WBA supports the decision of the FCC to open the 6 GHz band for Wi-Fi use and confirms early tests show Wi-Fi 6E’s unprecedented speeds and hyper-low latency London – April 23rd, 2020: The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the body leading development of next generation Wi-Fi services, today supports the decision by the Federal Communications Commission
This article was written by Tiago Rodrigues, CEO of the Wireless Broadband Alliance. 2020 is going to be a pivotal year for the wireless industry. On March 11th 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic as the number of global infections continued to rise. Since then, governments throughout the world have enforced
STOCKHOLM – 7 April, 2020 – Melita, the provider of nationwide fibre-powered gigabit internet in Malta and provider of the country’s largest Wi-Fi hotspot network, has deployed Aptilo Service Management Platform™ (SMP) to enable current and future Wi-Fi services. Melita is migrating their existing nationwide Wi-Fi hotspots and their community Wi-Fi network with over 30,000 homespots, to
Following the announcement from the Federal Communications Commission that the 6 GHz band is proposed to be licensed for Wi-Fi operation (Wi-Fi 6E), Tiago Rodrigues, CEO – Wireless Broadband Alliance commented, “The proposed opening of the 6 GHz band to Wi-Fi 6 technology will be a game changer for global Wi-Fi. This new band would
Widespread Wireless Industry Support of OpenRoaming as Industry Standard London, March 19, 2020 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) today announced its intention to take over ownership and management of OpenRoaming as a global wireless industry standard. The move, in line with the WBA’s history and leadership on Wi-Fi Roaming services and interoperability, is designed
As the pioneer and world leader in mobile satellite communications, Inmarsat has been powering global connectivity for four decades. They provide governments, commercial enterprises and humanitarian organisations with mission-critical voice and high-speed data communications on land, at sea and in the air - and recently, they officially became members of the Wireless Broadband Alliance! We
Delivers major speed improvements in data throughput and low latency Extends Wi-Fi 6 into 6GHz spectrum to unleash full capabilities Broadens potential and opens new use cases for Wi-Fi networks London 3rd March 2020: Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the worldwide industry body dedicated to improving Wi-Fi services and standards, today announced the first phase of
WBA member Broadcom today announced it has created the world’s first mobile Wi-Fi 6E chip set in anticipation of regulators opening 6 GHz unlicensed spectrum for next-gen Wi-Fi capability. As similar announcements are expected from other WBA members, it’s important to understand the massive potential of 6 GHz applications. Vendors and operators have already
The Wireless Broadband Alliance’s first event of 2020, the Asia Telecom Summit, took place last week in Singapore. Attendees were treated to a number of presentations from top companies and organizations from across the industry, with key focuses placed on Wi-Fi 6, RAN Convergence (5G & Wi-Fi), Smart City/State deployments, and more. Here’s a look
Wireless Broadband Alliance member Eleven has recently released two white papers that the company wanted to share with our audience and the wider industry. See below for information and download links: The Definitive Guide to Central Wi-Fi Authentication for Hotel Brands Free, reliable Wi-Fi continues to be the #1 most desired amenity. Yet, hotel brands
