OpenRoaming

OpenRoaming, the zero-touch standard for connecting to Wi-Fi access point quickly and securely, is now a standard, as Cisco transfers the specification to the Wireless Broadband Alliance.

Read about Cisco’s OpenRoaming innovation and thought leadership that led to winning the Wi-Fi Awards' inaugural Company Leadership of the Year! We deeply appreciate the founders of the Wi-Fi Awards and the Wi-Fi community who voted!

Towards the end of this busy and innovative year, Cisco leadership decided to combine several businesses under one leader, SVP/GM Scott Harrell, to create the Intent-Based Networking Group. So, what is the meaning in a change of names? The new organization consists of engineering and product marketing teams from Enterprise Networking and Data Center, with […]

From January through December, Cisco has had a very busy 2019. How busy? From anniversaries and awards (Gartner LAN Access leader) to new products—Cisco DNA Spaces and three (!) new Wi-Fi 6 Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points—to what we're building out on the horizon (AI and network analytics)... this past year has seen it all.

Enabling customers, guests, and employees to automatically join wireless networks without passwords is good. Identifying their location, in real-time, to provide them with a personalized experience is even better.

Whether your organization is expanding with new buildings, adding employees, or moving to cloud services, upgrading to Wi-Fi 6 will provide many immediate benefits and prepare for future growth.

With OpenRoaming, users will be able to step out and employ their mobile carrier identity for authentication, granting them seamless access to participating wireless networks around the world.

From Wi-Fi 6 to 5G, the world’s wireless systems are getting huge upgrades this year and next. However, there’s one thing that Wi-Fi really needs in order to take advantage of its new promise: more radio-frequency spectrum.  

When looking into building a more connected world, OpenRoaming is what comes next to our minds. After just a couple of months of its’ soft launch in Barcelona we can discover more on what it is, where we start and what the impacts are on businesses, planning our next steps ahead.