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Wireless IoT Forum Launches to Accelerate Development of the Internet of Things
The Wireless IoT Forum launched today to support and promote the
deployment of the Internet of Things worldwide. The Forum has been
created to drive the widespread adoption of wireless wide-area
networking technologies in both licensed and unlicensed spectrum. It
will work with key stakeholders from across the value chain to agree
requirements that inform and accelerate standards development and
deployments. The Forum is set to Announce Founding Members at the M2M
World Congress in London on 28 April 2015.
The Wireless IoT Forum will strive to ensure market representation for
companies building the ecosystem and work to promote and market the
benefits for the complete ecosystem including: fixed and wireless
network operators, infrastructure providers, app developers in
utilities, government and specialist SMEs, semiconductor vendors, radio
technology providers, module developers, systems integrators and
vertical end-users.
It also announced that Will Franks (News - Alert) had been appointed as Chairman and
William Webb as CEO. Franks was previously CTO and Founder of Ubiquisys,
the small cell vendor that was acquired by Cisco (News - Alert) for $310m. Webb also
currently holds the position of President of the Institution of
Engineering and Technology (IET) and as also held senior positions with
Ofcom.
"The wireless Internet of Things is bringing connectivity and control to
an order of magnitude more devices, however there is a very real risk of
fragmented standards and technologies holding back the development of
the market," said William Webb, CEO of the Wireless IoT Forum. "There
has also been a tremendous amount of work done in the IoT world across a
wide range of technologies. As in the cellular world, the success of
this will lie in the promotion of open standards. The Forum will work
tirelessly to make this a reality in the IoT world."
"Successful wireless technologies have always been founded on
interoperability, open standards, and a focus on the demands of
end-users," said Will Franks, Chairman of the Wireless IoT Forum. "The
Forum is committed to securing these conditions and working with all
major stakeholders to ensure successful and timely deployment of the
Internet of Things worldwide. We are delighted to have helped bring
together key industry players with the common goal of driving
standardisation and interoperability. These players have the vision to
recognise the need to collaborate to create robust technology platforms
while competing to create dynamic markets."
The Forum's first Plenary will be held on 29th of April 2015 and it is
actively recruiting new members. For enquiries and more information
about joining contact - [email protected]
About the Wireless IoT Forum
The Wireless IoT Forum aims to drive the deployment of the Internet of
Things worldwide by reducing fragmentation and through the promotion of
open standards and an increased focus on the needs of end-users. The
Forum has been created to encourage the widespread adoption of wireless
wide-area networking technologies in both licensed and unlicensed
spectrum. It will work with key stakeholders from across the value chain
to agree requirements that inform and accelerate standards development
and deployments. For further information visit www.wiotf.org
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