Tokyo Updates - Interview and writing by Lisa Wallin From the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) buildings to schools, hospitals, and other facilities operated municipalities—and even repurposed public phone booths—Tokyo's public Wi-Fi network is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Once a patchwork of logins and captive portals, it is
New Wireless Broadband Alliance report lays out the frameworks and priorities needed to scale intelligent Wi-Fi without industry fragmentation London, UK, February 19, 2026 — The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the global industry body dedicated to driving the seamless and interoperable services experience of Wi-Fi across the global wireless ecosystem, today announced its new report,
Guidance shows how fully managed Wi-Fi, open standards and IoT convergence enable scalable, secure consumer connectivity, and create new revenue opportunities for operators. London, UK, February 10, 2026 — The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the global industry body dedicated to driving the seamless and interoperable services experience of Wi-Fi across the global wireless ecosystem, today
24% of Japanese consumers said they are considering changing their home Internet service provider (ISP), in the near future, citing quality issues as the leading factor; Compared to 28% of consumers in the US and 37% in the UK who are considering changing ISPs in the near future Findings show that up to 60% of potential
This article was written by Dave Andersen, Marketing Program Manager at Ookla Wi-Fi is now the default utility for connectivity in our homes, offices, factories, public spaces, and industrial environments. Yet, despite the ubiquity of connectivity, the end-user experience remains surprisingly inconsistent. We’ve all experienced the frustration of coverage gaps, "sticky" clients, or sudden drops
The Wireless Broadband Alliance is very happy to introduce you to WirelessGate, Inc. who have recently joined our organization. Can you please give us a brief overview of Wireless Gate? WirelessGate Inc is a Japan-based Company mainly engaged in the wireless broadband services related business. Leveraging Wi-Fi hotspots operated by multiple public wireless LAN providers
Blueprint defines a unified Zero-Trust framework to help the whole connected ecosystem protect digital operations and accelerate transformation to converged Wi-Fi and Private 5G networks. London, UK, January 20, 2026 — The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the global industry body dedicated to driving the seamless and interoperable service experience of Wi-Fi across the global wireless
This blog was written by Pedro Mouta, Senior Manager of the Wireless Broadband Alliance. The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has formally entered a new chapter with the launch of the Operator-Managed Wi-Fi (OMWi) compliance certification program. This first milestone introduces the program’s initial three test cases
London, UK, January 6, 2026 — The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the global industry body dedicated to driving the seamless and interoperable service experience of Wi-Fi across the global wireless ecosystem, has shared its 10 predictions for Wi-Fi in 2026 and beyond. Detailed in full in the “WBA Industry Report 2026”, these predictions point to
60% see converged Wi-Fi and 5G as key to enterprise flexibility and that both will co-exist 38% plan to roll out Wi-Fi 7 in 2025/2026, while 65% say 6 GHz availability is important or critical to their Wi-Fi business 32% plan to deploy AI/Cognitive networks London, UK, December 10, 2025 — The Wireless Broadband Alliance
