Evolution and Impact of the Wi-Fi Technology and Applications in the Emerging Smart World and IoT: A Historical Perspective

The importance of Wi-Fi as the most popular carrier of wireless IP traffic in the emerging era of IoT and 5G continues its legacy, and Wi-Fi standards are continually evolving to help implement next generation applications in the cyberspace for positioning, human computer interfacing, motion, and gesture detection, as well as authentication and security. Wi-Fi is a go-to connectivity technology that is stable, proven, easy to deploy, and desirable by a host of diversified vertical markets, including Medical, Public Safety, Offender Tracking, Industrial, PDA, Security (monitoring), and others.