doc.: IEEE /463r0 Submission July 2002 Bill Carney, Texas InstrumentsSlide 1 July 2002 WECA Liaison Report Bill Carney July 12, 2002

doc.: IEEE /463r0 Submission July 2002 Bill Carney, Texas InstrumentsSlide 2 Key announcements from recent Member Meeting June 18-20, Miami, FL –WECA intending to change its name to “Wi-Fi Alliance” Objective: Brand/Name consistency between Industry Organization & Product Category Pending legal and board approval - Not to be used yet –“SSN” submitted and accepted as candidate for interim security update initiative Based on TKIP work of i WECA Technical Committee/Security Group developing testing plan recommendations –New branding plan announced to members Covers unified b, a Logo… plus “Capabilities Label” Not yet publicly rolled out WECA Status

doc.: IEEE /463r0 Submission July 2002 Bill Carney, Texas InstrumentsSlide 3 WECA Status (Cont.) Successful tradeshow at N+I / Tokyo, July 3-5, 2002 –Many interviews and press conference with Japanese media –12 member companies participated in pavilion – very high traffic –Areas of primary interest continue to be (in priority order) Wi-Fi hot spots a certification Security Completed in May the second round of informal a interoperability testing –Expect third round to be in August –Anticipate test bed in place / formal certification starting closely thereafter Next Member’s meeting Sept 24 – 26, Rome, Italy Next Trade Show – Nov , Comdex, Las Vegas 370+ certified products and growing steadily