Apple, Google and Amazon to develop connectivity standards for IoT
The alliance aims to have its new joint protocol ready by the end of 2020, but the move has raised privacy concerns
18 December 2019 - 21:39
Los Angeles — Silicon Valley companies Apple, Google and Amazon — three of the biggest smart-home and voice-assistant providers — are joining forces to make internet-connected homes easier to set up and safer to use.
The rivals announced on Wednesday that they are working with the Zigbee Alliance, a foundation that promotes standards for the Internet of Things (IoT), and its members including Samsung Electronics, Somfy and Ikea, on a new standard that will ensure their products work with each other. ..
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