Wipro named authorised wi-fi test lab
The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced that Wipro Technologies will serve as its authorised test laboratory. This development will see member of the Alliance located in India and Asia utilising Wipro’s facility in Bangalore for certification for wi-fi certified products.
The number of wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) devices shipped globally and in India continues to grow as more and more consumer products such as mobile phones and digital cameras are incorporating this technology. The Wi-fi market in India is expectd to exceed $744 million by 2012. India currently has about 1000 wi-fi hotspots.
Wipro’s lab was previously authorised for the wi-Fi Alliance pre-certification programme, which prepared products for wi-fi certified testing. Wi-Fi Alliance senior director Karen Hanley said that having access to testing services in the India region could reduce time to market and cost of development, as those testing facilities would be closer to many of their members’ product development activities.
The Wi-Fi Alliance has certified more than 3500 products since the introduction of the wi-fi certified programme in March 2000. There are now 12 wi-Fi Alliance authorised test laboratories around the globe.
It has over 300 member companies that promote the growth of wireless local area networks. Wi-fi, or wireless fidelity, allows users to connect devices such as laptops, mobile phones, gaming devices and digital cameras wirelessly to the internet. A wi-fi enables area, also called a hotspot, typically has a radius of 300 feet.
