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Connectivity Strategies for Smart Multi-Dwelling Units (MDUs)
Connectivity Strategies for Smart Multi-Dwelling Units (MDUs) report presents a clear blueprint for transforming residential properties into scalable, secure, fully connected smart communities. As MDUs contend with rising device density, expanding IoT ecosystems, and heightened resident expectations, connectivity has become a strategic asset that directly influences user experience, operational performance, and long-term property value.
This report examines how next-generation technologies, Wi-Fi 7, 6 GHz spectrum, WPA3, multi-gig backhauls, and modern IoT frameworks, are redefining MDU connectivity. It outlines how open standards such as EasyMesh, USP/TR-369, TR-181, MoCA/G.hn, and OpenRoaming reduce fragmentation and empower owners, operators, ISPs, MSPs, and technology partners to unify Wi-Fi, IoT, PMS, and building systems under one future-ready architecture.
WBA Enterprise Security for Private 5G Networks
Converged Network Security for a Digitized Enterprise World
Enterprises are digitizing critical infrastructure to enable new business models, unlock efficiencies, and strengthen security. From faster time-to-market and real-time supply chain visibility to predictive maintenance and smart factories, Private 5G is powering the next wave of digital transformation. Yet, alongside these benefits comes greater complexity and new security risks, including cyberattacks, intellectual property theft, and disruption of production flows and supply chains.
The WBA Enterprise Security for Private 5G Networks report provides essential guidance for enterprises adopting Private 5G to drive digital transformation. It offers a practical framework to integrate Private 5G into existing IT security processes while safeguarding mission-critical operations.
The report makes clear that security is an immediate priority, not a future concern. Enterprises must adopt Zero Trust, unify Wi-Fi and 5G policy management, leverage Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for real-time monitoring, and use open standards to ensure secure interoperability.
By uniting industry expertise, the report delivers a roadmap for enterprises to deploy Private 5G securely, protecting sensitive data, intellectual property, and operational flows. For sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, energy, and transportation, it builds the confidence to embrace Private 5G while ensuring resilience, compliance, and long-term competitiveness.
For any enterprise planning or deploying Private 5G, this is a must-read report to safeguard operations, customer trust, and business continuity.
Looking Ahead – Phase 2
Phase 1 sets the foundation with policy and architecture. Phase 2 will advance to operational security intelligence, introducing centralized security architecture, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)–based anomaly detection, and Security Operations Center (SOC) integration for real-time monitoring and response.
E2E QoS Field Trials Report
The E2E QoS Field Trials Report: Maximizing Performance demonstrates how Wi-Fi QoS Management (MSCS and SCS) delivers measurable performance gains for latency-sensitive applications—proving that consistent, high-quality connectivity is achievable across today’s real-world Wi-Fi networks.
The trials across real residential networks tested videoconferencing, cloud gaming, and live streaming, showing clear gains in latency, frame rate, resolution, and overall Quality of Experience (QoE).
Emergency Calling over Wi-Fi Networks Industry Framework
This report defines an end-to-end framework for emergency calling over Wi-Fi, enabling users without cellular coverage or credentials to place calls, while ensuring secure, authenticated, and location-aware communication through credential-free Wi-Fi access.
The framework covers network discovery, secure connection to the network and location identification, and has been developed to ensure both operational and legal requirements around the world are met. It also expands the availability of emergency services access to unconnected and Wi-Fi only users, calling on device manufacturers to embed emergency profiles into their devices.
Cellular Emergency Calling over OpenRoaming Wi-Fi Networks
As a mobile operator, understanding how to cost-effectively extend Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) to improve coverage in weak signal areas or dead spots, is key to enabling emergency services communications.
This report outlines how OpenRoaming can be used as a global extension of traditional mobile voice services, combining SIM-based authentication, emergency call routing and accurate location detection to deliver lower cost roaming-friendly emergency Wi-Fi calling. It also demonstrates how OpenRoaming’s bronze performance tier supports VoWi-Fi with sufficient Quality of Service (QoS) to support emergency calling, as well as providing international emergency fallback when a cellular service is not available.
National Security & Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP)
For NS/EP organizations and government agencies, reliable communications networks are critical to disaster recovery, crowd control and managing emergency situations. Networks must be robust, prioritize emergency traffic, and be resilient in high-load scenarios. Increasingly, IoT devices have a crucial role to play in emergency situations. From access control to CCTV and critical national infrastructure control systems, uninterrupted connectivity must be maintained.
This report shows the performance improvements, such as Quality of Service in high-load scenarios, and demonstrates how Wi-Fi 7 supports priority access for government, first responders, and IoT systems under congestion. Wi-Fi enables for government agencies, emergency services and enterprises. Validates Wi-Fi’s role as a safety-critical platform for disaster recovery, crowd control, and critical infrastructure.
Access Network Metrics – Phase 2
Following the groundwork laid in Phase 1, where the WBA introduced the need for consistent, measurable Wi-Fi access network metrics, Phase 2 of the Access Network Metrics program takes a major step forward — from concept to implementation.
This report defines how service providers, network operators, and technology vendors can collect, standardize, and transmit key Wi-Fi performance metrics. By extending the RADIUS protocol through enhanced Connect-Info attributes, and introducing structured out-of-band data models, it delivers a practical framework for sharing real-time and historical network quality indicators.
Key Highlights:
- Enhanced Roaming Intelligence: Empower smarter Wi-Fi and cellular offload decisions using live Quality of Experience (QoE) metrics.
- Standardized Metric Transmission: Leverage RADIUS extensions and API-based models to seamlessly integrate network health insights into roaming and authentication flows.
- Real-World Use Cases: Explore deployment scenarios across airports, hospitals, and enterprise venues where intelligent offloading and session management optimize user experiences.
- Path to Industry Adoption: Includes an IETF Internet-Draft proposal and outlines an upcoming live Proof of Concept (PoC) with industry leaders.
As the demand for business-grade Wi-Fi and seamless cellular convergence grows, Access Network Metrics project team ensures that trust, visibility, and service quality are no longer optional — they are essential. Operators, enterprises, and vendors now have a blueprint to deliver predictable, high-quality wireless experiences at scale.
Wi-Fi 7 Trials for Enterprise Scenarios by AT&T, CommScope and Intel
Unlock the Future of Enterprise Connectivity with Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi 7 is here, bringing breakthrough capabilities like Multi-Link Operations (MLO), 320 MHz channels, 4K QAM, and enhanced QoS, designed to deliver higher throughput, lower latency, and greater efficiency for next-gen enterprise applications.
AT&T, CommScope (RUCKUS Networks), and Intel have partnered with the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) to conduct real-world Wi-Fi 7 trials in enterprise environments, comparing its performance with Wi-Fi 6E. The results highlight Wi-Fi 7’s ability to power mission-critical applications, including XR, AI, cloud computing, and industrial IoT.
Building on insights from the WBA’s previous report, “Get Ready for Wi-Fi 7: Applying New Capabilities to Key Use Cases,” , these latest trials assessed rate vs. range performance in enterprise settings, comparing Wi-Fi 7 with Wi-Fi 6E across the 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands. The tests which were conducted in live enterprise environments, revealed that Wi-Fi 7 delivers:
The results are clear:
- Nearly 2x the throughput of Wi-Fi 6E on 5 GHz
- Sustained 1 Gbps+ speeds at 40 feet in 6 GHz
- Lower latency & improved efficiency for AR/VR, video conferencing, and automation
- Greater network reliability for high-density enterprise environments with thousands of connected devices
Discover how Wi-Fi 7 can transform enterprise connectivity.
Wi-Fi 7 Trial Report for Residential Settings by LG U+ and Intel
LG U+ is a leading telecom operator in South Korea, serving over 5 million subscribers with Wi-Fi-based wireless internet services. The surge in data-intensive applications—such as large-scale gaming, high-definition video streaming, AR/VR/XR, cloud computing, AI/ML, remote work, and IoT—has significantly increased the demand for high-speed internet.
Building on its earlier work in the report “Get Ready for Wi-Fi 7: Applying New Capabilities to Key Use Cases,” WBA, Intel, and LG U+ have developed a Wi-Fi 7 field trial report, demonstrating breakthrough performance improvements in dense residential environments.
The trials, conducted by LG U+ in collaboration with Intel, confirmed that Wi-Fi 7 achieves peak speeds of 4.9 Gbps, significantly boosting stability and reducing latency compared to Wi-Fi 6.
Wi-Fi 7 introduces game-changing advancements over Wi-Fi 6, including Multi-Link Operation (MLO), support for 320 MHz channels in the 6 GHz band, 4K-QAM, Quality of Service (QoS), preamble puncturing, r-TWT, and MU RU. These enhancements enable higher throughput, lower latency, and improved efficiency and reliability.
As part of this initiative, LG U+ and Intel continue to evaluate Wi-Fi 7 technology. LG U+ is actively developing a Wi-Fi 7 router to enhance home internet connectivity and deliver an optimized experience for its customers.
