As WAPI (Wired Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure), the Chinese National Standard for Wireless LAN, suffered refusals in international society, and its compatibility with the security protocol used by the 802.11 wireless networking standard developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) is in dispute, the WAPI Industry Alliance decides to launch two WAPI-related projects inside China.

One is building the wireless local area campus network in China's 100 universities; the other is installing WAPI in 2008 Olympics' stadiums. And the two projects have gained support from the Chinese government.

According to the WAPI authoritative expert Professor Li Jinliang, the advocator of the two projects, before this, practical applications of WAPI in China were scattered, but if the two projects are successful, its demonstration effect will exert a far-reaching influence on WAPI's growth and expansion abroad, and helps WAPI keep its feet abroad.

WAPI is the wireless local area network security technology standard that China has launched, reflecting China's information security strategy. Although it has suffered many unequal treatments in the world, it still has its powerful vitality inside China.

(source: sinocast)