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To reinforce the increasing presence of Wi-Fi in the market in China, the first annual China Wi-Fi Summit, sponsored by the worldwide industry trade association for wireless LAN known as the Wi-Fi Alliance, will take place on September 26-27, 2007 in Beijing, China.

 

"China is very important to the Wi-Fi industry, due to increasing adoption of the technology in Chinese homes and enterprises, as well as the key role that Chinese firms play in the development of Wi-Fi equipment and services. We believe the time is right for a world-class event such as the China Wi-Fi Summit, so that Chinese and multinational firms can come together for learning and networking," said Frank Hanzlik, managing director of Wi-Fi Alliance, in a news release.

 

Wi-Fi Alliance and Analysys International projected the Chinese networking equipment market to reach more than RMB10.3 billion next year. Several Chinese firms have been serving the global Wi-Fi market as well as the Chinese market. This industry has already registered a worldwide growth rate of 25 percent with installed base of three hundred million users.

 

The Summit is two-day conference filled with panel discussions and keynote addresses on topics such as Wi-Fi in mobile phones, Voice over Wi-Fi, 802.11 Standards Evolution, Wi-Fi as a Complementary Technology to 3G and WiMAX, and Wi-Fi in the Emerging Digital Home. It will also tackle case studies on Wi-Fi deployments in different areas like schools, enterprise, and municipals.

 

Expected to attend this Wi-Fi Summit are government officials, venture capitalists, consultants, analysts, managers and product developers from different networking equipment manufacturers.

 

To make this first annual summit possible, Wi-Fi Alliance has forged a partnership with BII Group Holdings Ltd. (BII), one of the pioneer companies in the Internet industry that provides professional services in consulting, testing, and event organization.

 

Interested parties may visit http://www.conference.cn/wi-fi to know more about this event.

 

 

 

Leo Blanco is a contributing writer for TMCnet. To see more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.

 

 

 

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