From CNET: Apple, Amazon, Google and the Zigbee Alliance said Wednesday they're forming a working group to develop and promote a new standard for smart home products. The goal of the group, called Connected Home over IP, is to "simplify development for manufacturers and increase compatibility for consumers."
The new smart home standard will be built upon IP, or Internet Protocol. In a blog post, Google said using IP will enable "end-to-end, private and secure communication among smart devices, mobile apps, and cloud services." Security will be a fundamental design tenet of the new protocol, according to the group.
"The project intends to use contributions from market-tested smart home technologies from Amazon, Apple, Google, Zigbee Alliance, and others," the project's website reads. "The decision to leverage these technologies is expected to accelerate the development of the protocol, and deliver benefits to manufacturers and consumers faster."
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