Standards

Mainstream appliance manufacturers Electrolux, Haier, LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics will introduce smart-home products based on an emerging ‘internet-of-things’ (IoT) standard from the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) next year. The …

You could, perhaps, be forgiven for characterizing the situation with IoT protocols as semi-chaotic, with competing systems jostling for market share. In a way, it’s reminiscent of the Fieldbus wars, …

The millions of connected devices that make up machine-to-machine systems and are part of the “internet of things” need to be switched on, configured, provisioned for services, maintained, updated with …

OPC, standards for the IIoT Making data actionable by moving it away from machines and onto software is a fundamental challenge for the industrial “internet of things.” Looking to tackle …

GSM-R, an aging railway standard In 2000, the railway companies of Europe sat down to finish up the creation of a cost-efficient and interoperable standard for communication between trains. The …

An industrial IoT automation standard may be within reach as three global automation standard leaders have started working together to advance the industrial IoT. Realizing the full potential of the …

3GPP IoT standards variants add to LPWAN confusion The 3GPP standardization group has introduced a number of LTE standards aimed at providing a network for IoT: Narrowband (NB) IoT, LTE Cat 1 …

Despite likely fragmentation on the road to 5G, the number of 5G connections is expected to reach 690 million by 2025, says Strategy Analytics. The number of 5G connections will reach …

Deutsche Telekom and SK Telecom are expanding their 5G alliance to include more operators and vendors around the globe. Deutsche Telekom (DT) and SK Telecom announced they are expanding their …

Straight to mmWave? Not so fast It is becoming increasingly accepted that mmWave (extremely high frequency), the frequencies in the spectrum between 30 Ghz and 300 Ghz, will define 5G …

“Extremely high frequency” means extremely fast 5G speeds Millimeter wave (mmWave), also known as extremely high frequency (EHF), is the band of spectrum between 30 gigahertz (GHz) and 300 GHz. Wedged between …

Verizon and SK Telecom announced they will collaborate on co-developing 5G specifications, thereby strengthening their existing 5G collaboration. South Korean operator SK Telecom and U.S. operator Verizon have signed a Memorandum …

Open systems will be key to unlocking value from different verticals and applications in future smart cities. Provided we can agree on what openness is. Standards are a great way of ensuring …

Although 5G isn’t set for standardization by 3GPP and the ITU until 2020, carriers and vendors are aggressively working on pre-standardized technology with many bullish on the outlook for commercialization. …

Forget IIoT standards, at least for now. Focus instead on interoperability and business models. An exclusive interview with Dr. Richard Soley, chairman and CEO of OMG and executive director of …

Smart cities could waste $341 billion by 2025 by implementing non-standardized IoT solutions. The lack of open Internet of Things (IoT) standards has often been blamed for slowing down widespread adoption of …

A number of companies including Bosch Rexroth, Cisco, Intel, KUKA, National Instruments, Schneider Electric and TTTech have announced last month, plans to develop what it claims to be the world’s …

10 key indicators to watch Ubiquitous connectivity is set to bring about another industrial revolution. Connected sensors and controls will enable us to monitor and adjust almost every activity in real-time, …

Similar to 3G and 4G cases, ITU-R (International Telecommunication Union – Radio communication Study Groups) will request standard organizations to standardize a new interface based on their recommendations for performance …

Are IoT standards keeping up with IoT innovation?  IEEE IoT standards body is hard at work to deliver IoT P2413 interoperability standards framework by 2017 Watch IoT Innovation interview with Oleg Logvinov …

The Thread Group, an organization composed of in-home “Internet of Things” device manufacturers, announced the first phase of its product certification program called Thread 1.0. Thread, along with security testing partner UL, …

The companies who are bringing LTE-Unlicensed to the industry have added new partners and launched a new coalition to promote the technology, seeking to reassure both regulators and Wi-Fi stakeholders …

Within six years, the number of connected devices that are NOT smartphones, tablets or PCs will skyrocket to 26 billion, according to Gartner. The means that the Internet of Things …