Wi-Fi Alliance is an industry association that promotes the growth of wireless LAN and ensures interoperability of Wi-Fi products based on the IEEE 802.11 specifications. Formerly called WECA.
A non-profit organization that certifies the interoperability of 802.11 wireless LAN products. Products bearing the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo have been proven to work with Wi-Fi products from other vendors. The Alliance also makes sure that certain security and performance features are interoperable, to improve the Wi-Fi user experience.
A non-profit international association formed in 1999 to certify interoperability of WLAN products based on the IEEE 802.11 specification. Currently, the Wi-Fi Alliance has over 200 member companies from around the world, and over 1,000 products have received Wi-Fi certification since certification began in March of 2000. The goal of the Wi-Fi Alliance's members is to enhance the user experience through product interoperability.
A coalition of wireless-industry leaders committed to the open interoperability of 802.11 IEEE standards.
Formerly known as WECA, a nonprofit international association whose objective is to enhance user experience through product interoperability; the organization formed in 1999 to certify interoperability of wireless Local Area Network products based on IEEE 802.11 specification.
An organization made up of leading wireless equipment and software providers with the mission of (1) certifying all 802.11-based products for interoperability and (2) promoting the term Wi-Fi as the global brand name across all markets for any 802.11-based wireless LAN products. The organization serves as a consortium, testing laboratory, and clearinghouse for vendors who want to promote interoperability and the growth of the industry. While all 802.11a/b/g products are called Wi-Fi, only products that have passed the Wi-Fi Alliance testing are allowed to refer to their products as "Wi-Fi Certified" (a registered trademark). Products that pass are required to carry an identifying seal on their packaging that states "Wi-Fi Certified" and indicates the radio frequency band used (2.5GHz for 802.11b or 11g, 5GHz for 802.11a). This group was formerly known as the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) but changed its name in October 2002 to better reflect the Wi-Fi brand it wants to build.
As a nonprofit trade organization, the Wi-Fi Alliance has three purposes: To promote Wi-Fi worldwide by encouraging manufacturers to use standardized 802.11 technologies in their wireless networking products; to promote and market these technologies to consumers in the home, SOHO and enterprise markets; and last but certainly not least, to test and certify Wi-Fi product interoperability.
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a trade group that owns the trademark to Wi-Fi. In wireless computer networking, Wi-Fi refers to a family of related specifications (the IEEE 802.11 group) which specify methods and techniques of wireless local area network operation. Early 802.11 products suffered from interoperability problems because the IEEE has no provision for testing equipment for compliance with its standards.