Key Takeaways Wi-Fi gets its first formal AI standardization effort. The IEEE 802.11 Working Group and the 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) approved the formation of an AI Offload Study Group, which will develop a standard amendment enabling Wi-Fi access points to serve as edge AI compute nodes. This marks AI’s official entry into the … Read more
Ofinno’s Standards Readouts feature expert insight and analysis that translates complex standardization progress into actionable insights to help navigate the future 5G/6G, next-gen Wi-Fi, and media compression technologies. Overview Every few months, engineers from companies across the wireless industry gather at IEEE 802.11 meetings to develop the technical specifications that become Wi-Fi. The January 2026 … Read more
Ofinno’s Standards Readouts feature expert insight and analysis that translates complex standardization progress into actionable insights to help navigate the future 5G/6G, next-gen Wi-Fi, and media compression technologies. Overview 2025 brought meaningful progress across the cellular, Wi-Fi, and video compression standards communities. In 3GPP, Release 19 reached its functional freeze while Release 20 initiated 6G … Read more
Ofinno’s Standards Readouts feature expert insight and analysis that translates complex standardization progress into actionable insights to help navigate the future 5G/6G, next-gen Wi-Fi, and media compression technologies. Overview The November IEEE 802.11 plenary in Bangkok signaled a clear shift in next-generation Wi-Fi work. For 802.11bn (Wi-Fi 8), the group is now deep in the … Read more
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