Thread Group Announces First Phase of Product Certification Program, Adds Osram
Thread Group announced phase one of its product certification program and availability of Thread-certified software stacks from ARM, Freescale and Silicon Labs later this month. More than 30 products have been submitted for testing, Thread said. The consortium also announced…
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lighting company Osram joined the group, extending the Thread presence in Europe. Under the certification program, Thread products will be tested to validate device behavior for commissioning, networking functionality, security and operation in Thread’s network, and they may bear the “Build on Thread” or “Thread Certified Component” logos to help consumers and product developers identify Thread products on the market. The group said its royalty-free licensing terms were designed to facilitate rapid adoption and “reduce confusion by creating a royalty-free pledge between members” to speed industry adoption. The group also announced the latest two winners of its Innovation Enabler Program: Centero, a provider of IoT integration services, and iSocket, a smart plug developer. The startups will receive up to 18 months of free Thread Group membership, it said.