| At an inaugural
meeting in Ranchi, founding members Speed Airlive Broadband Services Pvt Ltd,
members from TilakRaj Infotech announced the launch of the
Wi-Fi Spectrum Owners Association (Wi-FiSOA), the first global
organisation composed exclusively of companies that own
spectrum and operate services in the Wi-Fi bands.
The work of Wi-FiSOA will be fundamental to connecting the
next billion users to a worldwide Wi-Fi broadband network.
Wi-FiSOA also announced its intention to sign the first
international Wi-FiSOA roaming agreement in December2010. This
roaming agreement will cover all Wi-Fi services and operate in
all Wi-Fi frequency ranges. The agreement will act as the
backbone of a future global Wi-Fi network and adheres to the
international standards.
"WiFi is a disruptive technological breakthrough in the
telecommunications sector, and will deliver personal broadband
to enable users to access the Web, make telephone calls, watch
videos and play music," said Amit, Director of
Wi-FiSOA. "Wi-FiSOA is established to facilitate the adoption of
Wi-Fi globally, and with its exclusive membership of spectrum
owners only, is in a unique position to do so."
Wi-FiSOA is an operator-driven alliance with clear commercial
goals. It has parallels with similar successful industry
alliances such as the cable and telephony industry
associations. It will complement the work of the Wi-Fi Forum
and work closely with them to accelerate Wi-Fi deployment
worldwide.
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