In today's episode, we're joined by Kevin Daly, VP of Business Development at Morse Micro, and David Halasz, Director of Standards at Morse Micro, to discuss Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow™. We talk about how Wi-Fi HaLow™ empowers low power, low bandwidth IoT connections at the sub-1 GHz spectrum, and how it allows more efficient signal penetration. We talk about agricultural and mining use cases and learn about how the technology can provide great benefits over long distances in rural areas. Kevin and David also tell us about the types of devices that have seen recent adoption of Wi-Fi HaLow and we learn more about how the technology enables the improved battery life of connected cameras. Join us to learn more about how Wi-Fi HaLow enables secure, reliable connections.

The future of farming: Testing the rural range of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow™: https://www.wi-fi.org/beacon/neil-weste/the-future-of-farming-testing-the-rural-range-of-wi-fi-certified-halow

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow™: https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-certified-halow 

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The next generation of interactive, immersive experiences 

Extended Reality (XR) represents the convergence of physical and virtual experiences that create an immersive environment. XR technologies, including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR), extend the reality we perceive by merging virtual effects with real-world applications to enhance or simulate real-life scenarios. With high levels of interactivity and immersion, XR delivers engaging, untethered virtual experiences to users around the world. 

Wi-Fi® enables unerring connectivity for XR applications

From social gaming to 3D training, XR experiences require stringent performance to deliver immersive environments and real-time behavior – and are intolerant of anything less than the low latency and high bandwidth that the superwide, uncongested channels of 6 GHz spectrum provide. The advanced capabilities of Wi-Fi enable the full potential of XR supporting responsive, engaging XR experiences in education, entertainment, healthcare, and beyond. Wi-Fi unlocks key benefits that empower XR, including:

• Multi-gigabit speeds for instantaneous data exchange
• Power efficiency to deliver rapid, efficient data transfers
• Bounded latency and high reliability for lag-free experiences in congested environments

The evolving XR ecosystem

XR is changing the way we learn, collaborate, and connect. The global XR market is predicted to grow significantly in the coming years with the expected total available market (TAM) for all XR system markets projected to rise over $250 billion by 2028[1]. XR is experiencing rapid innovation across a variety of use cases:

• Enterprise: XR applications are enhancing the way we work, collaborate,  and communicate with immersive presentations, virtual events, and collaborative brainstorming
• Education: guided instruction and virtual field trips offer realistic experiences to remote students
• Healthcare: XR provides a realistic environment for healthcare professionals to train on complex surgical procedures and allows for more efficient patient monitoring
• Social: a key driver of the development of extended social communities, XR allows users to interact and explore together, regardless of their geographic location
• Gaming: XR technology allows for vibrant graphics and real-time behavior to give players a truly immersive, first-person perspective of in-game action

Wi-Fi enables XR to connect the physical and digital worlds, delivering vibrant experiences that will enhance the way we work, live, and engage in the metaverse. Wi-Fi will continue to serve as the foundation of connectivity for new and emerging XR applications, with the 6 GHz spectrum of Wi-Fi 6E and forthcoming Wi-Fi 7 positioned to fuel endless possibilities for XR innovation. Wi-Fi Alliance® certification programs enable the technologies that meet XR’s requirements for high data rates, high reliability, low latency, and low power consumption. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ logo signifies that devices delivering XR experiences meet the high standards for QoS performance, interoperability, and security.   
 

[1] Statista, July 2022

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Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain and Austin, TX – September 12, 2023 – Wi-Fi Alliance®, the leading Wi-Fi® industry organization, successfully hosted the first demonstration of the next generation of Wi-Fi technology (“Wi-Fi 7”)  in the Middle East.  The demonstration was organized in conjunction with the Arab Spectrum Management Group (ASMG) meeting in preparation for the upcoming 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23).  

As spectrum regulators gathered in Manama to consider regional alignment on WRC-23 agenda items, Wi-Fi Alliance demonstrated the critical importance of the 6.425-7.125 GHz band to the future of Wi-Fi in the Middle East and worldwide.

During the event, Wi-Fi Alliance® shared with the ASMG members the rapid growth of the Wi-Fi ecosystem in the 6 GHz frequency band, the socioeconomic benefits this brings to a country, and how the latest Wi-Fi technologies will further accelerate those benefits. Representatives from Wi-Fi Alliance members – Broadcom, Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, and Meta –showed how the latest generation of Wi-Fi operating in the full 6 GHz band drives innovation in their products and services to the benefit of consumers and businesses. 

With the support of Broadcom, Wi-Fi Alliance hosted a regional first public demonstration of 
Wi-Fi 7 for ASMG participants. One demo showed the throughput capabilities of Wi-Fi 7 using Broadcom’s Wi-Fi 7 access point and client device reference designs. The demo showed a 
Wi-Fi 7 device operating in a 320 MHz channel at over 11 meters distance with throughputs of up to 3.7 Gbps downlink and 3.4 Gbps uplink. Another demo showed how multi-link operations (MLO) can provide deterministic low latency even when the radio waves are fully loaded.

Kevin Robinson, CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance said: 

“Wi-Fi Alliance and industry partners are advocating for an outcome at WRC that will allow for licence-exempt use of the full 6 GHz band. Only then will the industry be able to deliver Wi-Fi’s full potential in the band, offering innovative new products and services that will support the connectivity agendas of countries around the world. By globally harmonizing use of this band for Wi-Fi, significant progress can be made to reduce congestion, leverage the potential of the growing number of fiber connections, and meet demand in a more energy efficient way.[1]” 

Chris Szymanski, director of product marketing for Broadcom’s Wireless Communications and Connectivity Division added: 

“These demonstrations showcase the capabilities of Wi-Fi 7 products that are sampling with our customers.  The demonstrations were in configurations that we expect to be widely available in the market soon. The opportunities are real. This is a win-win for Arab states and would allow administrations to make advanced wireless broadband services accessible to their citizens, while still giving priority to fixed satellite services and fixed microwave services.”

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Wi-Fi Alliance® is the worldwide network of companies that brings you Wi-Fi®. Members of our collaboration forum come together from across the Wi-Fi ecosystem with the shared vision to connect everyone and everything, everywhere, while providing the best possible user experience. Since 2000, Wi-Fi Alliance has completed more than 75,000 Wi-Fi certifications. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ seal of approval designates products with proven interoperability, backward compatibility, and the highest industry-standard security protections in place. Today, Wi-Fi carries more than half of the internet’s traffic in an ever-expanding variety of applications. Wi-Fi Alliance continues to drive the adoption and evolution of Wi-Fi, which billions of people rely on every day. 

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[1] Recent research shows that Wi-Fi networks are 2.5 times more energy efficient per megabyte transmitted than 5G networks

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• Content added to: https://www.wi-fi.org/members/certification-programs  
• Audience: members who do not participate in TG – especially the Product Managers who need to know what to build  
• More information about what impacts the program requirements and testing, and why they should pay attention and build it 
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• Not an industry status – specific to what they need to know about certification program requirements 
• Trisha – don’t include/display the bullet if the activity is “none/blank”, but we’re just keeping that here for the sake of the template 

Example 

• Recent changes: 
• February 2021 – updated test bed device X (ECN#00123) 
• August 2021 – added optional chocolate sprinkles, which will become mandatory in December 2022 (ECN#00124) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
• June 2022 – planned maintenance update to Wi-Fi Test Suite to address issue in test 4.2.3 
• December 2022 – chocolate sprinkles will become mandatory (ECN#00124) 

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CWG-RF 

• Recent changes: 
• 15 September 20203 - updates to support Wi-Fi 6 and 5.9-6 GHz testing are available (ECN#00581) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
• 2H2023 – updates to support Wi-Fi 6 and 5.9-6 GHz testing will be available 

Miracast® 

• Recent changes: 
• 2 November 2021 – technical note addressing Miracast in 6 GHz is available 
• Upcoming milestones: 
•  

Passpoint® 

• Recent changes: 
• 15 December 2022 – updates to Passpoint to improve security and privacy are available (ECN#00557) 
• 15 December 2022 – conversion to a single Certificate Authority vendor and program simplifications is completed (ECN#00557) 
• 21 March 2023 – Online Sign Up (OSU) capabilities are now optional (ECN#00572) and will be removed completely 30 June 2023 
• 30 June 2023 – updated test bed from (ECN#00557) will become mandatory, no new certification requirements 
• 30 June 2023 - Online Sign Up (OSU) capabilities are no longer be available for certification (ECN#00572 and ECN#00577) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
• 2H24 – further updates to OSU and PKI are planned 

Power Saving Features 

• Recent changes: 
• 22 December 2022 – test plan updated to clarify all capabilities are optional (ECN#00#570) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
•  

Protected Management Frames 

• Recent changes: 
• 13 July 2021 – replaced a subset of test cases with conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool, no new requirements (ECN#00516) 
• 2 November 2021 – testing extended to include Wi-Fi HaLow devices and conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool for Wi-Fi 6E devices (ECN#00522) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
• 1 December 2023 – all Derivatives must be certified for Protected Management Frames 
• Details of security changes: https://www.wi-fi.org/members/wi-fi-alliance-security-requirements 

Security Vulnerability Detection 

• Recent changes: 
• 11 May 2021 – added testing for Fragment and Forge vulnerabilities (ECN#00514) 
• 2 June 2021 – replaced test tool for Key Reinstallation STA tests with conformance test cases and QuickTrack Test Tool, no new requirements (ECN#00515) 
• 1 October 2021 – passing the additional tests for Fragment and Forge vulnerabilities became mandatory for new tested certifications (ECN#00514) 
• 16 December 2021 – updated testing for Key Reinstallation and Fragment and Forge to address maintenance issues, no new requirements.  The Fragment and Forge Test Plan includes advanced notification that the Fragment and Forge tests for A-MSDU will become mandatory for new tested certifications 1 December 2022. (ECN#00537 and ECN#00544) 
• 17 January 2022 – updated testing from December 2021 (ECN#00537) became mandatory, addressing maintenance issues 
• 1 December 2022 – Fragment and Forge tests for A-MSDU became mandatory for new tested certifications (ECN#00537, ECN#00544, and ECN#00553) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
• 1 December 2023 – all Derivatives must be certified for Security Vulnerability Detection with Fragment and Forge vulnerabilities 
• Details of security changes: https://www.wi-fi.org/members/wi-fi-alliance-security-requirements 

TDLS (Tunneled Direct Link Setup) 

• Recent changes: 
•  
• Upcoming milestones: 
•  

Voice-Enterprise 

• Recent changes: 
•  
• Upcoming milestones: 
• 1H24 – elimination of redundant testing covered by other programs and simplification of test bed is planned 

Wi-Fi Agile Multiband™ 

• Recent changes: 
• 9 December 2021 – additional conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool are available (ECN#00534) 
• 1 March 2023 – updated testing from (ECN#00534) became mandatory, adding conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool 
• Upcoming milestones: 
• December 2023 - simplification of test bed to address end-of-life devices will be available 

Wi-Fi Aware™ 

• Recent changes: 
• 15 December 2022 – updates to Wi-Fi Aware are available, adding optional support for Wi-Fi Aware over 6 GHz, unsynchronized discovery, and security enhancements (ECN#00559) 
• 30 June 2023 – updated test bed devices from (ECN#00559) became mandatory 
• Upcoming milestones: 
•  

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6® 

• Recent changes: 
• 25 January 2021 – test plan corrections, no new requirements (ECN#00510) 
• 26 April 2021 – bug fixes and updated test bed device firmware, no new requirements (ECN#00513) 
• 9 December 2021 – Wi-Fi 6 Release 2 is available, adding nine new optional features such as UL MU-MIMO for increased uplink speeds and airtime efficiency, features that enable additional power saving, and those that increase capacity and robustness, and requiring TXOP for station devices (ECN#00533)  
• 9 December 2021 – addition conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool is available (ECN#00533) 
• 15 July 2022 – support for Multiple M-BSSID feature in 6 GHz band is available (ECN#00549) 
• 15 July 2022 – Wi-Fi 6 Release 2 profiles for Mobile AP and 20 MHz-only STA is available (ECN#00549) 
• 1 December 2022 – Multiple M-BSSID in 6 GHz band from (ECN#00549 and ECN#00554) became mandatory 
• 1 March 2023 – updated testing from (ECN#00533) are mandatory, adding conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool 
• 6 July 2023 – 6 GHz AFC controlled standard power device testing is available, in addition to updates to support testing STAs with randomized MAC addresses and address end-of-life devices and test case maintenance (ECN#00575) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
•  

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ a 

• Recent changes: 
•  
• Upcoming milestones: 
•  

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ac 

• Recent changes: 
• 9 December 2021 – addition of conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool is available (ECN#00532) 
• 1 September 2022 – updated testing from (ECN#00532) became mandatory, replacing some test cases with conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool 
• 14 October 2022 – a 20 MHz-only STA may now be certified for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ac (ECN#00552) 
• 30 June 2023 - updates to support testing STAs with randomized MAC addresses and simplification of test bed to address end-of-life devices is available (ECN#00574) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
•  

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED b/g 

• Recent changes: 
•  
• Upcoming milestones: 
•  

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow™ 

• Recent changes: 
• 2 November 2021 – certification program for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow is available (ECN#00521) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
• December 2023 – updates to Wi-Fi HaLow will become available, to remove restrictions on channel widths and allow protected keepalives 

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n™ 

• Recent changes: 
• 9 December 2021 – replacement of some test cases with  conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool is available (ECN#00531) 
• 15 July 2022 – simplification of test bed to address end-of-life devices is available (ECN#00548) 
• 1 September 2022 – updated testing from (ECN#00531) became mandatory, replacing some test cases with conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool 
• 1 December 2022 – testing from (ECN#00548) with the simplified test bed became mandatory 
• Upcoming milestones: 

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WiGig™ 

• Recent changes: 
•  
• Upcoming milestones: 
•  

Wi-Fi Data Elements™ 

• Recent changes: 
• 2 September 2021 – released program update, including support for Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi EasyMesh, and migration of testing to use QuickTrack Test Tool and test cases (ECN#00519) 
• 22 December 2022 - remote configuration and control feature is available (ECN#00566) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
•  

Wi-Fi Direct® 

• Recent changes: 
• 2 November 2021 – update to Wi-Fi Direct specification to reserve a bit for Miracast operation in 6 GHz is available (ECN#00525) 
• 30 June 2022 – the QuickTrack certification path is now available (ECN#00543 and ECN#00545) 
• 14 December 2022 - overall reduction of test bed to address end-of-life devices, and replacement of many of the interoperability test cases in 2.4 and 5 GHz with conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool is now available (ECN#00564) 
• 31 March 2023 – testing and test bed simplification from (ECN#00564) became mandatory for the QuickTrack certification path 
• 1 June 2023 - updated testing from (ECN#00543, ECN#00545, and ECN#00564) became mandatory, replacing most test cases in 2.4 and 5 GHz with conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool 
• Upcoming milestones: 
• 2H23 – additional testing simplification is planned 

Wi-Fi Easy Connect™ 

• Recent changes: 
• 15 December 2022 – updates to Wi-Fi Easy Connect are available, including support for pushbutton provisioning, connectors with different curves, and integrity protection of messages (ECN#00558) 
• 30 June 2023 – updated test bed from (ECN#00558) became mandatory, no new certification requirements 
• Upcoming milestones: 

Wi-Fi EasyMesh™ 

• Recent changes: 
• 2 December 2021 – updates to Wi-Fi EasyMesh include test scope optimization and test bed consolidation, and new features such as BSS coloring with spatial reuse, and support of Wi-Fi Easy Connect reconfiguration are available (ECN#00528) 
• 2 June 2022 – Wi-Fi EasyMesh test plan updated to clarify conditions for applicability of test cases, and Wi-Fi Agile Multiband added back as a prerequisite certification (ECN#00542)) 
• 1 December 2022 – the December 2021 updates to Wi-Fi EasyMesh (ECN#00528 and ECN#00542) became mandatory and all previous releases will no longer be available for new tested certification 
• 15 December 2022 – updates to Wi-Fi EasyMesh are available, including new optional features such as Wi-Fi QoS Management support in Wi-Fi EasyMesh and station access control (ECN#00560) 
• 30 June 2023 – updated test bed from (ECN#00560) became mandatory, no new certification requirements 
• Upcoming milestones: 
• December 2023 – updates to Wi-Fi EasyMesh will become available, including Wi-Fi 7 multi-link operation and static puncturing, updated Wi-Fi Data Elements features, and Wi-Fi QoS Management stream classification service enhancements 

Wi-Fi Enhanced Open™ 

• Recent changes: 
• 18 January 2021 – update to PTK derivation for group 20 and test bed device firmware (ECN#00509) 
• 2 November 2021 – testing extended to include Wi-Fi HaLow devices, and test cases and test bed devices for 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz replaced with conformance test cases and QuickTrack Test Tool  (ECN#00524 and ECN#00538) 
• 1 December 2022 – updated testing from (ECN#00524 and ECN#00538) became mandatory, replacing some test cases with conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool 
• Upcoming milestones: 
• 1 December 2023 – all Derivatives certified for Wi-Fi Enhanced Open must pass the mandatory tests in the January 2021 update 
• Details of security changes: https://www.wi-fi.org/members/wi-fi-alliance-security-requirements 

Wi-Fi Home Design™ 

• Recent changes: 
•  
• Upcoming milestones: 
• 1H23 – update Technical Requirements to include Wi-Fi 6 capabilities and metrics 

Wi-Fi Location™ 

• Recent changes: 
• 2 December 2021 – updates to Wi-Fi Location are now available, adding sub-meter accuracy, Non-Trigger Based Ranging, Trigger Based Ranging, Select bandwidth and channel support and secured FTM negotiation and measurement protection using PMF (ECN#00526) 
• 1 January 2023 – new capabilities added in December 2021 (ECN#00526 and ECN#00540) are optional and will become mandatory in the future, date to be determined based on market readiness (ECN#00569) 
• 1 January 2023 – certification available for the Mobile AP profile (ECN#00569) 
• 1 January 2023 – certification temporarily paused for 20 MHz-only STA; certification will be resumed once testing gaps are addressed (ECN#00569) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
• 2023 – certification for the 20 MHz-only STA profile will resume 
• 1H24 – updates to support Wi-Fi Location in 6 GHz are planned 

Wi-Fi Optimized Connectivity™ 

• Recent changes: 
• 4 April 2021 – adding a new test bed device, no new requirements (ECN#00512) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
•  

Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ 

• Recent changes: 
• 30 August 2021 – simplified test bed to address end-of-life devices and removed subset of test cases no longer needed, no new requirements (ECN#00517) 
• 30 June 2022 – the QuickTrack certification path, and a replacement of most of the interoperability test cases in 2.4 and 5 GHz with conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool are now available (ECN#00543 and ECN#00546) 
• 14 December 2022 – replacement of remaining APUT interoperability test cases in 2.4 and 5 GHz with conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool is now available (ECN#00568) 
• 1 June 2023 - updated testing from (ECN#00543, ECN#00546 and ECN#00568)) became mandatory, replacing most test cases in 2.4 and 5 GHz with conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool 
• Upcoming milestones: 

Wi-Fi QoS Management™ 

• Recent changes: 
• 2 December 2021 – updates to Wi-Fi QoS Management are available, adding Stream Classification Service (SCS) to enable client devices to request the AP to apply specific QoS treatment of downlink IP data flows using IP classifiers, and also DSCP Policy to enable the network to request a client device to apply DSCP marking policies to uplink IP data flows (ECN#00527) 
• 1 January 2023 – new capabilities added in December 2021 (ECN#00527 and ECN#00541) are optional and will become mandatory in the future, date to be determined based on market readiness (ECN#00571) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
• December 2023 – updates to Wi-Fi QoS Management will become available, including stream classification service (SCS) extensions and 5G QoS mapping  

Wi-Fi Vantage™ 

• Recent changes: 
•  
• Upcoming milestones: 
•  

WMM® (Wi-Fi Multimedia™) 

• Recent changes: 
• 1 December 2022 – updated testing for WMM, as included in the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n test plan (ECN#00531), became mandatory, replacing some test cases with conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool 
• Upcoming milestones: 

WMM-Admission Control 

• Recent changes: 
•  
• Upcoming milestones: 
•  

WMM-Power Save 

• Recent changes: 
•  
• Upcoming milestones: 
•  

WPA2™ 

• Recent changes: 
• 18 January 2021 – update to RSN (ECN#00509) 
• 9 December 2021 – simplification of test bed to address end-of-life devices and replacement of some test cases with conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool is available (ECN#00535) 
• 1 December 2022 – updated testing from (ECN#00535) became mandatory, replacing some test cases with conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool 
• 15 December 2022 – updated test bed to address end-of-life test bed devices and maintenance on test cases (ECN#00556) 
• 31 March 2023 – updated testing from (ECN#00556) became mandatory 
• 30 June 2023 – updated conformance test cases to address script issues and added an option for a DUT to support WPA2 as part of WPA3 transition mode (i.e., not support a configuration option for WPA2 ‘only’) (ECN#00579) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
• 1 December 2023 – all Derivatives certified for WPA2-Personal must pass the mandatory tests in the January 2021 update 
• 1 December 2023 – all Derivatives certified for WPA2-Enterprise must pass the mandatory tests in the April 2018 update 
• Details of security changes: https://www.wi-fi.org/members/wi-fi-alliance-security-requirements 

WPA3™ 

• Recent changes: 
• 4 April 2021 – extending SAE with H2E testing in Wi-Fi 6E devices (ECN#00511) 
• 2 November 2021 – testing extended to include Wi-Fi HaLow devices, and conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool added (ECN#00523, updated ECN#00536) 
• 1 December 2021 – the December 2020 update including SAE with H2E (ECN#00503) is now mandatory for all new tested certifications 
• 15 July 2022 - expanded testing in WPA3-Personal for roaming between networks with different levels of security and the addition of key rotation and RSN tests are available (ECN#00547) 
• 30 August 2022 – public CA server certificates for WPA3-Enterprise server certificate validation testing are renewed (ECN#00551) 
• 1 October 2022 – testing from (ECN#00547) for roaming between networks with different levels of security and key rotation became mandatory, however devices will not be required to pass the tests until a future date 
• 1 December 2022 – all Derivatives must be certified for WPA3 and must pass the mandatory tests in the WPA3-Personal August 2019 update 
• 15 December 2022 – all new tested devices must pass the mandatory key rotation tests added in July 2022 (ECN#00547) 
• 15 December 2022 - expanded testing in WPA3-Enterprise to support EAP TLS v1.3 and add IMSI privacy tests are available (ECN#00555) 
• 1 March 2023 – updated testing from (ECN#00523 and ECN#00536) is mandatory, adding conformance test cases using QuickTrack Test Tool, including the RSN tests added in July 2022 (ECN#00547) 
• 1 March 2023 – updated WPA3-Enterprise test bed from (ECN#00555) is mandatory 
• 17 August 2023 – public CA server certificates for WPA3-Enterprise server certificate validation testing were renewed (ECN#00580) 
• Upcoming milestones: 
• 1 December 2023 – all Derivatives certified for WPA3-Personal must pass the mandatory tests in the December 2020 update 
• 1 December 2023 – all Derivatives certified for WPA3-Enterprise must pass the mandatory tests in the February 2020 update 
• 1 December 2023 – all new tested devices must pass the mandatory roaming tests added in July 2022 (ECN#00547) 
• December 2023 – updates to WPA3 to support Wi-Fi 7 will become available 
• 1 December 2024 – all Derivatives certified for WPA3-Personal must pass the mandatory tests in the June 2022 update 
• Details of security changes: https://www.wi-fi.org/members/wi-fi-alliance-security-requirements 

In this episode, we're joined by Jan Buis, Head of Business Development at Genexis, to discuss how Matter will impact IoT and Wi-Fi. As Wi-Fi increasingly fuels IoT device connectivity, the number of devices used in the home will continue to grow, creating additional security concerns. Jan explains that security-focused education is crucial for consumers and that security at the gateway level is increasingly important. Listen to learn more about how Matter and Wi-Fi will continue to influence the IoT landscape and discover which market developments gateway vendors are watching.
 

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In today's episode, we're joined by Elizabeth Parks, President and CMO of Parks Associates, a leading technology market research firm. Elizabeth shares that internet households across the US have an average of 16 connected devices, and we discuss how Wi-Fi 6 is supporting these devices and bandwidth-intensive smart home applications. Elizabeth tells us that more than half of consumers who purchase one smart home device will soon purchase at least three devices for a more curated experience, driving smart home device uptake in 2023. We also discuss the complexity of connected IoT devices in healthcare and how Wi-Fi 6 helps devices, systems, and services work together to enhance patient care. Listen to this episode to dig into the data around IoT and smart home devices.

Connect with Elizabeth Parks on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethparks-parksassociates/

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Securing Wi-Fi connections is an important crucial networking, and Wi-Fi Alliance® has isbeen on the forefront of evolving Wi-Fi security.

Passpoint mandates the use of Protected Management Frames for all connections and it leverages the EEE 802.11u specification – a version of 802.1x. It’s restricted to access points and devices capable of WPA2 and WPA3 authentication, specifically the EAP authentication protocol,. That’s which is the current industry standard for network security.

Passpoint technologies are key to support mobile data offload and are key enablers for both mobile operators and internet service provider services.