Wi-Fi Alliance Confirms Interoperability for Over 1,000 Wi-Fi Products from over 120 Manufacturers
The Wi-Fi Alliance announced this week that over
1,000 products from over 120 leading manufacturers
have received certification since testing began in
March 2000. Recent test data released by the Wi-Fi
Alliance indicates that wireless LAN interoperability and
performance continue to be an issue for products
without Wi-Fi certification.
"The overwhelming majority of WLAN products in
the world are Wi-Fi CERTIFIED and for good reason. In
fact, it is becoming increasingly difficult to compete
globally without Wi-Fi certification," said Wi-Fi Alliance
Managing Director, Frank Hanzlik. "Based on testing of
more than 1,000 products over several IEEE (Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11
standards, products that are prepared for Wi-Fi
certification testing fail 25-30% of the time or more
depending on the technology being tested. Products
that do not go through the rigorous testing preparation
process have an even higher failure rate. Without Wi-Fi
certification, these product failures would have been
experienced by the technology consumer."
The Wi-Fi Alliance currently performs four
independent interoperability certifications including IEEE
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and Wi-Fi Protected Access
in addition to a combination of all of these
technologies.
Click here for a searchable database of Wi-Fi certified products
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| Cleveland Poised to Become Digital Mecca with CASE | | |  The project is designed to blanket Cleveland in free
public wireless Internet access by 2006, is spurring
national recognition of the city's technological
renaissance. The OneCleveland network is built on the
most robust metropolitan fiber infrastructure in the
nation and will provide Cleveland with more access to
broadband Internet than any city in the world.
OneCleveland has already installed more than 1,500
wireless access points in downtown Cleveland,
currently allowing up to 35,000 users to simultaneously
take advantage of the massive bandwidth provided by
Case Western Reserve University and OneCleveland's
other member organizations. Click here for the full OneCleveland Wi-Fi story! | | |
| Conversent Implement Wi-Fi Throughout New England | | |  Conversent Communications announced it has
partnered with New Hampshire-based Fusion Connex to
deploy wireless Internet connectivity (Wi-Fi Service)
for hotels, airports, bus and train stations, cafes,
education institutions, and multi-dwelling units (MDUs).
Conversent is one of the first Integrated
Communications Providers in New England to offer Wi-Fi
Service.
"The Internet has become an integral part of our
day-to-day activities, whether for business research
and communication or personal email and web surfing.
Businesses, as well as property managers, have come
to realize that offering wireless broadband services
provides a considerable edge over the competition and
can significantly impact their bottom line by attracting
new customers," said Robert Shanahan, president and
CEO of Conversent Communications. Click here for the full Conversent Wi-Fi story! | | |
| Hughes Supplies 26GHz Wi-Fi Backhaul Connections | | |  Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (HNS) announced it
has been awarded a contract with cellular operator
Era/PTC (Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa) to deploy the
AIReach Broadband 9000 wireless access system in
major cities in Poland. HNS' 26 GHz AIReach point-to-
multipoint system will be used to provide wireless
backhaul connections to PTC cellular base stations and
Wi-Fi hot spots in Warsaw and other major cities in
Poland. Click here for the full Hughes Wi-Fi Backhaul story! | | |
| Wayport Surpasses 4 Million Customer Connections | | |  Proving that business travelers increasingly demand
high-speed Internet access while traveling, Wayport
announced that the company has surpassed the 4
million mark for customer connections to its network
and recently installed high-speed Internet access in
more than 33,500 hotel guestrooms, including such
brands as Loews Hotels, Sheraton and Doubletree. Click here for the full Wayport Wi-Fi story! | | |
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