The practice of our work in the field of providing services for configuring and installing wireless networks shows that the vast majority of people simply do not know what Wi-Fi or a wireless network really is. We very often communicate with clients and acquaintances, and all the time they have to explain that Wi-Fi is not really the Internet, but a trademark saying that by buying equipment with a Wi-Fi sticker we are purchasing a certified product that has no problems will work with the same wireless devices.

Scope of application

In most cases, wireless networks (using access points and routers) are built commercially to attract revenue from customers and tenants. Employees of Get Wi-Fi have experience in the preparation and implementation of the following projects for the implementation of network infrastructure based on wireless solutions:

WiFi and Internet

The term WiFi was coined by the WiFi Alliance (WiFi Alliance also known as the "Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance" - WECA). Initially, the term sounded "IEEE 802.11b-compliant", but the WiFi Alliance decided that the name was too long and difficult to remember. The term WiFi was not deciphered in any way and had only a name consonant with Hi-Fi for consumers. Later, WiFi came to stand for Wireless Fidelity - wireless fidelity.

Most likely, the secret of this delusion lies in the initially incorrect advertising campaign of suppliers of equipment and platforms equipped with wireless Wi-Fi modules. Throughout history, there have been enough massive advertising campaigns, after which it turned out that people called everything that was associated with the advertised product by its name. A clear example is Xerox. Until now, all copiers (no matter what company they are) are called "copiers".

Much the same thing happened with Wi-Fi networks. At first, there were no Internet providers that used wireless networks to provide Internet access to their customers, although manufacturers and dealers promoted their products under such slogans as "Mobile Internet Wi-Fi in your laptop", etc. On the one hand , this is a valid expression, since if, for example, you have the Internet at home and an access point is installed, then you will still receive the mobile Internet. But if you look from the other side, it turns out that buying a laptop with a Wi-Fi sticker does not guarantee you access to the Internet anywhere.

Now, of course, this is no longer there, but it is clearly fixed in the minds of consumers that Wi-Fi is the Internet. And so it happens: when people learn about our field of activity, the response follows: "Oh, class, I just need to connect to Wi-Fi!" (implying the need to connect to the Internet).

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