WBA Carrier Wi-Fi Liaison request - March 2014 November 2011 doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0203r2 March 2014 WBA Carrier Wi-Fi Liaison request - March 2014 Date: 2014- March -19 Authors: Name Company Address Phone email 5488 Marvell Lane, Santa Clara, CA, 95054 +1 (321) 751-3958 Bruce Kraemer Marvell bkraemer@ marvell .com Abstract: Information regarding a call for comment on Carrier Wi-Fi submitted by WBA. Bruce Kraemer, Marvell Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

March 2014 WBA Liaison WBA has requested comment on its Carrier Wi-Fi (CWLAN) Guidelines.   Background The WBA work on this topic is trying to bring together all parties in the Wi-Fi industry into one vision that defines CWLAN, with the goal of creating a shared industry definition. This will allow the industry to develop a CWLAN ecosystem and subsequently to give the Wi-Fi consumer the best user experience possible at that time and in that location. Next steps and interest to collaborate Following the finalization and publication of version one of the CWLAN Guidelines, the Carrier Wi-Fi team will continue to progress updates for a future version, to include additional functionalities and/or requirements proposed as well as any feedback received to the published version. The Carrier Wi-Fi team has a strong interest in continuing to closely cooperate with industry groups driving related work. The WBA welcomes your feedback to this first version of the CWLAN Guidelines. Bruce Kraemer, Marvell