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Wi-fi Alliance Selects Wipro to Provide Pre-certification Services

Wipro Technologies, the global IT Services Division of Wipro Limited, has been selected by the Wi-Fi Alliance to become an authorised pre-certification test lab. The pre-certification lab will allow Wipro to pre-test products for Wi-Fi Alliance members who are planning to pursue Wi-Fi certification, and marks the Wi-Fi Alliance’s first presence in the India market.

Wipro has established a test lab within its Bangalore test facilities of its Testing Services Division. The lab will service Wi-Fi Alliance members with state-of-the-art equipment and trained engineers. Wi-Fi Alliance member companies from around the world will be able to submit products for testing to Wipro lab.

"Many of our members rely on pre-certification testing as an important step in the quality assurance process, and Wipro’s expertise and facility will be an excellent addition to our worldwide lab presence," said Wi-Fi Alliance Managing Director Frank Hanzlik.

"Testing is a strongly differentiated service line for Wipro Technologies. With this relationship with the Wi-Fi Alliance, we further enhance our end-to-end WLAN testing capability," said Suresh Vaswani, President, Global IT Service Lines, Wipro Technologies

The Wi-Fi Alliance certifies devices for interoperability based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards. A device that has passed testing and complies with Wi-Fi Alliance requirements can be designated as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED. Only Wi-Fi Alliance member companies are eligible to participate in certification programs.

Pre-certification testing allows member companies to pre-test Wi-Fi devices and troubleshoot problems before entering the formal process to become Wi-Fi CERTIFIED. The Wipro lab will replicate Wi-Fi Alliance test beds and test plans to allow for engineering feedback and more customized analysis than is permitted during formal Wi-Fi certification testing.


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