Tiago Rodrigues, CEO of the Wireless Broadband Alliance, said: "The successful completion of our Wi-Fi HaLow field trials in Japan marks another significant milestone in demonstrating the global readiness of this transformative technology. The results confirm that Wi-Fi HaLow can deliver reliable, long-range connectivity in even the most challenging environments, supporting a wide range of IoT use cases and enabling new opportunities for innovation."
Marleen Boonen, CEO & Founder, Methods2Business, said "Methods2Business is proud to support the advancement of Wi-Fi HaLow as a transformative connectivity solution for next-generation IoT. The field trials in Japan by Wireless Broadband demonstrate its robustness, long-range performance, and readiness for real-world deployments in smart infrastructure, industrial automation, and rural connectivity. The report confirms that Wi-Fi HaLow provides a scalable and reliable wireless foundation for modern IoT in Japan, enabled by a supportive regulatory framework shaped through a unified, multi-year industry effort on spectrum policy. I would also like to express my compliments on the excellent results and the strong joint effort behind delivering this report. We look forward to continued collaboration with the industry partners to accelerate adoption in Europe as well and unlock new opportunities for innovation globally,"
Michael de Nil, CEO and co-founder of Morse Micro, stated "These results reinforce the power of Wi-Fi HaLow as a globally scalable IoT connectivity platform. Across markets, industries, and deployment environments, organisations are looking for wireless solutions that can go further, penetrate better, and connect more with less. Wi-Fi HaLow is uniquely well positioned to meet these needs and help enable the next generation of connected systems worldwide."
Zac Freeman- EVP Marketing and Sales, Newracom, said, "The Japan field trials confirm Wi-Fi HaLow's reliable, long-range performance across real-world IoT use cases—even under strict regulations. Japan's strong embrace of HaLow, including plans to expand spectrum, highlights the growing global momentum. We're proud to support this effort alongside our partners in the WBA."
Justin Hopper, Director of Marketing from Nexcomm Systems said: "The field trials in Japan show how powerful Wi-Fi HaLow is. It truly lives up to its promise even with restrictive regulations and challenging environments. This technology enables exciting new use cases and is driving new opportunities in IoT. The results show that Wi-Fi HaLow is ready to meet these challenges."
With successful trials completed in North America and Japan, WBA invites industry participants to join upcoming trials across EMEA and additional APAC regions. These next-phase trials will focus on scaling deployments, validating interoperability, and exploring new IoT use cases. As momentum builds globally, these next phases will help accelerate Wi-Fi HaLow's path from successful trials to broader market adoption.
The full "Wi-Fi HaLow for IoT: Japan Field Trials Report", including detailed results and recommendations, is available for download at https://wballiance.com/wi-fi-halow-for-iot-japan-field-trials.
About the Wireless Broadband Alliance
Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) is the global organization that connects people with the latest Wi-Fi initiatives. Founded in 2003, the vision of the WBA is to drive seamless, interoperable service experiences via Wi-Fi within the global wireless ecosystem. The WBA's mission is to bring together global industry leaders, collaborating to accelerate the development, integration and adoption of next-generation Wi-Fi and wireless technologies to deliver business growth, through innovation, technical and standards development, and real-world deployment programs.
Its key programs include NextGen Wi-Fi, OpenRoaming, 5G, 6G, IoT, Smart Cities, Testing & Interoperability and Policy & Regulatory Affairs.
Membership in the WBA includes major operators, service providers, enterprises, hardware and software vendors, and other prominent companies that support the ecosystems from around the world. The WBA Board comprises influential organizations such as Airties, AT&T, Boingo Wireless, Boldyn Networks, BT, Charter Communications, Cisco Systems, Comcast, HFCL, HPE, Intel, Reliance Jio, RUCKUS Networks, Telecom Deutschland and Turk Telekom.
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