Campus-wide Wi-Fi
Many traditional college campuses in the United States provide at least partial wireless Wi-Fi Internet coverage. Carnegie Mellon University built the first campus-wide wireless Internet network, called Wireless Andrew, at its Pittsburgh campus in 1993 before Wi-Fi branding originated.In Europe many universities collaborate in providing Wi-Fi access to students and staff through the eduroam international authentication infrastructure.
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In 2000, Drexel University in Philadelphia became the United States' first major university to offer completely wireless Internet access across its entire campus.[37] The Far Eastern University inManila is the first university in the Philippines to implement a campus-wide Wi-Fi coverage.
Direct computer-to-computer communications
Wi-Fi also allows communications directly from one computer to another without an access point intermediary. This is called ad hoc Wi-Fi transmission. This wireless ad hoc network mode has proven popular with multiplayer handheld game consoles, such as the Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, digital cameras, and other consumer electronics devices. Some devices can also share their Internet connection using ad hoc, becoming hotspots or "virtual routers".
Similarly, the Wi-Fi Alliance promotes a specification called Wi-Fi Direct for file transfers and media sharing through a new discovery- and security-methodology. Wi-Fi Direct launched in October 2010.