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World Wi-Fi Day is a unique worldwide initiative, organized by the Wireless Broadband Alliance under the leadership of the Connected City Advisory Board (CCAB), that saw its inaugural date take place on 20 June, 2016. It aims to celebrate and champion the significance of Wi-Fi in cities and communities around the world, while also drawing

For the inaugural World Wi-Fi Day, the WBA is honouring and recognizing several successful case studies of Wi-Fi deployments from around the world. These case studies provide strong examples of bridging the digital divide and ‘Connecting the Unconnected,’ and we couldn’t be prouder to announce the shortlists of nominees in the following categories:

This editorial was written by Jessica Rosenworcel, a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The original posting can be found here. Americans love Wi-Fi, plain and simple. On World Wi-Fi Day, it’s worth considering—how do we love Wi-Fi? Let us count the ways.

This blog post was submitted to the WBA by Fon. You know Wi-Fi has made it when... …it gets its very own holiday! Yes, the Wireless Broadband Alliance’s “World Wi-Fi Day” will officially be added to the calendar this year – and the date is June 20th, 2016. Here at Fon, we are thrilled about

In this new ongoing series, the WBA will be featuring interviews with the distinguished members of our Board of Directors. These interviews will contain answers to questions about a variety of topics, including the WBA’s many initiatives, the state of the ecosystem, and much more. For this installment, we had the pleasure of speaking to

In this new ongoing series, the WBA will be featuring interviews with the distinguished members of our Board of Directors. These interviews will contain answers to questions about a variety of topics, including the WBA’s many initiatives, the state of the ecosystem, and much more. For this installment, we spoke with Cole Reinwand, Vice-President XFINITY

In a previous whitepaper, the first collaboration between the GSMA and the WBA, the need of interworking between the RADIUS and Diameter protocols was identified as a key topic in regards to the seamless interoperability of Wi-Fi Roaming with cellular networks. Now, the organizations have come together once again to define an interworking translation between

We recently had the opportunity to sit down with WBA member iBwave and ask them a few questions. Benoit Fleury, VP Product Line Management, was kind enough to take the time to discuss what 2016 and beyond has in store for iBwave, and how their newest Wi-Fi product promises to play a key role in

The Wireless Broadband Alliance is comprised of members who have come together to achieve a common goal: delivering an outstanding user experience thought next-generation Wi-Fi. We’re very proud to introduce you to these members, and give you a glimpse into their role within the WBA and the wireless ecosystem. This week, we’re profiling GlobalReach Technology

And yet another Mobile World Congress has come and gone. The 2016 event saw record-breaking attendance, and while a public transportation strike threatened to throw a wrench into the works, MWC was a great success – for the ecosystem itself, and for the Wireless Broadband Alliance.