WAA Expands Horizons at WGC APAC 2025

2025-02-18

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Bangkok, Thailand, January 21-23, 2025 – The Wireless Global Congress (WGC) APAC 2025, hosted by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), brings together global leaders in the WLAN industry at the Westin Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok’s vibrant downtown. Dr. Crane H. Yang, Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the World WLAN Application Alliance (WAA), delivered a presentation titled “Providing the Best WLAN Experience for the Digital World.” His address highlighted WAA’s mission to provide superior WLAN experiences, tackling critical challenges such as unstable performance, security vulnerabilities, and coverage limitations. WAA’s leadership in advancing WLAN performance standards and innovations aligns seamlessly with the forum’s goals of fostering collaboration and expanding WLAN’s transformative potential across industries and regions.

WAA Takes Center Stage as Gold Sponsor

As a Gold Sponsor, WAA takes a prominent role at WGC APAC 2025, furthering its mission to elevate WLAN performance and increase its influence across Southeast Asia. The forum presents a unique opportunity for WAA to enhance its brand recognition, engage with regional operators, and establish strategic partnerships in one of the world’s fastest-growing digital markets.
Dr. Yang’s presentation delved into how WAA addresses the current challenges in the WLAN application experience. “WLAN is at the heart of today’s connectivity revolution,” Dr. Yang remarked ahead of the event. “With the rapid growth of IoT and the increasing demand for seamless, secure, and reliable networks, WAA’s vision is to create a framework that ensures innovation and excellence in wireless connectivity for everyone.” His speech highlighted how WAA’s scenario-based performance standards and certification systems help solve issues like network interruptions, weak signal coverage, and security risks.

WAA’s Key Role in Advancing Global Standards

Since its inception in 2022, WAA has positioned itself as a global leader in WLAN standardization and certification. With over 80 members from 11 countries, WAA has created a robust platform for developing WLAN performance standards that span various use cases, including home, office, public, and industrial networks. WAA’s partnerships with influential organizations like IEEE SA, WBA, and BSI have further solidified its reputation as a driving force in the WLAN industry.
During his speech, Dr. Yang emphasized the strategic importance of these initiatives, underscoring how WAA’s performance standards are crucial for improving the user experience while fostering seamless and secure connectivity across different scenarios.

A Milestone for WAA in Southeast Asia

The WGC APAC 2025 marks a significant milestone for WAA as it strengthens its engagement with Southeast Asia, a region poised for substantial digital growth. With rapidly developing smart cities, a booming digital economy, and an increasing demand for reliable, high-performance networks, Southeast Asia offers immense opportunities for WLAN technologies to enhance urban infrastructure, streamline industrial processes, and improve consumer experiences.
For attendees, the forum will offer an unparalleled opportunity to gain insights into the evolving WLAN landscape, discover business opportunities, and collaborate with industry leaders. WAA’s active participation underscores its leadership in driving wireless innovation and creating a collaborative ecosystem for future growth.

Looking Ahead to the 2025 Global WLAN Industry Forum

As the WLAN industry continues to evolve, the focus now shifts to the upcoming 2025 Global WLAN Industry Forum, to be held on March 4, 2025, in Barcelona, Spain. Themed “Performance Defines Excellence, The Path to Premium WLAN,” the forum promises an engaging and insightful agenda designed to shape the future of WLAN technologies. It will explore a variety of key topics, including providing the best WLAN experience for the digital world, driving innovation through performance standards, and addressing bottlenecks in degraded application scenarios, etc. With forward-looking panel discussions, keynote speeches, and a focus on certification and global collaboration, the event is set to be a pivotal moment for the WLAN industry.

WAA’s Role in Driving Future WLAN Advancements

By the conclusion of WGC APAC 2025, WAA is expected to solidify its role as a catalyst for WLAN advancements, shaping a more connected, innovative, and inclusive digital world. The congress serves as an ideal platform for WAA to showcase its achievements and highlight its ongoing efforts to address WLAN challenges through industry collaboration, advanced performance, and certification systems.
With the rapid evolution of wireless technologies and the growing need for interconnected digital ecosystems, WAA remains committed to promoting a future where seamless, high-performance WLAN networks are integral to the way we live, work, and interact globally.