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AirFuel Alliance adds 10 new members, including HUAWEI and Bose
July 10, 2025
The arrival of theLG G6has putwireless chargingback on the map for smartphones, and 2017 could see a resurgence of the technology. The AirFuel Alliance has added 10 new members to its group over the last few months, and has announced the latest additions atMWC 2017.
Members now include smartphone giantHuaweiand audio manufacturerBose. These companies join the ranks of Lenovo, LG, MediaTek, Samsung, Sony, Qualcomm, and many others, as major mobile brands helping to shape AirFuel’s wireless charging standard. Here’s the full list of the ten new members:
Last month, smartphone big timer Apple joined rival wireless charging group, the rival Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) group. This announcement led some to speculate that Apple throwing its weight behind the WPC’s Qi standard could mark the beginning of the end for the wireless power standard’s battle. There’s no denying that Apple’s consumer base could give Qi a big boost to its market share, especially as Samsung has remained more imparcial by supporting both Qi and PMA charging inside its Galaxy S and Note flagships, as does the LG G6.
However, a number of big names joining the AirFuel Alliance suggests that there may be a long way to go yet before we see a ubiquitous wireless charging standard emerge. Especially as HUAWEI is the third largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, and controls a big share of the Chinese market. That’s a lot of smartphone consumers that could potentially use AirFuel’s technology in the future.
Keep an eye out for more wireless charging tech heading our way this year.
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