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[[Image:Wifilogo.jpg|thumb|Wi-Fi logo]]
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''Wi-Fi is a consortium that verifies 802.11b wireless network products interoperate, and a marketing term vendors use to sell their products.''<1>
''Wi-Fi is a consortium that verifies 802.11b wireless network products interoperate, and a marketing term vendors use to sell their products.''<1>
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The Wi-Fi alliance is a trade group that owns the 'Wi-Fi' trademark, a symbol that certifies interoperability between wireless devices. Not every Internet product is Wi-Fi certified however, and there exists many devices that are able to interoperate wirelessly without the Wi-Fi logo. Some products have chosen to omit having Wi-Fi certification to avoid paying certification costs.
The Wi-Fi alliance is a trade group that owns the 'Wi-Fi' trademark, a symbol that certifies interoperability between wireless devices. Not every Internet product is Wi-Fi certified however, and there exists many devices that are able to interoperate wirelessly without the Wi-Fi logo. Some products have chosen to omit having Wi-Fi certification to avoid paying certification costs.
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The use of Wi-Fi has boomed in recent years and is supported by a multitude of different devices. Laptops. game consoles, smartphones, printers and other peripherals usually have Wi-Fi certification.  
The use of Wi-Fi has boomed in recent years and is supported by a multitude of different devices. Laptops. game consoles, smartphones, printers and other peripherals usually have Wi-Fi certification.  

Revision as of 02:36, 10 April 2009

Wi-Fi logo

Wi-Fi is a consortium that verifies 802.11b wireless network products interoperate, and a marketing term vendors use to sell their products.<1>


The Wi-Fi alliance is a trade group that owns the 'Wi-Fi' trademark, a symbol that certifies interoperability between wireless devices. Not every Internet product is Wi-Fi certified however, and there exists many devices that are able to interoperate wirelessly without the Wi-Fi logo. Some products have chosen to omit having Wi-Fi certification to avoid paying certification costs.


The use of Wi-Fi has boomed in recent years and is supported by a multitude of different devices. Laptops. game consoles, smartphones, printers and other peripherals usually have Wi-Fi certification.

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