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Wireless IoT Forum Announces Accenture, Arkessa, BT, Cisco, Telensa and WSN as Founding Board
The Wireless IoT Forum, the body working to accelerate the wide scale
adoption of wireless wide-area networking technologies dedicated to the
Internet of Things (IoT), today announced its founding members and
board. The Forum's board includes: Accenture (News - Alert), Arkessa, BT, Cisco,
Telensa and WSN.
The new forum's mandate is to remove fragmentation and drive
consolidation around a minimal set of standards for both licensed and
license-exempt wireless solutions; develop a clear set of requirements
through engagement with vertical end-users and a clear use-case driven
roadmap for the eco-system of technology companies, apps developers and
operators.
The independent, not-for-profit organization will work with relevant
stakeholders to agree core requirements that inform and accelerate
understanding, standards development & consistent, supportive
regulation. It will also work to promote and market wireless IoT to and
for wireless network operators, infrastructure providers, fixed line
network operators, application developers in utilities, government, &
specialist SMEs, semiconductor companies, radio technology providers,
module developers, system integrators and vertical end users.
"The IoT market is gathering significant momentum around the globe, with
new technologies and use cases being announced daily," said William
Webb, CEO, Wireless IoT Forum. "However the risk presented by
fragmentation remains very real. Without widely-agreed open standards we
risk seeing pockets of proprietary technology developing independently,
preventing the benefits of mass-market scale. We are delighted today to
be announcing our inaugural membership and to begin work to drive
towards a collective view on the right way to deliver widspread IoT
services."
"The IoT is growing at an unrelenting pace, but it's important that the
entire ecosystem co-operates around open standards in order for it to
reach its full potential," said Aidan Quilligan, managing director,
Accenture Digital - Mobility. "That's why it's important that the Forum
works with key ecosystem members from the start, in order to create the
right conditions for the mass market, without duplicating the work being
done by existing standards bodies. Open standards represent the only way
to begin the process of overcoming fragmentation in the IoT, and as part
of the Forum, we will help drive this forward."
"As the success of the GSM standard in the mobile world showed, working
to open industry standards is critical to creating the necessary
situation for mass market success," said Mark Harrop, Director, Business
Development (Mobile Programme), BT (News - Alert). "By aligning the complete
value chain in defining and promoting these standards the Wireless IoT
Forum is ideally suited to make the Internet of Things a success."
"IoT, and in particular smart cities, is a fast-growing applications
market that combines innovative wireless solutions with new ecosystem
combinations," said Will Gibson, CEO of Telensa. "The WIoTF is committed
to aligning a diverse group of industry pioneers around key common
approaches, so that IoT can build on early success to reach its
undoubted potential."
"We are excited to be a part of such a groundbreaking group of
individuals and companies working together to drive the IoT agenda. As
key players in this space, we recognize the need for competition to
create dynamic markets but also the need for collaboration when
promoting and supporting standardization and interoperability. These
conditions are key to ensuring successful and timely IoT deployment
worldwide," said Feng Guo, Director Solution Center, WSN Tech.
The Forum's first working session will be held in June 2015 and it is
actively recruiting new members. For enquiries and more information
about joining contact - [email protected]
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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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