Is IoT in a need of standardization?

As the standardization of Bluetooth and WiFi have already helped the industries develop their automation, transportation and streamlined other technologies that improve material handling, there are signs that IoT could be going through a similar process. Cees Links, the CEO of GreenPeak, a company involved in RF communication technology for wireless connected applications, thinks that IoT is generating innovation and opportunities while at the same time “creating an immediate need for standardization.” He emphasizes in an article by Design News that to have machines communicating with each other, networking standards and a communication protocol are both essential and handy. “Ultimately everyone benefits from standards, as they make life easy, stimulate adoption, and therefore help to build large market opportunity,” he says.

Read more on why Mr. Links thinks IoT should be standardized at: http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&doc_id=276896&itc=dn_analysis_element&

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