Broadcom Corp. has announced that the Chinese Wireless Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI) security standard, which is required for all WLAN products sold in China, is now available on many of its wireless offerings. Through a combination of software and hardware elements, Broadcom is featuring WAPI on several of its most popular WLAN solutions, allowing manufacturers to deliver a variety of WLAN connected home networking products and mobile devices to Chinese consumers.
As a leading supplier of WLAN silicon and a WAPI Industry Alliance member, Broadcom is now poised to serve the rapidly expanding Chinese wireless market and increase its presence in the region. Broadcom is already a leader in the Chinese home networking segment. All major Chinese carriers and router vendors currently use its WLAN solutions in wireless routers and broadband gateways. Those customers can easily migrate to products based on Broadcom technology that support WAPI.
As part of Broadcom's unique OneDriver software, Broadcom is implementing the identical WAPI code across multiple platforms, which provides manufacturers with a well-tested software architecture and proven performance for a variety of devices, driving down their costs. As WLAN becomes more prevalent in broadband gateways and consumer electronics, Broadcom's WAPI software may be added to future DSL, digital television (DTV) and set-top box platforms.
The WAPI Industry Alliance, which was formed in March 2006, currently has nearly 70 members representing a variety of companies from areas including research and development, software development, standard ratification, chip design, product manufacturing and system integration, telecom carriers.
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