Little known is that IEEE once asked the Australian government to give up the WiFi patent and let the world use WiFi technology for free, but it was rejected. Subsequently, the Australian government won the lawsuit or settled out of court in the United States, and incorporated almost all electrical and telecommunications companies in the world (including Apple, Intel, Lenovo, Dell, AT & amp； T, Sony, Toshiba, Microsoft, Acer, ASUS, etc. ).
With the increase of wifi devices, users are more and more dependent on the wifi environment, and the patent income brought by wifi technology will be more. The price of each electronic device with WiFi technology includes the patent fee for the Australian government. In 20 10, it is estimated that there will be 3 billion electronic devices using WiFi technology in the world, and by the end of 20 13, that is, after the expiration of CSIRO's wireless network patent, this number is expected to increase to 5 billion.