There is also an equipment manufacturer's trade association for each technology. These trade associations are responsible for promoting and marketing the technology and for testing and certifying equipment to be sure that it complies with the standard, that it interoperates with other manufacturer's equipment.
| Technology | Application | Trade association |
| Category 5 cable | Cable with a twisted pair of copper wires like we use in the campus labs | |
| WiFi | Wireless local area networks | the Wi-Fi Alliance |
| Bluetooth | Wireless personal-area networks | Bluetooth.org |
| Homeplug | Uses existing electrical wiring | Homeplug Powerline Alliance |
| HomePNA | Uses existing telephone wiring | Homepna.org |
| Ultra wideband | Wireless high speed | Wimedia Alliance |
| ZigBee | Wireless control networks | Zigbee Alliance |
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