The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has advanced
plans to host a full-day workshop on Internet of Things (IoT) – Trends and
Challenges in Standardization, to be held on 18 February at its headquarters in
Geneva, Switzerland, reports ITRealms.
The event, ITRealms
gathered will be audio cast; live and archived for media unable to attend in
person, with spotlight on emerging next steps for standards developers.
According to Chief, Media Relations and Public Information at
ITU, Ms Sarah Parkes affirmed to ITRealms
that the event aims to facilitate the global expansion of the Internet of
Things (IoT) through a better understanding of trends, including
standardization needs.
“Results will inform the drafting of the future technical
standards (ITU-T Recommendations) that will be fundamental to the smooth
operation of networks potentially supporting billions of interconnected devices,”
she said.
In addition to examining the status of IoT and
machine-to-machine communication (M2M) standardization initiatives across other
Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), ITU says, the event will report on
progress of related standards and protocol development in the research and
open-source communities.
Also, ITRealms
learnt that the event will incorporate exhibits from industry, government,
research institutes and academia. STMicroelectronics will showcase its Smart
Home concept, and EPFL its OpenIOT project.
Further, ITRealms
gathered that Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications
(NICT) will display its medical body area network, as well as Yokosuka Telecom
Research Park (YRP).
In addition, Daniel Faulk, representing new ITU-T member SAP, will deliver a keynote presentation on Internet of Things, Creating new Opportunities for the Enterprise.
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Pix; Dr. Hamadoun Toure, ITU Secretary General
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