Helpful Links

Industry Associations that have liaison relationships with Wi-Fi Alliance:

CTIA – The Wireless Association® – a partnership agreement with Wi-Fi Alliance to develop and promote certification programs for overlapping aspects of converged Wi-Fi/mobile handsets.

Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) – DLNA requires Wi-Fi enabled devices that seek DLNA certification to also be Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™.

• October 2, 2007: DLNA Launches Expanded Certification Program for Home Networking Products
  

Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance (FMCA) – Collaboration with the Wi-Fi Alliance on product/market requirements documents for fixed-mobile convergence solutions.

GSM Association (GSMA) – Collaboration to exchange information regarding Wi-Fi / mobile handset requirements and technology enablers for dual-mode handsets.

Industry Analyst & Research Firms Covering the Wireless Industry

ABI Research
Burton Group
Farpoint Consulting
Gartner
IDC
In-Stat
Jupiter Research
Senza Fili Consulting

Media

Convergence World – look for the Wi-Fi Alliance column

Other Resources

IEEE 802.11 home page

Free white papers on Wi-Fi from Bitpipe.com

How wireless networks work on HowStuffWorks.com

How-To Guides and other resources on JiWire.com

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