Abstract
Wi-Fi is a recognized part of many people's everyday life across the globe. We expect Wi-Fi based Internet access in our homes, offices, coffee shops, airports, and hotels. It is not just a technology that is shipped in hundreds of millions of devices; it is a technology that gets used everyday. Wi-Fi is a global success by any technology or marketing measurement.

However, this is just the beginning as most Wi-Fi devices today are PCs. With Wi-Fi shipping in phones, MP3 players, home video servers, cameras, and TVs, Wi-Fi is breaching to an entirely new set of users that will drive Wi-Fi shipments into the billions. The users of these new devices will have little patience for the technology trial and error of PCs.

This talk is about the leading market indicators showing that this transition is underway and what must change about Wi-Fi in order for this transition to be successful.

Speaker Biography
Mr. Hattig has 20 years of networking experience ranging from developer & protocol designer to software development manger to Director of standards. WAN technologies of interest include T1/E1, T3/E3, ATM, FTTH, and HFC; LAN technologies include IEEE 1394 (Firewire), HomePlug, and HomeRF. His focus has been 802.11 since 2003. He became Director of WLAN Standards in 2006. He is currently the Intel representative on the Wi-Fi Alliance Board of Directors where he enjoys the Board position of Marketing Advisor.<Back>