Bluetooth ｜Mar.

● New Bluetooth Qualification Process

• The new process will be streamlined, resolve misalignment between governing and operational documents, and consolidate process documentation into a single document.
  »https://www.bluetooth.com/download/qprd-document/
  »Effective date to be determined

Matter ｜Mar.

● Mar 5th -12th 1.3 SVE (Specification Validation Event)

• Potential Locations
  »San Francisco, CA
  »China

● Mar 18th – 21st Member Meeting

• Singapore

USB ｜Mar.

● Allion Labs is now authorized to fully certify USB4 v1 capable products.

• https://www.usb.org/labs

 ● Allion Labs is now authorized to test and certify USB Type-C Shared Capacity products.

• https://www.usb.org/labs

Wi-Fi ｜Mar.

● Additional Forward Compatibility Testing – WPA3

• Ensure the certification application has “Forward compatibility” certified is selected
• Execute the new 5.2.8, 5.2.9 and 5.2.10 Forward Compatibility Test cases
• Staff will reject the certification applications if they don’t contain
• Effective immediately

Wi-SUN｜Mar.

● April 24th – 25th Member Meeting

• Kyoto, Japan