WBA white papers

In-Home Wi-Fi Multi-AP Solutions Trial Report

The latest In-Home Wi-Fi Multi-AP Solutions Trial Report provides testing and analysis of all these Multi-AP features and capabilities and defines a set of performance metrics and subsequent test plans which collected from a group of operators’ live use cases, conducted in a real operating environment. The report is brought to you by WBA Next Gen Work Group – In-Home Wi-Fi Project Team.

Captive Portal Onboarding Guidelines 2021

This Captive Portal Onboarding Evolution white paper provides industry-wide solutions and guidelines to identify captive portal design and deployment issues. Identifying the improvement and best practices helps increasing Wi-Fi usage and profits from providing Wi-Fi connectivity seamlessly and better data and security protection for users.

Wi-Fi Sensing – Test Methodology and Performance Metrics, 2024 Edition

In 2020, WBA launched a Wi-Fi Sensing Whitepaper providing an overview of Wi-Fi Sensing technology, classifying use cases and requirements, and identifying the gaps in Wi-Fi standards which would lead to the enhancement of the technology and ease of deployment if those gaps are addressed with Home Monitoring case study.

Wi-Fi Sensing is a relatively new technology with no current standard currently in existence. While some applications can be enabled using existing standards, there are technology gaps that limit the range of applications. Today, a number of products are available which are based on existing Wi-Fi standards, and the IEEE has recently formed a new task group, 802.11bf, that will focus on creating and improving existing standards specific to sensing applications. As this technology becomes more widely available, there is a great deal of interest within the industry looking towards evaluating and testing it. However, there is currently no standard methodology outlining how it should be validated, what tools to use, or what external factors impact the behavior.

5G and Wi-Fi RAN Convergence

In 2019, the WBA and NGMN created a RAN Convergence White Paper to address some of the challenges outlined in creating a streamlined and seamless integration between both Wi-Fi and cellular access with the cellular operator core.

As society increasingly depends on fast reliable data connectivity, the WBA believes an important capability for the industry is the convergence at a network level between 5G and Wi-Fi, so that the unique and complementary capabilities of both RANs can be leveraged to provide seamless network services. Bearing in mind that a significant amount of data traffic from smartphones uses a Wi-Fi access, this will lead to a better user experience and create new business opportunities for both Wi-Fi and cellular providers.

5G and Wi-Fi RAN Convergence Whitepaper – Executive Summary

Convergence between Wi-Fi and cellular access technologies is critical to the long-term success of 5G. That is according to WBA’s 5G and Wi-Fi RAN Convergence whitepaper, developed with input from mobile carriers, Wi-Fi providers, telecom manufacturers, and its own 5G Working Group.

The report is expanding on the WBA and NGMN RAN convergence whitepaper from 2019 which articulated the potential benefits and use-cases of Wi-Fi 6 and 5G convergence, provides a breakdown of the current standards and key business opportunities for operators with this technology.