Wi‑Fi Alliance

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industry association non-profit organization trade association

The Wi‑Fi Alliance is a global non-profit industry association that develops Wi‑Fi standards, certifies wireless products for interoperability, and promotes Wi‑Fi technology worldwide.

Aliases (4)

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	industry association → non-profit organization → trade association →
basedOnStandard	IEEE 802.11 →
certifies	Wi‑Fi products → consumer electronics devices with Wi‑Fi → laptops → smartphones → tablets → wireless access points → wireless network interface controllers →
collaboratesWith	IEEE 802.11 Working Group →
country	United States →
developsProgram	Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6 → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6E → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 7 → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Agile Multiband → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Easy Connect → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Location → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Miracast → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Optimized Connectivity → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED QoS Management → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Vantage → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED WPA3 → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED interoperability program →
focusesOnTechnology	Wi‑Fi 4 → Wi‑Fi 5 → Wi‑Fi 6 → Wi‑Fi 6E → Wi‑Fi 7 →
formerName	Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance →
hasHeadquartersLocation	Austin, Texas →
hasMainClassification	Wi‑Fi industry consortium →
hasMember	device manufacturers → network equipment vendors → semiconductor companies → service providers →
inception	1999 →
industry	information technology → telecommunications → wireless networking →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalForm	non-profit →
memberCount	hundreds of member companies →
membershipType	company-based membership →
operatesCertificationLabsIn	multiple countries →
promotes	Wi‑Fi adoption in consumer markets → Wi‑Fi adoption in enterprise networks → Wi‑Fi adoption in public hotspots →
purpose	Wi‑Fi certification → development of Wi‑Fi specifications → ensuring interoperability of Wi‑Fi products → promotion of Wi‑Fi technology →
regionServed	worldwide →
scope	global →
shortName	WECA →
standardizes	IEEE 802.11-based wireless LAN technologies → Wi‑Fi →
trademarkOwner	Wi‑Fi → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED →
website	https://www.wi-fi.org/ →
worksOnStandard	Wi‑Fi device provisioning → Wi‑Fi multimedia streaming → Wi‑Fi roaming and authentication → quality of service for Wi‑Fi → security features for Wi‑Fi →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6 → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Agile Multiband → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Easy Connect → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Location → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED QoS Management → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Vantage →	developer
Wi‑Fi → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 7 → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED WPA3 → Wi‑Fi Protected Access →	developedBy
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol → Wi‑Fi 6E → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6 ("Wi‑Fi Alliance in late 2010s") → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint →	introducedBy
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6 → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Vantage →	administeredBy
Wi‑Fi Alliance ("Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Miracast") → Wi‑Fi Alliance ("Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Optimized Connectivity") →	developsProgram
IEEE 802.11 → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Location →	relatedTo
WECA ("Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance") →	abbreviationOf
Wi‑Fi 6E →	certificationOwner
Wi‑Fi Alliance ("Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance") →	formerName
WECA →	formerNameOf
WECA ("Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance") →	fullName
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Easy Connect →	governingBody
Wi‑Fi 6 →	marketedBy
WECA →	rebrandedAs