The first Wi-Fi network covered a university campus in 1991
In 1991, a groundbreaking wireless network at a university campus freed users from cables, foreshadowing modern Wi-Fi and revolutionizing mobile connectivity worldwide.
Long before Wi-Fi became a household name, a pioneering wireless network blanketed an entire university campus in 1991. This system, called WaveLAN, allowed students and faculty to connect to the network from laptops without cumbersome cables, a revolutionary idea at the time. It operated at speeds up to 2 Mbps, demonstrating the power of wireless data transmission. This early innovation paved the way for modern Wi-Fi, transforming how we access the internet and learn today. Its design even influenced technologies like Bluetooth.
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