New guidelines define standardised approach for operators and vendors deploying Wi-Fi London, March 21 2018—The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has today launched its Wi-Fi Deployment Guidelines and Compliance Checklist that define the best practices for wireless network operators and infrastructure vendors to deploy Wi-Fi networks. The full 'Guidelines', available to WBA members will act
Wireless Broadband Alliance Puts Smart City Technology into Action at Mobile World Congress BARCELONA, March 16, 2018—The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), together with The GSMA, Fira Barcelona and the city of Barcelona launched a successful next generation Wi-Fi (Passpoint™) deployment at Mobile World Congress 2018, demonstrating how advanced wireless hotspots can fuel connectivity for smart
Latest report highlights monetisation potentials of Wi-Fi advertising across retail, hospitality, service, leisure, and transport sectors Singapore, February 2018 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has launched a new whitepaper outlining the monetisation opportunities that Wi-Fi driven location-based advertising presents for operators, service providers, enterprise and consumers. The whitepaper, entitled 'Wi-Fi: Value Add and Advertising',
WBA Annual Industry Report highlights how Wi-Fi is positioned to support 5G-type Performance and Use Cases London 13 December 2017 – The level of industry confidence in Wi-Fi investment is at its highest-ever, according to the Wireless Broadband Alliance’s Annual Industry Report for 2017. As the wireless industry becomes crucial to delivering high quality, high
LONDON, November 15, 2017— The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) today announced the winners of the sixth annual WBA Industry Awards at its Wireless Global Congress event in New York. Judged by a panel of independent industry experts, analysts and journalists, each year the awards honor the most exceptional – and best practice - networks, smart
Report sharpens best practice for Connected City technology use cases to tackle urban challenges Singapore, 15 November 2017 – The Connected City Advisory Board (CCAB), a committee developed by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), has published an update to its Connected City Blueprint. The latest version of the report focuses on the different issues and
LONDON, Nov. 8, 2017 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) today announced a significant milestone for Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) technology. The NGH Wi-Fi, which is based on Passpoint technology and WBA Roaming, was successfully deployed at the GSMA’s inaugural Mobile World Congress (MWC) Americas event in San Francisco, which welcomed more than 21,000 people
Latest WBA whitepaper reveals that Wi-Fi is the leading unlicensed technology under the 5G umbrella Singapore, 6 September 2017 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published its initial assessment into how Wi-Fi and other unlicensed technologies will contribute to the 5G framework definition. The whitepaper explores the opinions of more than 65 companies across
Over 60 cities and organizations support WBA’s City Wi-Fi Roaming project, bringing connectivity to 17 cities across the globe this summer Singapore, 18 July 2017 – As part of the ongoing celebrations to honor World Wi-Fi Day 2017, the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has announced that its City Wi-Fi Roaming project will run for a
WBA Industry Awards recognize excellence and support Wi-Fi best practice Singapore, 29 June 2017 – Today the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) announces that its 2017 Industry Awards are now open for entries. In its sixth year, the WBA awards aim to recognize and encourage best practice within the unlicensed wireless ecosystem, and are open to
