Leading operators and vendors among new members to join leading industry body helping drive development and deployment of next generation Wi-Fi
San Jose & Singapore – October 12, 2015 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the industry association focused on driving next generation Wi-Fi and its role in Public Wi-Fi services, Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Converged Services, Smart Cities and 5G, today welcomed 18 new members, taking the number of new members in 2015 to over 40. The new members include; Bemol, BICS, Cibersys, Cirrent, Colony Networks, Docomo Pacific, Enforta, Mi-Fi Networks, Mitel, NetworkFX, Neustar, Openet, Panasonic, TeleWorld, VAST, Veniam, WIFIACTIVA and Zscaler, bringing the total WBA membership up to 125.
The new members continue to expand on the breadth of expertise of the WBA’s membership, which includes leading mobile and broadband network operators, service providers, technology providers and partners and media players from across the Americas, Europe & Asia Pacific. Existing members include companies such as AT&T, Boingo Wireless, BT, China Telecom, Cisco Systems, Comcast, Intel Corporation, Google, iPass, KT Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, Orange and Time Warner Cable. Collectively, WBA operator members serve more than 1 billion subscribers and operate more than 15 million hotspots globally.
The new members are joining existing members at the San Jose Wi-Fi Global Congress being held 12-15 October 2015 at the San Jose Convention Center to present and discuss the growth and innovation of Wi-Fi across new hardware, applications and services such as Smart Cities, Internet of Things and utilising Unlicensed Spectrum.
“Each new member broadens our knowledge base and enhances the capability and credibility of the Alliance as an organisation to achieve our stated aims. The growth of the WBA mirrors that of Wi-Fi; in popularity and in purpose. With the combined strength and reach of our member organisations we are perfectly positioned and resourced to continue promoting development and innovation within the ecosystem.” Said Shrikant Shenwai, CEO of the Wireless Broadband Alliance. “I am delighted to welcome each of our new members to our industry-leading Congress event in the Capital of Silicon Valley, and look forward to hearing their contributions to our lively dialogue.”
For further details of the Wi-Fi Global Congress and to register your interest, please visit: www.wifiglobalcongress.com
About Wireless Broadband Alliance
Founded in 2003, the mission of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) is to champion the development of the converged wireless broadband ecosystem through seamless, secure and interoperable unlicensed wireless broadband services to deliver an outstanding user experience. Building on our heritage of NGH and carrier Wi-Fi, the WBA will continue to drive and support the adoption of Next Generation Wi-Fi and other unlicensed wireless services across the entire public Wi-Fi ecosystem, including IoT, Big Data, Converged Services, Smart Cities and 5G. Today membership includes major fixed operators such as BT, Comcast and Time Warner Cable; seven of the top 10 mobile operator groups (by revenue) and leading technology companies such as Cisco, Microsoft, Huawei Technologies, Google and Intel. WBA operator members collectively serve more than 2 billion subscribers and operate more than 25 million hotspots globally. The WBA Board includes AT&T, Boingo Wireless, BT, China Telecom, Cisco Systems, Comcast, iPass, KT Corporation, Liberty Global, NTT DOCOMO, Orange and Ruckus Wireless.
