COMPUTER WEEKLY
By Aaron Tan
Singapore telco Singtel will be conducting trials that enable consumers to monitor their internet of things (IoT) devices and applications from a single platform in the third quarter this year.
Dubbed Assured+, the platform developed by Singtel and Ericsson will support eldercare, connected cars and other emerging IoT applications, the two companies revealed on 1 March 2017.
The platform is aimed at addressing fragmentation in the IoT market, which has seen technology providers touting their own hardware, services and connectivity infrastructure. It will also provide an open and simplified experience for developers to support new devices and applications.
With most IoT devices, including wearables and smart home devices, being managed by specific applications that are usually place-centric and proprietary, many in the industry have called for an open IoT ecosystem.