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 * __WiFi__**

WiFi was invented by the NCR Corporation/AT&T in Nieuwegien, Holland. It was invented in 1991. Originally it was meant for cashier systems, the first products including WiFi were under the name WaveLAN with slow speeds for our standards today(1Mbps/2Mbps). The inventor of WiFi is Vic Hayes and has been unofficially named the 'father of WiFi.'
 * __Origins__**

__**Timeline of Important developments**__

__1991__: WiFi invented by the NCR Corporation/AT&T by Vic Hayes.

__1997__: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) ratifies 802.11 for wireless interface between clients and base stations. This doesn't guarantee interoperability.

__1999__: //September//- The IEEE ratifies 802.11a and 802.11b.

The Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) organizes to certify 802.11 interoperability, opening the door tothe global adoption on wireless internet.

//Autumn-// Products including 802.11 begin being shipped.

//November- PCMagazine//'s Award for Technical Excellence for network standards was awarded to the IEEE's 802.11 high-rate standard and WECA. Again opening another door for mainstream WiFi.

__2000__: //February-// Microsoft releases Windows 2000 with WLAN sniffer ability.

//March-// WECA launches the WiFi certification program for 802.11b products.

//December-// Carlson Hotels Worldwide (owner of Country Inns & Suites, Radisson Hotels, and Regent International hotels) announces wireless service in these hotels. Highering popularity of wireless internet.

__2001__: //January-// Starbucks launches wireless hot spots in stores. Again making WiFi more mainstream and easier for people to use. //Autumn-// 802.11a products begin shipping. //May-// The FCC changes its rules and opens the door for the development of 802.11g devices.

__2002:__ //September-// Lucent Technologies demonstrates a handoff between Wi-Fi and 3G cellular networks, allowing users to walk around the two netowrks without interupting the session. Making wireless internet more unified. //October-// WECA becomes the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) First 802.11a/b products ship.

__2003:__ //January// The WFA launches the Wi-Fi ZONE to show and brand public access hot spots, such as Starbucks, much as it does with WiFi products. //March// Intel introduces Centrino mobile technology. McDonald's rolls out ten WiFi spots in Manhattan and promises 300 by year's end. First draft-compliant 802.11g products begin being shipped. The WFA certifies the first WPA products, including chipsets from Atheros, Broadcom, Cisco, Intel, and others. Over 40 million 802.11-based devices are deployed worldwide.
 * April**

Verizon Communications announces 150 Wi-Fi–enabled phone booths in Manhattan and promises 1,000 by year's end. The IEEE ratifies 802.11g. First 802.11g products receive Wi-Fi certification. 865 products from 112 companies have received Wi-Fi certification since the program began in 2000. WPA security becomes mandatory as part of the Wi-Fi certification process. Conservative estimates suggest that at current rates of adoption, almost half a billion 802.11-based devices will be sold in this year alone. All these steps made WiFi extremely popular.
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 * September**
 * 2005**

http://www.wilcorpinc.com/wifi_history.htm http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,1276123,00.asp