Let's start 2016 with a blog post that will surely get some of you thinking. As a professional who focuses on Wi-Fi communication I’m asked from time to time what does Wi-Fi mean?
The conversation usually goes something like this: What does Wi-Fi stand for?
Is Wi-Fi an acronym for something? Who came up with the term Wi-Fi? Who owns the name Wi-Fi? Is it WiFi or Wi-Fi?"
When I respond that Wi-Fi is a made up word I get the stare, usually followed by, "really?"
I think the biggest misunderstanding or assumption is many folks think Wi-Fi means “Wireless Fidelity”. This is almost always the response I get when I ask, "what do you think it means?"
Another point of interest is the proper term is Wi-Fi with the hyphen. While many of us, myself included, use the term WiFi that would not be the correct registered trademark. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Here is a link to their brands.
http://www.wi-fi.org/who-we-are/our-brands
Read the entire blog post here:
http://community.arubanetworks.com/t5/Technology-Blog/What-does-Wi-Fi-stand-for/ba-p/256914