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Driving Wi-Fi Innovations Dr. Mazlan Abbas MIMOS Berhad
Wi-FiAlliancesnapshot •Modelcollaborationforum ofmorethan500service providerandvendor membersfromaroundthe world •Wi-FiCERTIFIED™isa world-classinteroperability validationprogram; 15,000+product certificationstodate Fulllistofmembercompaniesavailableatwww.wi-fi.org
Continuousinnovationformobileusers “Wi-Fihasfirmlyestablisheditselfasthemost heavily-usedwirelesstechnologyever developedintermsofthevolumeofdatatraffic transmittedoverthenetworks.” -ThomasWehmeier,PrincipalAnalyst,InformaTelcoms&Media Wi-FiCERTIFIEDPasspoint™ (2012) Wi-FiCERTIFIEDn™ (2007,2009) ConvergedHandset (2006)
Wi-FiCERTIFIEDPasspoint TransformingWi-Ficonnectivity
Ourappetiteforconnectedservices andcontentcontinuestogrow 7.2exabytesofmobiledatain2011; growingto82exabytesby2015* *CiscoVirtualNetworkingIndexMobile,2012
Wi-Fiisnearlyubiquitousonmobiledevices 1.2billionWi-Fi devicessoldin 2011,growing to2.2billionby 2015* *ABIResearch,2012
…andthenumberofhotspotsisexploding 1.3million Wi-Fihotspots in2011, growingto5.8 millionby 2015* *InformaTelecoms&Media,2011
Wi-FiCERTIFIEDPasspointtesting •Passpointdevices: –Automaticallydiscoverandselect networks –Deliveraconsistent,automated connectionprocess –ImplementWPA2™security –Supportinter-providerroaming agreements •Passpointallowsaseamless connectivityexperience •Passpointisabuildingblock forinter-carrierroaming
Passpointenablesserviceprovidersto integrateWi-Fiintotheiroffering •Wi-FiAllianceistestingandcertifying accesspointsandmobileendpointslike tablets,handsets,andnotebooks worldwide •Onlydevicesmarked Wi-FiCERTIFIEDPasspoint havebeencertifiedbythe Wi-FiAlliancetoworkwell withotherWi-FiCERTIFIED devices,havethelatestsecurity protections,anddeliverthe bestuserexperience •Passpointupdateplannedformid-2013; addssupportforoperatorpolicyandonlinesignup
Wi-FiAllianceisthetechnicalsource •Wi-FiAlliancemembersrepresentallsegmentsoftheindustry;more than30operators/serviceproviders •Weenableseamlessconnectivitybyensuringinteroperabilityof over-the-airexchanges •TheWi-FiAllianceisauniqueforumforcreatingalignment andnewtechnology •Weenablenewmarketswithtechnology&testing Service Providers Equipment Vendors Semiconductor Manufacturers
Operatormembersascatalysts •Ourmembersinclude fixed-lineoperators, mobileoperatorsand providersof Wi-Fiservices •Operatorinterestand engagementaregrowing witheachnewsuccess •Operatormembers –Defineusecases –Guideworkinprogress –Incubatenewareasofwork •Investigatoryworkbyoperatormembersinseveralareas: multi-bandoperations;videooverWi-Fi;networkmanagement
VHTin5GHz(802.11ac)isthenextgeneration ofWi-FiCERTIFIEDtechnology •StreamuptothreelightlycompressedHDvideostreams,rapidlysynchlarge files,andconnectfordemandingapplicationsatgigabitdatarates •VeryHighThroughputin5GHztechnologybuildsonWi-FiCERTIFIEDnand interoperateswithlegacy5GHzdevices •Dual-bandnetworkingproducts combining5GHz(VHTin5GHz) and2.4GHz(Wi-FiCERTIFIEDn) areexpectedtobewidespread intheearlymarket •Certificationprogramplanned for2013 •Technologycompellingfor applicationsrangingfrom hotspotdeploymentsto homevideodistribution
•DemandformobileconnectivityisexplodingandWi-Fiisessentialto•DemandformobileconnectivityisexplodingandWi-Fiisessentialto addressthisopportunity •Wi-FiCERTIFIEDPasspointisthelateststeptowardourvisionof seamlessconnectivity •Wi-Fitechnologyiscriticaltooperators;theWi-FiAllianceiswhere technologymeetsbusinessneeds •JointhemembersoftheWi-FiAllianceindefiningourroadmap
References • “Wi-Fi Alliance: Driving Carrier-Grade Wi-Fi Innovations”, Sarah Simpson Morris, WiFi World Summit, September 2012, Barcelona
Contact Dr. Mazlan Abbas @mazlan_abbas Email: mazlan.abbas@mimos.my