In 1992, researchers from CSIRO’s then Radiophysics Division developed a technological breakthrough in advanced WLAN (wireless local area network), the precursor to modern Wi-Fi. – From radio astronomy to wireless communication provides some background on the Wi-Fi technology. See also The story of Wi-Fi by ABC Science.

Photo caption: CSIRO’s WLAN team in May 2012 . From left, Diet Ostry, Graham Daniels, John Deane, John O’Sullivan and Terry Percival.