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Complete with fireworks. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gregennis.net/wifi-fun-facts-2/no-hedy-lamarr-did-not-invent-wi-fi monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1648169398019-XGMHXHO7WJFJVE539TWY/hedy+lamarr.JPG WI-FI FUN FACTS - No, Hedy Lamarr did not invent Wi-Fi. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gregennis.net/wifi-fun-facts-2/is-november-11th-the-birthday-of-wi-fi monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1648160720077-OM1DWFNBNYP20DYML7U1/november+11+birthday.JPG WI-FI FUN FACTS - Is November 11th the birthday of Wi-Fi? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gregennis.net/wifi-fun-facts-2/what-and-who-were-both-proposed-as-candidates-for-the-wi-fi-foundation-protocol-there-were-no-candidates-named-why-or-how monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1648160930260-FZ7R7WFFJOI1CX75I3C5/who+what+where.JPG WI-FI FUN FACTS - WHAT and WHO were both proposed as candidates for the Wi-Fi foundation protocol. There were no candidates named WHY or HOW. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gregennis.net/wifi-fun-facts-2/the-inventor-of-ethernet-once-poo-pooed-wireless-lans-as-being-the-equivalent-of-porta-potties monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1648161660755-UOMF7RRYYLK0S6P6YMJ2/portapotties2.JPG WI-FI FUN FACTS - The inventor of Ethernet once poo-pooed wireless LANs as being the equivalent of porta-potties. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gregennis.net/wifi-fun-facts-2/the-foundation-protocol-for-wi-fi-that-ieee-selected-in-1993-was-jokingly-named-after-an-airport monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1648162311054-93A0249MP1PW8LY1BD2S/DFW.JPG WI-FI FUN FACTS - The foundation protocol for Wi-Fi that IEEE selected in 1993 was jokingly named after an airport. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gregennis.net/wifi-fun-facts-2/ieee-is-not-pronounced-aye-eee monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1648510205165-J2D4O82S2KO693HGMQZA/IEEE+Eye+Triple+E.JPG WI-FI FUN FACTS - IEEE is not pronounced “AYE-EEEEEE” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gregennis.net/wifi-fun-facts-2/blog-post-title-three-fa6sj monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1648163145677-2TZC1S4OFMXFADIYIT3K/o%27neill+cylinder.JPG WI-FI FUN FACTS - One of the early wireless LAN pioneers is actually more famous as a space colonization visionary. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gregennis.net/wifi-fun-facts-2/blog-post-title-four-bkdzn monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1648163787777-H5SPG2OTGMR65UNJKSE2/telesystems+ARLAN.JPG WI-FI FUN FACTS - It was the size of a shoebox, and Canadian — the very first spread spectrum wireless LAN product to be approved by the FCC. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gregennis.net/wifi-fun-facts-2/wi-fi-was-launched-in-a-hurricane monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1648174623543-B2V5486FLVKM7IYCTQD3/hurricane+floyd.JPG WI-FI FUN FACTS - Wi-Fi was launched in a hurricane. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gregennis.net/wifi-fun-facts-2/what-do-viagra-and-wi-fi-have-in-common monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1648514863041-4NOTL7JJ7SX4UV8KV6L5/viagra+and+wi-fi.JPG WI-FI FUN FACTS - What do Viagra and Wi-Fi have in common? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gregennis.net/wifi-fun-facts-2/the-early-history-of-the-wi-fi-logo monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1648513242333-OMFUWASACKRV30T52J5E/early+wifi+logos.JPG WI-FI FUN FACTS - Some early history of the Wi-Fi logo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gregennis.net/about daily 0.75 2025-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/a0d42a97-f435-4fde-b784-8d84bff243bf/Hall+of+Fame+Award.jpg About - Make it stand out Honored to be the latest recipient of the Wi-Fi Hall of Fame Award! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1647475829243-SRP9BA3JCD9M84K6PQDE/GE+Headshot+with+tie.JPG About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/e5ef55f4-61a1-47db-8824-4f1ad6e9bbad/post+hill+logo.png About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gregennis.net/beyond-everywhere daily 1.0 2025-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/6ec0693c-31ac-4d98-ae7e-8baeada0fcf2/Book+Cover.JPG Beyond Everywhere - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/f77767aa-e18d-4535-ab1d-2722fbb04617/post+hill+logo+small+jpeg.JPG Beyond Everywhere - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/91b6f495-990b-48d7-b6ff-51bb5d6ced8c/amazon+logo+with+button.JPG Beyond Everywhere Click Here to Order! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/a0d42a97-f435-4fde-b784-8d84bff243bf/Hall+of+Fame+Award.jpg Beyond Everywhere - Make it stand out Honored to be the latest recipient of the Wi-Fi Hall of Fame Award! https://www.gregennis.net/home-1 daily 0.75 2025-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/f1688e9a-a68c-4795-ab42-4a595583fdbc/25+anniversary+celebrations.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1647920588878-NVE1WY3HQF3UYKEMUAAB/Photo+Bar.JPG Greg Ennis Wi-Fi HOME - Make it stand out My Wi-Fi History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1647923857558-68P28KEMHLJDFRM4BKQN/DFW+image.JPG Greg Ennis Wi-Fi HOME - 1993 Author of Wi-Fi Foundation Protocol In 1993 I authored the proposal (along with two co-authors) that was adopted by the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards committee as the foundation protocol for the wireless LAN standard. On November 11, 1993 our specification was voted by the committee to be the winning foundation technology, over competing proposals from 13 other companies including IBM, Raytheon, Spectrix, and National Semiconductor. The fundamental concepts incorporated in our “Distributed Foundation Wireless MAC” proposal, including the use of CSMA with collision avoidance, are still at the heart of Wi-Fi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1649886957291-SWBM3MC1VV76ZFWB3CL0/CHM+GE+Image+4.JPG Greg Ennis Wi-Fi HOME - Make it stand out Click here for the section in my Computer History Museum interview where I describe our development of the Wi-Fi foundation protocol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1649886069964-6BB1IFYQPVI75PIN94G2/CHM+GE+Image+2.JPG Greg Ennis Wi-Fi HOME - Make it stand out Click here for the section in my Computer History Museum interview where I talk about the creation of the original 802.11 standard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1649885349498-AX60EW3RW29CAH2P3XN5/IEEE+Chief+Tech+Editor+2.JPG Greg Ennis Wi-Fi HOME - 1993 - 97 I serve as Chief Technical Editor of the original IEEE 802.11 standard The original specification for the IEEE 802.11 standard was approved and published in 1997 — all 447 pages of it. I served as “Chief Technical Editor”. This original standard would be enhanced in 1999 with the higher speed 11-megabit/second “802.11b” variant — which we would christen as “Wi-Fi” . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1649886798579-MQQNCP95VJQMBU05W2TY/CHM+GE+Image+3.JPG Greg Ennis Wi-Fi HOME - Make it stand out Click here for the section in my Computer History Museum interview where I talk about creation of the “Wi-Fi” brand name, and the founding of the Wi-Fi Alliance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1649885527056-459X54FBUSRTK525OR30/JPEG+current+WFA+logo.JPG Greg Ennis Wi-Fi HOME - 1999 We create WECA (subsequently renamed the Wi-Fi Alliance) — and Wi-Fi is launched In 1999, six companies — 3Com, Lucent, Nokia, Harris, Symbol, and Aironet — founded an organization called WECA (the “Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance”) and trademarked the “Wi-Fi” brand as a consumer-friendly name for the IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN standard. The primary purpose of the organization was to test and certify products to ensure their interoperability with other similarly-certified products. I was named Technical Director at the founding, with the responsibility of establishing and managing the actual certification program. I continued to serve in the organization’s chief technical leadership position for 16 years, retiring as Vice President, Technology in 2016. Today the Wi-Fi Alliance has over 800 member companies and serves as “the worldwide network of companies that bring you Wi-Fi”. www.wi-fi.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1649874238907-6YC52IOU6Z1TTIGX0S7Z/CHM+GE+Image+1.JPG Greg Ennis Wi-Fi HOME - Make it stand out Click here for the section in my Computer History Museum interview where I describe the explosive worldwide growth of Wi-Fi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600a042cc1eaa21f05c1012d/1649885906927-FSG9WR2ED8DO7LNTYHUX/GE+at+Wireless+China.JPG Greg Ennis Wi-Fi HOME - 1999 - 2016 Wi-Fi Alliance Technology Leadership For sixteen years I served in the lead technical position for the Wi-Fi Alliance, the organization of over 800 member companies that launched Wi-Fi in 1999 and which continues today to shepherd Wi-Fi’s ongoing development. 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