Historically, one of Wi-Fi’s biggest drawbacks, particularly in comparison to cellular, was the level of security it could offer. Unlike Wi-Fi, wireless cellular technology has the wireless security layer as well as the security offered by authentication for the SIM card, which was introduced in 2G. Adam Smith, LitePoint’s director of product marketing, indicated that these features make 5G more secure option for a business or venue.
However, Wi-Fi Alliance’s Senior Vice President of Marketing Kevin Robinson pushed back on this premise slightly, pointing out that it’s important to compare like deployment models.
