The Catalyst Effect: Understanding the Impact of Lockdown on Residential Wi-Fi and Future Implications

This article was written by Bart Vercammen, Executive Vice-President and General Manager of Airties’ software product line. Residential Wi-Fi is an essential service – a fact that became clearer during COVID-19 lockdowns around the globe. As cities and nations shifted to remote working and learning, it created a “new normal” and further accelerated reliance on

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2021-02-01T13:29:59+00:00January 26th, 2021|Member Releases|

Wireless Broadband Alliance Releases Blueprint for 5G and Wi-Fi 6 Convergence

New industry guidelines highlight critical role Wi-Fi will play in the long-term success of 5G.  Outlines convergence opportunities for optimizing business innovation and customer experience.  London, 26 January 2021 – Convergence between Wi-Fi and 5G access technologies is critical for enabling new breed of services, applications and experiences such as Industry 4.0, AR/VR, Connected Cities

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2021-01-27T23:34:43+00:00January 26th, 2021|WBA Press releases|

Broadcom BCM4389 Powers the World’s First Wi-Fi 6E Smartphone

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra delivers unprecedented multi-gigabit, low-latency Wi-Fi leveraging the 6 GHz bandSAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) today announced that the BCM4389 chip enables the world’s first Wi-Fi 6E phone, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. The BCM4389 combines the benefits of the sixth generation of Wi-Fi with the pristine 6 GHz

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2021-01-18T15:10:19+00:00January 14th, 2021|Member Releases|

OpenRoaming – Wi-Fi Connects the World

Providing public Wi-Fi across villages, towns and cities, connecting the unconnected and enabling residents, students and visitors access to the internet can provide life enhancing opportunities, improving access to education and personal development and providing the necessary drivers for economic growth by bridging the digital divide. This is as true in developed societies in Europe

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2021-01-12T13:33:05+00:00January 11th, 2021|WBA Blog|

An Interview with WBA Member LEVL

New WBA member LEVL focuses on device identity. It offers a privacy-friendly method of device identity as a replacement for the MAC address. Device identity is used for a variety of network services and also enhances Wi-Fi sensing and authentication. Learn more about LEVL by visiting their official website. We recently had the opportunity to

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2020-12-15T18:08:38+00:00December 15th, 2020|WBA Blog|

Ontix & GlobalReach Technology Deliver Seamless Central London Wi-Fi Roaming for AT&T’s International Customers

A Wi-Fi automatic connection via SIM authentication in Trafalgar Square London, UK, 3rd December 2020 – Mobile customers of US-based operator AT&T (NYSE:T) are now able to seamlessly connect in London’s iconic Trafalgar Square, with the launch of a new ultra-fast Passpoint Wi-Fi network from next-generation wireless infrastructure-as-a-service provider Ontix. Launched in early 2020, the

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2020-12-03T16:02:37+00:00December 3rd, 2020|Member Releases|

WBA OpenRoaming™ Partners With Kyrio® To Provide Enterprise-Level Security On Public Wi-Fi Networks

OpenRoaming now offers the highest security currently available on a public Wi-Fi network London, 3 December 2020 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has today announced that users of its new OpenRoaming™ service will be granted enterprise-level security thanks to a partnership with infrastructure security experts, Kyrio®. The WBA OpenRoaming Service, which removes the barriers

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2021-01-11T14:10:00+00:00December 3rd, 2020|WBA Press releases|

Cityroam joins WBA OpenRoaming as an Implementer for providing secure Public Wi-Fi

ようこそ、日本初の OpenRoaming™ へ! Welcome to the first OpenRoaming™ in Japan! Cityroam is an independent roaming federation and also a member of WBA OpenRoaming™. Cityroam and eduroam are ready to provide OpenRoaming services across Japan. Cityroam has completed the trial of OpenRoaming in October and deployed the services at various places throughout

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2020-11-24T11:07:13+00:00November 23rd, 2020|WBA Blog|

Cross-Industry Survey Reveals 79% Plan to Adopt WBA OpenRoaming

London [19th November, 2020]: According to a Wireless Broadband Alliance cross-industry survey of service providers, equipment manufacturers and enterprises, almost four out of five (79%) have adopted or plan to adopt the WBA OpenRoaming standard. As the Wi-Fi roaming standard was only introduced in late May 2020, this demonstrates a very rapid and widespread

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2020-11-23T15:47:13+00:00November 19th, 2020|WBA Press releases|

LoRa Alliance® and Wireless Broadband Alliance Demonstrate Increase in Market Opportunity and ROI for IoT Deployments that Combine LoRaWAN® and Wi-Fi

Fremont, CA – November 17, 2020 – Selecting an intelligent multi-radio strategy is becoming increasingly important to succeed in a connected world, as illustrated in a new whitepaper released today by the LoRa Alliance® and Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). The paper, “Wi-Fi & LoRaWAN® Trials - An Overview of Use Cases Across Regions Combining Two Technologies” provides

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2020-11-17T16:08:02+00:00November 17th, 2020|WBA Press releases|
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