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29 June, 2022

WBA report sets out how wi-fi 6/6E enables industry 4.0

London, UK, 29 June 2022 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published “Wi-Fi 6/6E for Industrial IoT: Enabling Wi-Fi Determinism in an IoT World“. This paper explores how Wi-Fi’s latest features are ideal for meeting the demanding requirements for a wide variety of existing and emerging IIoT applications. This includes manufacturing/Industry 4.0 and logistics, involving autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated ground vehicles (AGVs), predictive maintenance and augmented/virtual/mixed reality (AR/VR/MR).

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20 June, 2022

WBA OpenRoaming enables Dublin’s smart city vision with secure, high-performance Wi-Fi

London, United Kingdom. 20 June 2022 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and City of Dublin announced a successful proof of concept trial of OpenRoaming in Dublin, Ireland. Initially deployed at Bernardo Square, Dame Street and the City Council’s Amphitheatre, WBA OpenRoaming enables residents and visitors to log in only once and then maintain connectivity as their smartphones, tablets and other Wi-Fi devices automatically switch between different public Wi-Fi hotspots. The success of the trial will pave the way for a larger city wide deployment.

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25 May, 2022

OpenRoaming surpasses 1mn global hotspots as WBA launches OpenRoaming release 3

London, UK, 25 May 2022 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has announced that the number of OpenRoaming hotspots has passed 1 million worldwide. This milestone is the latest example of WBA OpenRoaming’s success in providing Wi-Fi users seamless and automatic network access, enterprise-grade security and with Wi-Fi 6 & 6E a carrier-grade Wi-Fi experience across multiple locations.

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13 October, 2021

83% will have deployed Wi-Fi 6/6E by 2022

83% of service providers and equipment manufacturers and enterprises worldwide will have deployed Wi-Fi 6/6E or plan to do so before the end of 2022. That is one key finding from the latest cross-industry survey by the Wireless Broadband Alliance, the global industry body dedicated to improving Wi-Fi standards and services.

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24 June, 2021

WBA openRoaming primed for residential rollout after Wi-Fi 6 trial with Airties over in-home Wi-Fi

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) reported the completion of a successful proof-of-concept trial to automatically onboard Wi-Fi client devices to a residential Wi-Fi 6 network, paving the way for the rollout of WBA OpenRoaming across in-home Wi-Fi and wide-area wireless broadband networks.

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03 December, 2020

OpenRoaming claims the highest security now available on a public Wi-Fi network

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has announced that users of its new OpenRoaming service will be granted enterprise-level security. This is as a result of a partnership with infrastructure security experts, Kyrio. (more…)

19 November, 2020

Cross-Industry survey reveals 79% plan to adopt WBA OpenRoaming

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. (more…)

22 November, 2016

5G is impossible without full convergence, says Wireless Broadband Alliance industry report

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), in partnership with Maravedis-Rethink, has published its Annual Industry Report for 2016, revealing that the Internet of Things (IoT), the hyper-dense network and 5G will not be economic or practical without the convergence and coexistence of licensed and unlicensed technologies. (more…)

27 June, 2016

More than half of world’s urban population has no broadband access, says Wireless Broadband Alliance

An independent research study commissioned by the Wireless Broadband Alliance, to mark the inaugural World Wi-Fi Day (June 20) reveals the extent of the digital divide that exists globally – most notably in some of the world’s largest cities. (more…)

04 December, 2015

WBA white paper shines light on monetisation potential of Wi-Fi roaming for operators

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published a comprehensive white paper outlining the commercial potential and technical aspects of Wi-Fi Roaming. (more…)

News tagged: Wireless Broadband Alliance

WBA report sets out how wi-fi 6/6E enables industry 4.0

WBA OpenRoaming enables Dublin’s smart city vision with secure, high-performance Wi-Fi

OpenRoaming surpasses 1mn global hotspots as WBA launches OpenRoaming release 3

83% will have deployed Wi-Fi 6/6E by 2022

WBA openRoaming primed for residential rollout after Wi-Fi 6 trial with Airties over in-home Wi-Fi

OpenRoaming claims the highest security now available on a public Wi-Fi network

Cross-Industry survey reveals 79% plan to adopt WBA OpenRoaming

5G is impossible without full convergence, says Wireless Broadband Alliance industry report

More than half of world’s urban population has no broadband access, says Wireless Broadband Alliance

WBA white paper shines light on monetisation potential of Wi-Fi roaming for operators

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