Why convergence matters

These companies are faced with a legitimate question: what standards should we use and are standards our best bet for future growth and time-to-market for our IoT products? They highlight a clear need for industry players and standards developers to adopt a call to action for IoT convergence and interoperability.

This will be essential in achieving the full potential of IoT and in deploying IoT for use cases where costs have so far proven prohibitive. I am the Technical Plenary chair of oneM2M , the global standards initiative that covers requirements, architecture, API specifications, security solutions and interoperability for Machine-to-Machine and IoT technologies.

As a partnership project that produces specifications for interoperability within and across IoT, convergence and interoperability are part the DNA of oneM2M. SG20 did not start from scratch, it grouped already existing ITU standardization activities under a single umbrella.

Insights and Studies , Technology. What is it and why should you care? The concept of convergence is becoming more relevant now than ever before with the increase of mobile usage.

With Internet usage on mobile surpassing PC last year , it has encouraged the development of social platforms on mobile platforms as well as the development of cloud technology as an infrastructure to hold and access data.

Cloud technology addresses the computing and storage limitations of mobile devices. And the convergence of these four powerful technologies brings together the benefits of each technology while balancing out the weaknesses.

The nature of field-based organizations demands an efficient system of communication. Emails and texts have limitations within the business sphere such as slow response times and the potential for miscommunication. A business with a dispersed team needs a solution that can provide more focused communication. While mobile devices on their own can send texts and photos, this system of communication still has limitations. This is where the convergence of mobile and social comes into play.

Consider Facebook, for instance, where friends can comment on activity streams and even add photos in response. Dispersed teams need this type of interactive communication, to increase team cohesion and individual engagement. Because it correlates with levels of employee engagement and customer orientation. However, if the culture you have is not the one you want, high convergence will make it harder to change. You have 1 free article s left this month.

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