Huawei, LG & Samsung join Wi-Fi Alliance

Stuart Corner
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 10:39

Business IT - Technology

Huawei Technologies, LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics have joined the Wi-Fi Alliance - the body responsible for ensuring interoperability of Wi-Fi devices - as sponsor members, becoming the first Asian technology companies to do so.

As sponsors they each get to appoint two directors to the board of the 400 member organisation, joining other sponsors: Apple, Atheros, Broadcom, Cisco, Comcast, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola Solutions, Nokia, Sony, T-Mobile and Texas Instruments.

"Our Sponsor membership represents a strong cross-section of the industry - from makers of consumer goods and networking equipment, to service providers and appliance manufacturers," said Edgar Figueroa, CEO of the Wi-Fi Alliance. "Adding Huawei, LG and Samsung to our Sponsor member roster helps us keep pace of where the industry is going and continue to deliver the best user experience on Wi-Fi® devices."

The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global industry group of service providers, equipment makers and software companies dedicated to the promotion of Wi-Fi technology. Its Wi-Fi Certified product logo and testing program was launched in March 2000 and provides a widely-recognised seal of interoperability and security. It has completed more than 10,000 product certifications.

Huawei has appointed Dr Wen Tong, wireless CTO, North America, and Dr Peiying Zhu, senior director, wireless research and standards as its directors. LG has named Dr Byoung-Hoon Kim, research fellow (VP) and Mr Jae-Hyung Song, senior research engineer. Samsung's directors will be Dr Joonho Park, senior vice president, head of standards and technology enabling team, and Rakesh Taori, director, standards and technology enabling team.