AdaptiveSync ｜Jan.

● Adaptive-Sync Dual Mode certification starts from now on

Amazon Alexa｜Jan.

● Amazon will stop certification of AVS(Alexa Voice Service) program from 1/15/2024. They will no longer maintain or update the resources for building new Alexa Built-in (ABI) devices.

● New ABI device will be still allowed the registration until 1/15/2024. The developer will need to complete certification intake by 3/31/2024 and all required testing submitted within 90 days.

● Current existing ABI devices will continue to work for customers.

Intel EVO (Project Athena) Audio Test ｜Jan.

● The SPET 2.0.618 has been released, which targets on the EVO system design specification 5th edition – lunar lake and Arrow Lake platforms.

● MIC/Speaker POLQA is the new added item in this release.

PCI Express ｜Jan.

● PCI-SIG Developers Conference Asia-Pacific 2024

• February 14, 2024

  The Westin Tokyo

  Tokyo, Japan

• February 19-20, 2024

  Taipei Marriott Hotel

  Taipei, Taiwan

Wi-Fi ｜Jan.

● The public launch of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7 will take place this Monday, January 8 at 5 a.m. PT.

• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WPA3-Personal has been updated to include AKM 24 and AKM 25, in support of Wi-Fi 7 multilink operation (MLO)
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED QoS Management is updated to add Stream Classification Service (SCS) extensions and support for Wi-Fi 7 multilink operation (MLO).
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Enhanced Open is updated to support testing in Wi-Fi 7 multilink operation (MLO)
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Agile Multiband is updated to support Wi-Fi 7 multilink operation (MLO)