The WiFi Alliance plans to certify the interoperability of draft-n products ahead of the full approval of the 802.11n standard. Under the two-phase certification program, the alliance will begin testing the products including baseline features from the standard in the first half of 2007 while the next phase will involve the final ratification, which is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2008. Many products based on the key features of the standard are now being sold and the estimate is that tens of millions more of these products will hit the market in 2007.
Via [elecdesign.com]
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The Wi-Fi Alliance has repealed its earlier decision not to perform interoperability testing of 100+Mbit/s wireless LAN gear through final ratification of the 802.11n standard. Instead, according to WFA Managing Director Frank Hanzlik, the group will undertake a two-phase certification for 802.11n — the first leg will involve certification of products based on the standard’s progress in the first half of 2007 and the next phase will see certification concurrent with the final approval of the IEEE. Hanzlik said the alliance had to make the decision to avoid confusion in the market, which is now teeming with pre-standard products. Another consideration, he said, is the possible delay in the ratification, which is likely to take place in March 2008, a year later than originally planned. Hanzlik sees the first testing to happen by June 2007 or even earlier.
Via [computerworld.com]
The Wi-Fi Alliance, the industry consortium that acts as promoter and tester of interoperability between wireless LAN equipment makers, has seen the writing on the wall. Vendors have not been touting the Wi-Fi Certified stamp of approval as they once were—a fact that has not escaped notice. So the group is making plans to stay relevant as 802.11 technologies move beyond just PCs.
Via [wi-fiplanet.com]
The Wi-Fi Alliance will use its pull in the industry to improve security measures in wireless LAN hardware over the next year.
Via [eweek.com]
Businesses skittish about jumping on the Wi-Fi bandwagon because of security and reliability concerns should stop worrying.
Via [eweek.com]
At the Internet Telephony show in Los Angeles last month, it was fitting that the subject of QoS came up often. During the Wi-Fi conference track, someone joked that the IEEE 802.11e QoS standard “has been six to nine months away - for five to six years.”
Via [techworld.com]
Companies tempted to jump the gun on the next-generation 802.11n wireless networking standard have received a warning shot across the bows from the Wifi Alliance, the body that certifies compliant products.
Via [vnunet.com]
What exactly provoked the WiFi Alliance to threaten to withdraw its imprimatur from anybody who started announcing 802.11n technology? An obvious suspect has to be whoever it is who is offering “pre-N” technology, eh, Belkin?
Via [theregister.co.uk]
The Wi-Fi Alliance has formed a group to study the specific implications for Wi-Fi of continuing Wi-Fi/cellular convergence.
Via [commsdesign.com]
Aggressive marketing can poison the market - so the Wi-Fi Alliance’s tough stance will benefit us all.
Via [comment.zdnet.co.uk]
Having seen vendors disappoint customers with pre-certified 802.11g kit that didn’t do the job, the Wi-Fi Alliance has announced tighter rules for 802.11n.
Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]
The Wi-Fi Alliance stressed Monday that it will not support pre-standard 802.11n equipment and may, under certain circumstances, revoke existing certification of WLAN equipment that deploys so-called “pre-N” technology.
Via [crn.com]
The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced that it is now certifying a new capability that is expected to set the stage for rapid adoption of Wi-Fi networking in consumer electronic devices such as DVD players and televisions.
Via [reed-electronics.com]
Next week, the Wi-Fi Alliance will release Wi-Fi Multimedia, or WMM, an interim standard that will provide early quality-of-service functionality for multimedia equipment based on the emerging 802.11e specification.
Via [eweek.com]
Faster Testing Could Mean More Certified Wi-Fi
Azimuth Systems has released a new test suite that could reduce the testing time for WiFi products by two-thirds. WiFi Alliance’s Authorized Test Laboratories worldwide will use the AzCert Wi-Fi Certification Test Suite. Azimuth vice president of marketing Jeff Abramowitz estimated that testing will take between four and five hours. Although the laboratories have yet to certify a product, Abramowitz believes they will come out with an announcement soon and more in the future as “faster turnaround is expected.”
Via [wi-fiplanet.com]