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Interactive workshop on latest ‘Internet of Things’ trends
Spotlight on emerging next steps for standards developers
Geneva, 05
February 2014 – ITU
invites media to attend a full-day workshop on
Internet of Things – Trends and Challenges in Standardization,
to be held on 18 February at its headquarters in Geneva. The event will also be
audiocast (live and archived) for media unable to attend in person.
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.
As well as examining the status of IoT and machine-to-machine communication
(M2M) standardization initiatives across other standards developing
organizations (SDOs), the event will report on progress of related standards and
protocol development in the research and open-source communities.
The event will incorporate exhibits from industry, government, research
institutes and academia. STMicroelectronics will showcase its Smart Home
concept, and EPFL its OpenIOT project. Japan’s National Institute of
Information and Communications (NICT) will display its medical body area
network, and there will be an exhibit from 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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What:
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Internet of Things – Trends and Challenges in
Standardization
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When:
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09:00-19:00, 18 February 2014
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Where:
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ITU Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
Audiocast (live and archived) accessible at:
http://bit.ly/1fuoJSU
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Why:
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To gain insight into the thinking of key players
in IoT development
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Who:
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Open to media and all interested parties;
managers and engineers working with IoT
applications, service providers and policy and
standards makers.
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For more
information, please contact:
Sarah Parkes
Chief, Media Relations & Public
Information, ITU
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Toby Johnson
Senior Communications Officer
Telecommunication
Standardization
Bureau
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