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CHINA TO LAUNCH NATIONAL WIRELESS LAN STANDARD WAPIBEIJING, Jan 08, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- China Mobile and China Telecom have requested wireless network equipment manufacturers to ensure their products to be compatible with WAPI (WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure) function when bidding for AP. In the meantime, China's top three telecom operators decided to transform their WiFi hotspots constructed previously to WAPI. WAPI chip producer AzureWave lately announced that it would roll out wireless module IC supporting WAPI, which implies that WAPI terminals will not only be compatible with WiFi, but also can be applied to different types of cell phones, namely CDMA, GSM, and 3G, in future. Deputy secretary of WAPI Alliance Qin Zhiqiang said that outputs exceeding one million pieces. Production of WAPI terminal chip modules compatible of WiFi enriches the WAPI industry chain, and shows that the WAPI standard is accepted and supported by international manufacturers. An industrial insider reveals that Atheros has inserted WLAN chips that meet WAPI standard in its laptops; and Broadcom has developed WAPI chips for portable mobile terminals, which may be put into market in the first half of 2009. (XIC) |