

Other people take a wider view of IoT than just getting to control refrigerators, thermostats, or light bulbs that can communicate with the wider world. These separate consortiums are both trying to provide a common language for these devices and objects so they can more easily connect and communicate with each other. Competing SDOs and industry consortiums exist, such as the Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC) with the mission to develop standards and certification for devices, and the AllSeen Alliance, which has a similar goal. To some, mainly chip manufacturers, the term Internet of Things, or IoT for short, is a concept in which electronic devices and everyday objects ̶ such as refridgerators, thermostats, or light bulbs ̶ are connected to the Internet and each other through various methods such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

The term “Internet of Things” is starting to gain recognition and traction within the industry, however it is still an immature space.
