The object
Cees Links led development of WaveLAN, an early wireless-LAN product, and later access points, home routers and hotspots. This manufactured radio hardware helped move Wi-Fi from a specialist network technology into the everyday connectivity built into laptops, phones and home devices.
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What Cees did
Led development and launch of the WaveLAN wireless-LAN product and later access-point, router and hotspot hardware.
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Why it matters
The University of Twente describes Links as a key inventor of wireless internet, while Qorvo records the worldwide household adoption of the hardware he pioneered.
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Living-status check
The University of Twente published a person-specific account of Links' Wi-Fi work on 19 February 2025, positive evidence he was alive in 2025.