1 Wireless China 2009 How Wi-Fi is Transforming the Home, Workplace and Mobile Environments! Dr Andrew Myles Manager, Wireless & Security Standards, Cisco 3 Sept 2009

2 © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. China Oct 07 Cisco Confidential Source: WFA/Kelton Research, 2007 Wi-Fi is an essential part of our everyday lives Wi-Fi Alliance research At 2007: 90% would rather do without their daily Starbucks than their Wi-Fi In 2008: 70% of Wi-Fi users would rather give up chocolate rather than give up WiFi In 2009: 74% of those with Wi-Fi on their mobile phone use it Personal research In 2009: my 68 year old mother uses Wi-Fi in a lap top, in a photo frame and in a Nintendo Wii – her next phone will have Wi- Fi

3 © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. China Oct 07 Cisco Confidential 11ad The success of Wi-Fi is based on the standard, which meets the needs of users … 11ac 11aa Start a 11d 11g 11h 11i 11e 11k 11b 11n 11p 11w 11j 11r 11s 11u 11y Delighted to be connected Delighted to be securely connected Demanding managed, reliable & secure connections anywhere with high performance for any application 11v 09 In development Scheduled Ratified 10 The next generation? 11z

4 © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. China Oct 07 Cisco Confidential … and the vital interoperability testing from the Wi-Fi Alliance For users Tested interoperability Better user-experience For vendors Higher satisfaction rates Fewer support calls Fewer product returns =

5 © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. China Oct 07 Cisco Confidential , Wi-Fi testing (& a bit of vendor innovation) provide a platform for people to do anything!!!! Applications Testing platform Standards platform Wi-Fi Alliance ConnectivitySecurityManagement Vendor innovation Vendors Consumers Service providers Enterprise