Global Wi-Fi Alliance recently the members of the General Assembly held in Shanghai, China unblock on the cell phone ban Wi-Fi welcome. Wi-Fi Alliance CEO Edgar Figueroa this reporter's exclusive interview with said: "the Chinese Government's policy to open a window, we very much welcome. "He also said the Wi-Fi Alliance will actively cooperate with the Chinese Government in the formulation of rules in the field of technology.
WAPI become Wi-Fi "pass" for mobile phone
China a long time did not allow mobile support features, Wi-Fi industry pointed out: "China almost only prohibit cell phone Wi-Fi features power market." Due to the existence of that prohibition, the domestic mobile phone Internet access in the past only a single such relying on 3G mobile network, but cannot be the same as laptops with Wi-Fi wireless network, the users enjoy the fun of broadband wireless, domestic 3 g network in the ascendant has excessive discharge pressure.
Last year, the Ministry of industry and information on Wi-Fi mobile, Motorola, quietly release and other manufacturers are Samsung China launched a support Wi-Fi enabled mobile phones. Wi-Fi Alliance CEO Edgar Figueroa said, according to statistics last year sales of Wi-Fi mobile phones in China reached 660 million, shows that consumers welcome to Wi-Fi mobile phone.
Although the Chinese began to allow manufacturers to sell Wi-Fi mobile phone, but a prerequisite is that the mobile phone must support China's independent intellectual property rights of WAPI wireless LAN security standards. To this end, Edgar Figueroa said, Wi-Fi Alliance will understand and cooperate with the Chinese Government in the formulation of rules in the field of technology.
But not all manufacturers have access to China this provision, previously Apple refused to on the iPhone, so the converted WAPI China sales of iPhone is disable Wi-Fi, which makes Apple iPhone proud Internet experience greatly discounted sales in China are therefore affected to a certain extent.
Wi-Fi Alliance confident security class
Wi-Fi network security has always been questioned, the underground market rampant "rub card" is passed to solve someone else's Wi-Fi network for free Internet access, this is China once ready to enforce domestic safety standards WAPI reasons. But Wi-Fi Alliance cannot agree on this.
Edgar Figueroa pointed out that the application of security Wi-Fi depends on the quality of network deployment, Wi-Fi Alliance currently recommended WPA2 encryption settings have a State-of-the-art security, has never been a hacker compromise too, some of the World Government, military and security departments are using Wi-Fi network, this is the best proof that "we are very confident in Wi-Fi security. ”
Wi-Fi Alliance has recognized China demands Wi-Fi mobile phone must be "bundled" WAPI domestic technology, but if China will this provision extends to areas that require future PC notebook must also be "bundled" WAPI, Wi-Fi Alliance will continue to accept the? on this issue, Edgar Figueroa euphemistically stated: "both are quite different. China Mobile phones is not allowed before Wi-Fi, now listed as a matter of policy to open a window, even if the integrated WAPI, is still a great improvement from scratch. While the laptop is Wi-Fi functionality has been very popular, if significant policy change, is more difficult. ”
Background reading
WAPI "back Lake"
In May 2003, China publishing independent innovation of wireless LAN Security WAPI, and announced that from 1 June 2004, in all domestic sales of wireless LAN products enforce, such a measure in a strong foreign enterprises. After the Sino-US negotiations between the two countries, China eventually announced the indefinite postponement of WAPI standards enforced and according to Chinese and foreign companies, on the criteria for revision. Mid-2009, China quietly removed Wi-Fi phone "ban", but require Wi-Fi mobile phone must support China's independent property right of WAPI safety standards. WAPI in this "back Lake".
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