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The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) will seek to define interoperability standards for the billions of internet-connected devices expected to arrive in the next few years. Founding members include Microsoft, Cisco, Electrolux, General Electric, Intel, Qualcomm, Samsung, ARRIS, and CableLabs.
"We have helped lead the formation of the OCF because we believe deeply in its vision and the potential an open standard can deliver," wrote Terry Myerson, EVP of Windows and Devices Group, in a blog post. "Despite the opportunity and promise of IoT to connect devices in the home or in businesses, competition between various open standards and closed company protocols have slowed adoption and innovation."
Obviously, the OCF is not the first attempt by technology companies to form an IoT standards group. Remember the Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC)? The group wasformed in 2014 in an effort led by Samsung, Intel and Broadcom.
The new OCF is now basically a rebrand of the OIC. A click to the OIC website automatically redirects to openconnectivity.org.
Microsoft, Cisco, Intel and others form open IoT standards group | ZDNet
"We have helped lead the formation of the OCF because we believe deeply in its vision and the potential an open standard can deliver," wrote Terry Myerson, EVP of Windows and Devices Group, in a blog post. "Despite the opportunity and promise of IoT to connect devices in the home or in businesses, competition between various open standards and closed company protocols have slowed adoption and innovation."
Obviously, the OCF is not the first attempt by technology companies to form an IoT standards group. Remember the Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC)? The group wasformed in 2014 in an effort led by Samsung, Intel and Broadcom.
The new OCF is now basically a rebrand of the OIC. A click to the OIC website automatically redirects to openconnectivity.org.
Microsoft, Cisco, Intel and others form open IoT standards group | ZDNet
