The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), a privately owned telecoms company headquartered in Singapore, was founded in 2003. Employing approximately 40 people, the WBA's annual revenue in 2023 was less than $25 million. The organization focuses on collaborative programs and activities aimed at resolving technical and business challenges, and exploring opportunities, for its member companies. Its work encompasses standards development, industry guideline creation, trials, certification processes, and industry advocacy.
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) reported on residential Wi-Fi 7 trials, achieving peak speeds of 4.2 Gbps in both directions. This study, conducted in real-world home environments, showed Wi-Fi 7 to be six times faster than 5G and 2.5 times faster than Wi-Fi 6E. Türk Telekom, HPE Aruba Networking, and Intel collaborated on the trials, validating improvements in speed, latency, and real-world performance for residential settings. Separately, a WBA industry report indicated that 81% of 170 surveyed industry executives plan to deploy Wi-Fi OpenRoaming. Of these, 25% are already deploying the technology, 42% plan to do so in 2025, and 27% aim for 2026.
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