The Divide: WBA's Tiago Rodrigues on Wi-Fi spectrum and the goal of OpenRoaming

This week: Tiago Rodrigues, CEO of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), on the need for global governments to allocate more Wi-Fi spectrum and how OpenRoaming can help close connectivity gaps.

Nicole Ferraro, Editor, host of 'The Divide' podcast

February 27, 2023

At a Glance

  • About the Wireless Broadband Alliance and its research on the digital divide (1:12)
  • What OpenRoaming is, and how it can broaden access to Wi-Fi (6:19)
  • How OpenRoaming is gaining traction with vendors like Samsung (11:11)

In this episode, we hear from Tiago Rodrigues, CEO of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), a nonprofit organization working to improve Wi-Fi technologies and services worldwide.

We discuss the importance of Wi-Fi access and harmonizing standards, as well as the relevance of emerging technologies like WBA's OpenRoaming to closing the digital divide, and why WBA is pushing governments to open more Wi-Fi spectrum or risk widening the global connectivity gap.

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About the Author(s)

Nicole Ferraro

Editor, host of 'The Divide' podcast, Light Reading

Nicole covers broadband, policy and the digital divide. She hosts The Divide on the Light Reading Podcast and tracks broadband builds in The Buildout column. Some* call her the Broadband Broad (*nobody).

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