Wi-Fi Alliance Liaison Report March 16, 2005 Bill Carney Wi-Fi Alliance Liaison Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

1Q’05 Members Meeting – Dublin 2004 Highlights 15% increase in number of members 70% increase in number of certifications 40% average decrease in certification cost Average certification cycle time down to “days” vs. “weeks” Reduction in annual membership fees Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Products to Date Over 1900 Certified Products Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

Wi-Fi Alliance Active Task Groups Marketing Co-Existence Consumer Electronics Ease of Use Public Access QoS Security Voice-Over Wi-Fi Wi-Fi/Cellular Convergence Technical QoS Certification Security Certification ASD (Application Specific Device) Certification Spectrum/Regulatory Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

Security Technical Task Group Completed its primary tasks WPA, WPA2, Extended EAP Extended EAP certifications to start April 15 Plan to go into hibernation as of June ’05 Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

QoS Technical WMM-Baseline Task Group Has been in hibernation since September 2004 when WMM certification went live Will now reactivate to develop APSD test plan Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

QoS Technical WMM-Scheduled Access Task Group Worked on test plan Plan on next blind poll on plugfest participation in May Next plugfest anticipated in June 4Q’05 anticipated start of certification Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

ASD Technical Task Group Group is considering alternative approaches to allow devices to be tested in standard fashion CE devices a primary focus Task Group is soliciting written contributions, perhaps leading to the creation of a requirements specification Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

Member Meeting Schedule 2005 Q2-Chicago, June 28-30 Q3-Beijing, Sept. 13-15 Q4-Phoenix, Dec. 6-8 2006 #1 Europe (Location TBD) #2 Vancouver, BC #3 Asia (TBD) Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)