"The fastest way to move into the rapidly growing digital economy is to adopt standards, which will enable government and businesses to maximize their investments and obtain industry-leading performance at lower cost and with greater choice," Barrett said Thursday in a speech in northeastern China.
Western companies have complained that adhering to WAPI would require them to release proprietary information to the Chinese companies that are responsible for the standard. Barrett was quoted in a several news reports Wednesday as saying that the company has not changed its plans and that it would stop selling its Centrino mobile technology once the June 1 deadline has passed. However, he stressed that he hoped a solution to the problem would be found before that date.
Other Wi-Fi chipmakers such as Broadcom and Texas Instruments have also said they likely won't adhere to the standard.
Pending 6GHz spectrum availability, faster speeds, and private wireless access use drive FWA forward.
The new HPE Aruba 730 series Wi-Fi 7 access points tout high performance, enhanced security, location tracking capabilities, and more.
Verizon is demoing crowd analytics technology that uses 5G along with AI and mobile edge computing to give stadium operators insights into the flow of fans throughout a venue.
