1. Wi-Fi for the Next Ten Years: Evolving the Offering 3 September 2009

2. 2 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Topics Wi-Fi Today Wi-Fi in China Today Evolving the Wi-Fi Offering The Next Ten Years Summary

3. 3 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Wi-Fi today: Unique success story One of every 10 people in the world uses Wi-Fi for work and leisure Two billion cumulative shipments by end of 2009 Double-digit growth year over year … strong momentum continues Everywhere: home, office, around town and around the world

4. 4 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Wi-Fi Today: strong in traditional networking... and beyond One billion products per year expected by 2011; 40% in Asia Highest growth from handsets, consumer electronics

5. 5 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Wi-Fi Today: Wi-Fi Alliance enabling industry growth and the best user experience International trade association of 300+ member companies (service providers, device makers, silicon, software) Industry leader and collaboration forum, innovating for 10 years Testing, market building, and regulatory programs Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ products deliver the best user experience and the latest security protections Complete list of members at www.wi-fi.org

6. 6 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Wi-Fi Today: 802.11n draft 2.0 certification an unprecedented success story Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n draft 2.0 program began in June 2007 Response to market need Substantial performance and range enhancements Over 700 devices are certified 802.11n draft 2.0 certification has been an industry catalyst

7. 7 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Wi-Fi Today: Wi-Fi in handsets becoming popular, driving growth Wi-Fi is a differentiator for feature and smartphones 77% of USA users of Wi-Fi-enabled mobile phones report high satisfaction: more satisfied than those without Wi-Fi (ABI Research, 2009) Wi-Fi handsets forecast: 49.5% CAGR 2008 – 2012, more than double the growth rate of the overall smartphone category (In-Stat, 2009)

8. 8 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Wi-Fi Today: Wi-Fi CERTIFIED is a model for interoperability, security, multimedia, and coexistence Today’s Certifications from the Wi-Fi Alliance Core PHY layer interoperability: 802.11 a/b/g/h/d/n draft 2.0 WPA2® (Wi-Fi Protected Access)*: Standards-based security supports AES encryption and a range of authentication methods Voice-Personal: Best user experience with Voice over Wi-Fi n the home and small office WMM® Power Save: Advanced power-saving mechanisms for battery-operated devices Wi-Fi Protected Setup™: Ease set up of security-protected home and small office Wi-Fi networks CWG-RF (with CTIA): Performance mapping of RF in mixed-radio environment WMM® (Wi-Fi Multimedia) Quality of Service: Prioritize multimedia applications such as gaming, voice and video *New WPA2 Whitepaper available at www.wi-fi.org

9. 9 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Wi-Fi Today: First 10 Years of Wi-Fi Exceeded All Expectations Beyond What We Imagined Asset TrackingImaging Multimedia Gaming Telematics Location & positioning PC Networking Infoterminals Content delivery Traffic control Home metering and control Telecoms Healthcare SmartGrid Automotive Health monitoring Airtravel Personal mobile hotspot

10. Wi-Fi in China Today: New consumer data from Wi-Fi Alliance and CCIDNET.com

11. 11 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Wi-Fi in China Today: New poll shows strong affinity for Wi-Fi among Chinese broadband users In August 2009, Wi-Fi Alliance and CCIDNET.com polled more than 1,000 Chinese broadband users 40% of these Chinese broadband subscribers have used Wi-Fi 77% of Chinese Wi-Fi users say they like Wi-Fi convenience most of all 60% of Chinese Wi-Fi users use Wi-Fi every week –Read news – 69% –Work – 62% –Check email – 53% –Chat– 48% –Play video games – 34% –Watch or share multimedia – 31%

12. 12 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Wi-Fi in China Today: Chinese have increasing confidence in Wi-Fi, and want it on handsets Sixty-two percent of Chinese Wi- Fi users say they rely on Wi-Fi Chinese users have strong interest in Wi-Fi enabled handsets –60% of respondents plan to or are considering purchasing a Wi-Fi enabled phone within a year –34% of users have already used a handset to connect to a Wi-Fi network Eighty-two percent of Chinese users report that they feel confident in the security of Wi-Fi Some Wi-Fi enabled phones available in China from Nokia, Moto and ZTE

13. Evolving the Wi-Fi Offering

14. 14 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Evolving the Wi-Fi Offering: Updates to 802.11n Wi-Fi certification will preserve compatibility IEEE 802.11n finalization expected later this month Wi-Fi Alliance has reaffirmed the draft 2.0 certification requirements, and will add some optional features All Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n products will interoperate with Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n draft 2.0 products All Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products must support WPA2/AES security features About 50% of products shipped this year will support 802.11n technology

15. 15 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Evolving the Wi-Fi Offering: Wi-Fi Direct planned for 2010 A new way to use Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Wi-Fi Direct Connect Wi-Fi devices to each other anywhere, with or without a Wi-Fi network or internet connection Connect two or more devices, quickly and easily to enable a range of applications: Print a picture directly from your camera Share music directly with a friend Synchronize contacts, music, etc. Display pictures directly from your mobile phone on a television Play a video game with friends on different devices Live demonstrations this afternoon from Wi-Fi Alliance, Intel and Atheros

16. 16 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Evolving the Wi-Fi Offering: Mature process for developing industry-wide solutions WFA Specification Test plan development Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Wi-Fi Direct Single, industry- wide Solution Early 2010 Demonstrated interoperability Proprietary solutions from WFA members Q3/Q4 2009 Mid 2010

17. 17 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Evolving the Wi-Fi Offering: Steady stream of solutions to enable even more Wi-Fi adoption Ahead 802.11n: Support of final 802.11n standard Voice-Enterprise, Excellent user experience with voice in large Wi-Fi deployments WMM® Admission Control, Ensures network connection quality is maintained and manages requests for additional sessions and services Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer: Mechanisms to connect two devices without a network Wi-Fi Protected Setup Extensions: simple set up of security in ad-hoc Wi-Fi mode Early stages / under development Mesh networks Wireless Network Management Display applications Tunneled Direct Link Setup

18. 18 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 The Next Ten Years: No Limit In Sight From Market Appetite for Wi-Fi connectivity likely to remain unlimited Demand for unimagined –Products and applications –Intelligence, flexibility –Diversity, extensibility Compelling business opportunities “The ubiquity of Wi-Fi is proving unstoppable” In-Stat Market Alert April 29, 2009 From Wi-Fi Alliance Vision of seamless connectivity A forum for fair and open collaboration Leadership, imagination, innovation “The Wi-Fi Alliance... is one of the more successful multi- partner alliances in recent years.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan Management Review, May 2008

19. 19 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 Summary Wi-Fi market continues to grow China consumers today use Wi-Fi for a variety of activities Evolving Wi-Fi with 802.11n, Wi-Fi Direct, and a stream of technologies over the foreseeable future The next ten years of Wi-Fi are limitless Thank You! Please visit www.wi-fi.org for white papers and a list of all Wi-Fi CERTIFIED productswww.wi-fi.org

20. Background materials

21. 21 Wi-Fi Alliance Beijing September 2009 About 330+ Wi-Fi Alliance members today