Managers and product developers from networking equipment manufacturers will attend this groundbreaking event, as will government officials, analysts and consultants, and venture capitalists. The Wi-Fi Alliance has partnered with BII Group Holdings, Inc. as its local partner to produce the first annual China Wi-Fi Summit.

"China is very important to the Wi-Fi industry, due to increasing adoption of the technology in Chinese homes and enterprises, as well as the key role that Chinese firms play in the development of Wi-Fi equipment and services," said Wi-Fi Alliance managing director Frank Hanzlik. "We believe the time is right for a world-class event such as the China Wi-Fi Summit, so that Chinese and multinational firms can come together for learning and networking."

The China Wi-Fi Summit will feature a two-day conference featuring keynote addresses and panel discussions on a wide range of technical and business topics, including:

• Case Studies: Municipal, Campus, and Enterprise Wi-Fi Deployments
• Wi-Fi in mobile phones
• Wi-Fi in the Emerging Digital Home
• Voice over Wi-Fi
• Wi-Fi as a Complementary Technology to 3G and WiMAX
• 802.11 Standards Evolution

In addition, the two-day conference will feature a vendor expo with product demonstrations and interoperability testing events. The Wi-Fi Alliance and BII group expect that Chinese firms and multinational corporations alike will participate in the event as demonstrators, speakers, and sponsors.

"We are honored to produce the China Wi-Fi Summit in cooperation with Wi- Fi Alliance and expect it to be very successful," said BII Group president Liu Dong. "Wi-Fi technology is of great interest in China, so we are pleased to bring this unique event to the local market for the first time."