▁true ▁winner ▁with ▁its ▁true ▁bi - direction al , ▁narrow band ▁technology ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁operated ▁in ▁global ▁lic ensed ▁and ▁un lic ensed ▁IS M ▁frequencies . ▁ ▁We ight less ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁We ight less ▁S IG , ▁or ▁Special ▁Interest ▁Group , ▁which ▁was ▁revealed ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁An ▁inaug ural ▁event ▁for ▁industry ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Mol ler ▁Centre ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁UK ▁by ▁Cambridge ▁W ire less ▁on ▁Friday , ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Representatives ▁– ▁mainly ▁engine ers ▁– ▁from ▁many ▁companies ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁attended . ▁Pres ent ations ▁were ▁given ▁by ▁Ne ul , ▁Land is + G yr , ▁C able ▁& ▁W ire less , ▁and ▁AR M . ▁ ▁The ▁intention ▁is ▁that ▁devices ▁must ▁be ▁qualified ▁by ▁the ▁We ight less ▁Special ▁Interest ▁Group ▁to ▁standards ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁S IG . ▁Pat ents ▁would ▁only ▁be ▁lic ensed ▁to ▁those ▁qual ifying ▁devices ; ▁thus ▁the ▁protocol , ▁whilst ▁open , ▁may ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁propriet ary . ▁ ▁Name ▁and ▁logo ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁We ight less ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁light weight ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁protocol , ▁meaning ▁that ▁the ▁overhead ▁per ▁transmission ▁is ▁minim ised ▁for ▁devices ▁that ▁need ▁to ▁communicate ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁bytes ▁of ▁data . ▁ ▁The ▁We ight less ▁logo ▁is ▁tra dem ark ed ▁and ▁appears ▁as ▁upper case ▁letters