The OpenWiFi community already counts more than 100 participants of various company types. (Getty Images)
Having progressed on efforts to disaggregate infrastructure components in other telecom segments, the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is setting its sights on disaggregating Wi-Fi.
TIP this week officially unveiled OpenWiFi Release 1.0, which the group described in a statement as a “community-developed, fully disaggregated Wi-Fi system, including Access Point (AP) hardware, an open-source AP network operating system (NOS) and an SDK to build Cloud native Wi-Fi Controller software for Service Providers and Enterprises.”
The widely-anticipated announcement came as expected one week after TIP said it would adopt the Wireless Broadband Alliance’s OpenRoaming standard as a key component of its solution stack. The group said disaggregated Wi-Fi will lead to benefits such as lower barriers to entry to develop enterprise-grade Wi-Fi solutions; accelerated innovation, enabling easi
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TIP kicks off trials of OpenWiFi software Wednesday 12 May 2021 | 16:40 CET | News The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has confirmed the launch of OpenWiFi Release 1.0. Based on the previously developed OpenRoaming standard, the new open-source software looks to open up the Wi-Fi equipment market and make it easier to develop interoperable and customised systems. The fully disaggregated Wi-Fi system is expected to include access point firmware, an open-source AP network operating system and a SDK to build cloud-native Wi-Fi controller software for service providers and enterprises.
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