IEEE WAPI good PR after false apology unmoved

25 this month, the American Institute of electrical and Electronics Engineers (hereinafter referred to as IEEE) will be held in Beijing IEEE high-level seminar. This is in March this year, the impact of China's wireless LAN standard WAPI international standards, IEEE organization for the first time to hold a formal meeting in China, and take the initiative to WAPI.

But WAPI says that this is not the real thing good. China WAPI industry alliance members have received an invitation from IEEE, but we refused." China WAPI industry alliance, a person who declined to be named, told the first financial daily, before the IEEE did not apologize, China WAPI industry alliance members should not participate in any activities of the organization." The person said.

March 7th, WAPI became the international standard in the rapid process of voting in the defeat, about 20% of the international organization for Standardization (ISO) members support WAPI, more than 80% of the members support IEEE802.11i. Subsequently, WAPI launched the organization Chinese broadband wireless IP Standard Working Group on the voting results and the relevant circumstances issued a statement saying, IEEE and agent spread false news in the comment period and the voting period, formed in this case the voting results of a miscarriage of justice.

The chairman of the IEEE Lighter IEEE mainly led by experts is scheduled for April 24, 2006 ~28 day trip to China for a working visit and related organizations, active unit related to the China show, is considered one of the public relations behavior afterwards.

"Over the past 18 months, IEEE has been engaged in illegal activities against WAPI." People China WAPI Industry Alliance said in September 2005, IEEE wrote an attempt to prevent WAPI into the fast voting process document, and made a November 2005 to mobilize everyone to vote against WAPI in favor of IEEE 802.11i document.

The source said, IEEE against the activities of WAPI has exceeded the normal range of standardization, and in violation of many of the rules and principles of ISO. In this regard, the Chinese side has been on February 23 to the ISO IEEE for an urgent warning of unethical behavior, requiring IEEE apology.