Yes, that says Trillions. With a T.

We all know how valuable Wi-Fi is to each one of us in our own lives. But how valuable is Wi-Fi to the world’s global economy? A research study by Telecom Advisory Services calculated the total economic contribution of Wi-Fi technology to the world to be valued at $3.3 trillion in 2021. And this number is expected to increase to $4.9 trillion by 2025, representing the anticipated continued expansion of Wi-Fi’s availability across the globe. The full report can be found here.

Read about the history of Wi-Fi’s explosive global growth in Beyond Everywhere.

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Before the name Wi-Fi was chosen, one of the names considered was Dragonfly. Can you imagine “Free Dragonfly?”