The Wireless Broadband Alliance And Telecom Infra Project Expand Their Partnership In OpenLAN

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and Telecom Infra Project (TIP) are proud to announce an expansion of their existing liaison to drive future activities in the TIP OpenLAN Project Group.

The scope of the expanded liaison agreement includes the following areas:

1. AFC for Wi-Fi 6E / Wi-Fi 7
2. AI Enablement
3. Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU) Collaboration
4. Quality of Service (QoS)
5. Marketing & Outreach
6. Tools & Assets through shared technical expertise

Over the past 3 years, the TIP OpenLAN community has accelerated the development, test, field-readiness and showcase of Enterprise-grade OpenWiFi & OpenLAN Switching solutions in the market. With nearly 400,000 TIP OpenWiFi certified access points deployed globally, including 80+ SKUs of compliant access points and LAN switches developed by multiple ODMs, along with a fully integrated PKI foundation, this community is able to promote success and offer choice in the managed Wi-Fi space. Deployments are happening across the world with Telcos, MSPs and ISPs, who are looking for feature rich, interoperable, secure and cost-effective TIP OpenWiFi solutions that serve the needs of Wi-Fi connectivity in Multi Dwelling Units across Real Estate, Hospitality, Retail, Healthcare, and Mobile coverage extension into buildings.

“This expanded partnership with the Wireless Broadband Alliance is a natural next step in the evolution of the TIP OpenLAN portfolio. As a community, we look forward to the technical evolution and market expansion of these relevant and disruptive technology stacks,” said Steve Martin, CEO Shasta Cloud and TIP OpenLAN Project Group Chair.

Kristian Toivo, Executive Director of TIP, follows on by saying “TIP and WBA bringing their respective community strengths to the table is timely in the growth of the TIP OpenLAN Project Group. TIP thanks the leadership and drive of the TIP OpenLAN Project Steering Committee, as well as the openness of the WBA leadership in strengthening this bond. I personally look forward to more success in 2026 and beyond for TIP OpenLAN.”