Latest Wi-Fi Alliance Stories

SAN DIEGO, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm Atheros Inc., the networking and connectivity subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), today announced it has been selected to participate in the Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint(TM) test suite and its devices are among the first to be certified in the program. By supporting a new generation of hotspot technology, Qualcomm Atheros' Passpoint devices will make it easy for end-users to enjoy automatic and secure...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) today announced its participation in the Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint(TM) test bed program. Marvell, and the Wi-Fi Alliance, alongside leading device makers and operators, will work together to drive standards-based certification of Passpoint, which will deliver a cellular-like connectivity experience to Wi-Fi networks. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100719/SF36559LOGO-b)...

AUSTIN, Texas, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wi-Fi® industry has delivered a major milestone in the technology's evolution as an operator-grade network. The Wi-Fi Alliance® is now testing mobile devices and infrastructure equipment for its Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint(TM) program. Passpoint mobile devices can automatically discover and connect to Wi-Fi networks powered by Passpoint-certified access points, delivering the true mobile broadband experience that users want. (Logo:...

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications, and the digital home, today announced its support for the new Wi-Fi Alliance® Wireless Display Specification, branded as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast(TM). Cavium's support for this specification adds to the list of wireless display and streaming protocols available on its PureVu® CNW6611L media...

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ:TXN) today announced availability of a complete solution for mobile devices designed to support Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast(TM), based on the Wi-Fi Alliance® Wi-Fi Display Specification, enabling users to reliably display full high definition (HD) content from a mobile device onto a larger screen over a secure, low-latency, wireless network connection. The Wi-Fi Alliance's Miracast certification...

AUSTIN, Tex., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wi-Fi Alliance® announced today that it is finalizing its certification program for Wi-Fi® devices to support display applications, and that it has defined a new mark to designate products that have passed certification. The new certification mark will be Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast(TM). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070516/SFW029LOGO) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast devices make use of a Wi-Fi connection to deliver audio and...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores for the mobile handset, portable and consumer electronics markets, today announced that it has joined the Wi-Fi Alliance® to further advocate for a software-based Wi-Fi® strategy. This follows on from the company's recent announcement of a new software-based, reference architecture targeting multi-mode Wi-Fi...

HSINCHU, Taiwan, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today applauded the introduction of the Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WMM®-Admission Control program and announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Ralink Technology, was selected to be in the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WMM®-Admission Control test bed as the benchmark for advanced Wi-Fi performance and interoperability....

AUSTIN, Texas, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wi-Fi Alliance® today announced that it will soon begin to certify products for two new programs that deliver enterprise-grade voice quality, mobility, power savings and security protections. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070516/SFW029LOGO) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(TM) Voice-Enterprise is designed to support good voice call quality in large enterprise networks that require support for advanced WPA2(TM)-Enterprise security...

NEW ORLEANS, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- INTERNATIONAL CTIA -- Ruckus Wireless(TM) today announced that it has been selected by Time Warner Cable Inc. to supply advanced, Smart Wi-Fi equipment to extend Time Warner's popular broadband services to an increasingly mobile subscriber base. With thousands of miles of cable plant already in the ground and no appetite for spending billions to build mobile networks from scratch, cable operators are using Wi-Fi to cost-effectively extend...