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