Wi-Fi Alliance Update

Liam Quinn | Board of Directors

November 2010

Wi-Fi Alliance Vision

Wi-Fi as the center of seamless connectivity, providing the best connected experience across devices, market segments, and geographies

Wi-Fi Alliance
International trade association of 300+ member companies across the ecosystem (operators, silicon, devices, software); 20+ member companies and two test labs in China
Full list of member companies at www.wi-fi.org
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Industry leader and collaboration forum, innovating for 10 years to meet the needs of a wide variety of users and use environments Enabling worldwide Wi-Fi adoption and inclusion in a wide array of devices through testing, market building, and regulatory programs

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products deliver advanced technology, the best user experience and the latest security protections

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED: Key enabler of Wi-Fi adoption and proliferation

Testing interoperability of core Wi-Fi protocols and the very latest security protections
Supporting Wi-Fi across a range of products and applications with validations of performance, power management features, and coexistence Wi-Fi Protected Setup to simplify home user network set-up About 8,000 product certifications since March 2000

Continuing innovation to support enterprise, home, and public access uses of Wi-Fi
Just Launched: Wi-Fi Direct certification for Wi-Fi peer-to-peer connectivity!

More than half a billion Wi-Fi devices were shipped in 2009; 16% growth expected for this year

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n is todays Wi-Fi technology

More than 1,500 Wi-Fi Alliance product certifications are for devices with Wi-Fi n technology Majority of shipments will be Wi-Fi n this year: 450M+ units in 2010
Shipments (Millions)

Wi-Fi Chipset Shipments, by Protocol

(ABI Research, May 2010)
2500

2000

1500

More than 1 billion Wi-Fi n shipments expected in 2012 (86% of total)

1000

500

0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

802.11n

802.11a/g

802.11g

802.11a

802.11b

Source: ABI Research, May 2010

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n technology is powering virtually all Wi-Fi device types today
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n Device Catgories
Wi-Fi Alliance, June 2010

Printers and Peripherals, 67

Other, 27

Consumer Electronics, 242

Consumer AP, 412

Handsets, 55

Enterprise AP, 209 PCs and Adapters, 495

Chinese carriers are embracing Wi-Fi technology to complement mobile WAN services
Wi-Fi is an important component of carrier strategic objectives
Wi-Fi delivers data traffic offload from scarce licensed spectrum Wi-Fi improves indoor coverage 60% of data traffic occurs indoors in China

Wi-Fi is fundamental to the mobile connectivity experience carriers deliver:

Major Chinese operators have made heavy investments in Wi-Fi hotspots: 285,000 locations expected by end of 2010 (In-Stat) Wi-Fi hot zones in key cultural and tourist locations such as Shanghai Expo Almost 7 million Wi-Fi enabled handsets shipped into China in 2009, projected to reach 97 million in 2013 (In-Stat)

Wi-Fi: Critical technology to enable pervasive digital connectivity in China

Now more than ever, China is racing into the age of pervasive connectivity
Chinese mobile device users already comprise 20 percent of the worldwide total Chinese users are hungry for advanced multimedia applications on mobile devices: Analysts forecast there will be 150 million 3G subscriptions in China by 2011 Government broadband investment has targeted the addition of 50 million new broadband internet users by 2013 (iSuppli)

Meeting the connectivity and data demands of Chinas connected society requires many technologies Wi-Fi is one of the most fundamental
Mature, proven technology Optimized for a wide range of devices Industry-standard, robust security mechanisms

Much work activity in Wi-Fi Alliance: active task groups

Marketing Task Groups IBSS with Wi-Fi Protected Setup Voice over Wi-Fi (Personal, Enterprise) Security 802.11n Wireless Network Management (TGv) Peer-to-Peer for Wi-Fi Direct certification Tunneled Direct Link Setup Display Smart Grid Enterprise Operator 60 GHz Healthcare Wi-Fi in Television White Spaces Very High Throughput in 5 GHz (802.11ac) Technical Task Groups IBSS with Wi-Fi Protected Setup Voice over Wi-Fi (Personal, Enterprise) WMM Admission Control Application Specific Device (ASD) Test Engine 802.11n Security Peer-to-Peer Wi-Fi Protected Setup Certifications Oversight Group WMM Update Tunneled Direct Link Setup Other Task Groups: Long Range Planning RF Health and Science Regulatory

Hotspot 2.0
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Wi-Fi Direct Just Launched Certification for Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer technology

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct: Connect devices, even without a Wi-Fi network
Wi-Fi peer-to-peer technology will enable users to connect Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct devices to each other anywhere - with or without a Wi-Fi network, hotspot or internet connection available
Connect two or more devices, quickly and easily, to enable applications such as:
Print a picture directly from your camera Share music directly with a friend Synchronize contacts, music, etc. Display pictures directly from your mobile phone on a television

First Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct product launched in October

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Other Wi-Fi Alliance programs will provide innovative technology for carrier deployments
Wireless Network Management: Intelligence for Ever Expanding Wi-Fi networks
Smart Grid: Wi-Fi Solutions for a Greener Planet
New Wi-Fi Alliance Smart Grid Task Group: forum for industry collaboration Wi-Fi Smart Energy Profile

Hotspot 2.0: Seamless Network Access Experience for Global Roaming Very High Throughput in 5 GHz: High Performance Wi-Fi
Certify equipment operating in 802.11ac mode Speeds approaching Gbps, at traditional Wi-Fi service range

Television White Spaces: Extending the Footprint of Wi-Fi connectivity

Public use of legacy television spectrum Enhanced range for outdoor and campus uses

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Wi-Fi Alliance has begun work on a certification program for 60 GHz Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 60 GHz technology will be an expansion to the family of Wi-Fi technologies and is especially exciting for carrier digital home deployments
60 GHz Wi-Fi performance is measured in Gigabits instead of Megabits per second Target applications include streaming of HD video and audio, display, and latency-free gaming 60 GHz Wi-Fi will complement, not replace, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n technology for wholehome networks Wi-Fi Alliance envisions tri-band Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products that operate in 2.4, 5, and 60 GHz

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Thank you!
Wi-Fi industry set to surpass one billion devices per year in 2011
Wi-Fi Alliance programs will continue to expand applicability of Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Direct launched in November 2010 More than 12 programs in development, including Hotspot 2.0, Display, 60GHz, VHT at 5GHz

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Wi-Fi Alliance certification and market-enabling programs

Available today
Core PHY layer interoperability: Wi-Fi CERTIFIED a/b/g/n WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access): Standards-based, government-grade security protections, additional EAP-types for enterprise Voice-Personal: Best user experience with Voice over Wi-Fi n the home and small office setting WMM Power Save: Advanced power-saving mechanisms for battery-operated devices Wi-Fi Protected Setup: ease set up of securityprotected home and small office Wi-Fi networks CWG-RF (with CTIA): Performance mapping of RF in mixed-radio environment WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) Quality of Service: Prioritize latency-sensitive streams for multimedia applications such as gaming, voice and video

Ahead/In Development
Voice-Enterprise Wireless Network Management

Smart Grid
Wi-Fi Direct Enterprise Display WMM Admission Control Tunneled Direct Link Setup 60 GHz Wi-Fi

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Wi-Fi brings proven, industry-standard security protections to Smart Grid

Privacy and access control are fundamental pillars of Smart Grid technology to protect utilities, consumers, and third parties
WPA2 security technology is the latest generation of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED security protections:
Uses Advanced Encryption Standard Variety of authentication mechanisms supported to protect privacy

WPA2 is based on IEEE WLAN security standard

Has withstood sustained international scrutiny Standards enable competition among all vendors

WPA2 is specified by governments and deployed by enterprises worldwide Every Wi-Fi CERTIFIED device must now support WPA2
Interoperable security protocols across the entire home network; More than 3,500 products have been certified for WPA2

Learn more about WPA2: http://www.wi-fi.org/security.php

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