So what does the word WI-FI stand for?

The other day as I sat in this matatu the sight of this ‘WI-FI available’ sign got my eye. I tasked a number of friends to say what it really meant and none could go beyond the ‘WI’.Nobody knew what the ‘FI’ meant. 

 I sought to find out what the word really meant. Apparently initially the word was just a word which really meant nothing save for the ‘WI’ which could have stood for ‘Wireless’. It was a word that brand consulting firm Interbrand Corporation came up with. It was catchy and easy to sell but had no real meaning to it.

 Just like any serious organization, the WI-FI Alliance had to attach some meaning to whatever appears in their logo. This was after people wanted to know what it stood for. They settled for Wireless Fidelity which gave WI-FI a meaning.

 Now you know, save your thanks for something else.