The goal of WBA’s Policy & Regulatory Affairs Work Group is to track global trends and relevant policy & spectrum issues that are of concern to the WBA membership. The Work Group will coordinate Wi-Fi advocacy efforts across membership, cities, regions and regulators globally.
Business objectives
- Work closely with WBA members and regulatory bodies for improved Wi-Fi (more spectrum, better security, user experience, Passpoint® & Roaming)
- Validate business opportunities of new Wi-Fi generations working in new spectrum brands and work with regulators globally
- Embrace the benefits of Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) to support user authentication and address regulatory requirements for user identification
Target Outcomes
- To provide and issue industry guidelines and white papers that outline recommendations to regulators and authorities in respect to various spectrums ranges, worldwide bands allocation and public consultation consensus and responses
Target Audience
Operators, Infrastructure, Device and Chipset Vendors, Regulatory & Policy Divisions.
Keywords
Policy, Spectrum, Public Consultations, Advocacy
