Apparently, Wi-Fi didn't get the memo about the economy being in recession.

New statistics released yesterday by the industry group Wi-Fi Alliance said chipset sales grew 26 percent in 2008. That's only half of what it tallied in 2007 before the slowdown in the economy hit, but it shows that Wi-Fi networking remains robust.

"The trend today is that Wi-Fi is everywhere and people are expecting it when they buy a new mobile device or smartphone," Kelly Davis-Felner, marketing director for the Alliance, told InternetNews.com.

More device vendors are including Wi-Fi in new products and mobile devices such as netbooks and smartphones.

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