Wi-Fi for Networking, Portable Computing, Mobile Phones, Consumer Electronics & Beyond
Hosted by the Wi-Fi Alliance

ABI Research expects Wi-Fi in non-traditional devices to surpass networking equipment in a few years. In 2012, 1.2 billion Wi-Fi chipsets will ship, ABI estimates, and of those, 500 million will be embedded in mobile handsets. The remaining 700 million will be roughly evenly split between other consumer electronics devices and traditional network computing equipment, the study found. In this dynamic track hosted by the Wi-Fi Alliance, audiences will receive a market update along with discussions about key initiatives that will see the expansion of Wi-Fi usage, high-impact Wi-Fi deployments in SOHO environments, role of Wi-Fi technology is connecting communities and enabling economic development, plus much more.

Wi-Fi has moved from enterprises, home, campuses and public hot spots to become the technology of choice for providing access to the Internet for entire cities or underserved communities. This technological trend is credited for helping rural areas overcome the digital divide enabling the faster development of the local economy. Wi-Fi is also being used for municipal services, emergency response and public safety agencies. WiFi is also useful for mobile operators, Wireless service providers and systems integrators by bringing more business through developing an urban WiFi network economically and rapidly. In this session, the discussion will cover the technology and technical aspect of supporting a wide scale wireless network, the business models for monetizing the service, the market for community wireless, examples of current deployments around the world, and applications.