronavirus pandemic – were combined with implications specific to each country to develop the economic value.

Key findings from the report demonstrate Wi-Fi contributes:

  • Australia: $34.7 billion in economic value today, $41.7 billion by 2025
  • Brazil: $105.2 billion in economic value today, $124.3 billion by 2025
  • Colombia: $18.9 billion in economic value today, $41.4 billion by 2025
  • European Union: $457.6 billion in economic value today, $637.2 billion by 2025
  • France: $62.5 billion in economic value today, $104 billion by 2025
  • Germany: $134.5 billion in economic value today, $173.3 billion by 2025
  • Japan: $251.1 billion in economic value today, $324.9 billion by 2025
  • Mexico: $56.6 billion in economic value today, $117.5 billion by 2025
  • New Zealand: $6.7 billion in economic value today, $9.8 billion by 2025
  • Poland: $16.1 billion in economic value today, $21.6 billion by 2025
  • Singapore: $10.6 billion in economic value today, $12.4 billion by 2025
  • South Korea: $89.3 billion in economic value today, $139.5 billion by 2025
  • Spain: $40.4 billion in economic value today, $54.1 billion by 2025
  • United Kingdom: $98.8 billion in economic value today, $108.5 billion by 2025
  • United States: $995 billion in economic value today, $1.58 trillion by 2025

“Wi-Fi is one of the great technology success stories, and Wi-Fi’s economic contribution gives it a leading role as a global economic engine,” said Edgar Figueroa, president and CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance. “As the world relies on Wi-Fi to support our daily lives, Wi-Fi Alliance remains committed to ensuring the unlicensed spectrum landscape will accommodate tremendous Wi-Fi innovation on the horizon.”

Wi-Fi has proven to improve economic resiliency and its value continues to increase as next generation devices and deployments become available. Wi-Fi 6 and future generations of Wi-Fi, coupled with access to 6 GHz spectrum, provide the capacity, coverage, and performance required to give quality experiences in demanding environments and further contribute to Wi-Fi’s economic growth by 2025. Wi-Fi enables advanced services and applications and is a key component in global efforts to bridge the digital divide in rural and isolated geographies.

“Wi-Fi’s inherent strengths have driven the global economic value to new levels and proved to be the answer for meeting the growing demand for connectivity,” said Dr. Raul Katz, study lead author and President of Telecom Advisory Services. “Wi-Fi has played a critical role for consumers and businesses during the pandemic. It is important to ensure sufficient spectrum to continue its social and economic benefits now and in the future.”                                                                                                                                         

Details on key factors driving Wi-Fi value are available in the study. Please visit www.valueofwifi.com for more information.

 

About the study
Wi-Fi Alliance commissioned a study from Telecom Advisory Services (TAS), headed by Dr. Raul Katz, to analyze the economic contribution of Wi-Fi in 2021 and forecast to 2025. The study focuses on 15 world economies, and then calculates an estimated global value. Country-specific evaluations for Australia, Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, as well as a European Union estimate are included.

 

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 65,000 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

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Economic Value of Wi-Fi® Graphics

Consent to Transfer of Data to USA

In order to manage your company’s membership in Wi-Fi Alliance and participate in Wi-Fi Alliance’s activities, we will need your basic business contact information, such as your name, title, company, business e-mail address and business telephone number. Under EEA and Swiss laws, that information constitutes personal data that is protected by privacy laws, including the GDPR in the EEA. If you are located in the EEA or Switzerland, please click here for our GDPR Privacy Notice, which explains how we process your personal information.

We request your consent to transfer to the USA the information that you provide to us. Wi-Fi Alliance is based in the USA and that’s where we process the personal information of Member Representatives. The USA does not have an adequacy decision from the European Commission, which means that the Commission has not determined that the laws of the USA provide adequate protection for personal information. Although the laws of the USA do not provide legal protection that is equivalent to EU data protection laws, we nonetheless treat the personal information of Member Representatives in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We use appropriate security measures to protection personal information. We also enter into contracts with our data processors that require them to treat personal information in a manner that is consistent with this Notice.

Please fill out this form to download your file. If you work for a Wi-Fi Alliance member company you may request members-only access.

Global Economic Value of Wi-Fi® (2021-2025)

A study assessing the global economic value of Wi-Fi developed for Wi-Fi Alliance® by Telecom Advisory Services highlights the importance of Wi-Fi worldwide. The global value of Wi-Fi is estimated to be $3.3 trillion in 2021, increasing to $4.9 trillion by 2025, taking into consideration factors such as consumer and business communication needs, technology developments, access to additional spectrum, and the economic impact of a global pandemic.

Consent to Transfer of Data to USA

In order to manage your company’s membership in Wi-Fi Alliance and participate in Wi-Fi Alliance’s activities, we will need your basic business contact information, such as your name, title, company, business e-mail address and business telephone number. Under EEA and Swiss laws, that information constitutes personal data that is protected by privacy laws, including the GDPR in the EEA. If you are located in the EEA or Switzerland, please click here for our GDPR Privacy Notice, which explains how we process your personal information.

We request your consent to transfer to the USA the information that you provide to us. Wi-Fi Alliance is based in the USA and that’s where we process the personal information of Member Representatives. The USA does not have an adequacy decision from the European Commission, which means that the Commission has not determined that the laws of the USA provide adequate protection for personal information. Although the laws of the USA do not provide legal protection that is equivalent to EU data protection laws, we nonetheless treat the personal information of Member Representatives in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We use appropriate security measures to protection personal information. We also enter into contracts with our data processors that require them to treat personal information in a manner that is consistent with this Notice.

Please fill out this form to download your file. If you work for a Wi-Fi Alliance member company you may request members-only access.

Detail: Global Economic Value of Wi-Fi® (2021-2025)

Consent to Transfer of Data to USA

In order to manage your company’s membership in Wi-Fi Alliance and participate in Wi-Fi Alliance’s activities, we will need your basic business contact information, such as your name, title, company, business e-mail address and business telephone number. Under EEA and Swiss laws, that information constitutes personal data that is protected by privacy laws, including the GDPR in the EEA. If you are located in the EEA or Switzerland, please click here for our GDPR Privacy Notice, which explains how we process your personal information.

We request your consent to transfer to the USA the information that you provide to us. Wi-Fi Alliance is based in the USA and that’s where we process the personal information of Member Representatives. The USA does not have an adequacy decision from the European Commission, which means that the Commission has not determined that the laws of the USA provide adequate protection for personal information. Although the laws of the USA do not provide legal protection that is equivalent to EU data protection laws, we nonetheless treat the personal information of Member Representatives in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We use appropriate security measures to protection personal information. We also enter into contracts with our data processors that require them to treat personal information in a manner that is consistent with this Notice.

Please fill out this form to download your file. If you work for a Wi-Fi Alliance member company you may request members-only access.

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