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Top 10 Significant Milestones in Modern Radio

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WiFi - 1999

Top 10 Significant Milestones in Modern RadioGraphic Credit: © Corey Deitz
WiFi was officially named so in 1999 by WEC, the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (now the Wi-Fi Alliance). The technology refers to a group of related specifications which lay out how wireless local area networks operate.

Significance: WiFi demonstrated the promise of how Internet Radio might someday make the jump from computers to mobile devices.

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