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Q2 2019

June 01, 2019

NEWSLETTER Q2 2019

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

After three years of collaborative work from our membership, it was a pleasure to announce the Thread 1.2 Specification to the marketplace and with it, the new and exciting use cases which it enables. An even greater pleasure was to see the positive press reaction to the announcement, reinforcing the convergence and interoperability messages that the Thread Group has long advocated.

The announcement is just the first step in bringing Thread 1.2 to life. Our colleagues in the Certification Committee and Test and Validation Working Group will continue to drive this effort in the coming months, along with our partners and authorized test labs, to complete the Thread 1.2 Certification Program. At that point, we will truly be ready to go-to-market with Thread component and product solutions.

In the interim, we trust all of you are leveraging the strong base of Thread 1.1 Specification and our ongoing backward compatibility commitment to develop and deploy solutions based on Thread 1.1.

Finally, participating in the bi-monthly Marketing Committee and Use Case Work Group calls led by Sujata Neidig, is an exciting way to hear and see the market-focused feature and use case proposals for “Duckhorn”—the new internal working name for our Successor Specification—being brought to life by our members.

I look forward to seeing you in Zug, Switzerland at the next Members Meeting, hosted by Siemens, November 5-7, 2019!

Best Regards,
Grant Erickson
President
Thread Group

IN THE NEWS	Coming Soon: Better Connections For The Internet Of Things Associations Now June 25, 2019 The Great IoT Protocol War May Have Been Won: Thread's 1.2 Release Aims At Business The Register June 25, 2019 Podcast: Thread Is Now Enterprise Ready Stacey on IoT June 21, 2019

PRESS RELEASES	Thread Group Advances High Demand IoT Use Cases With Next Iteration Of Networking Protocol June 18, 2019

NOTABLE TWEETS	The Ultimate #IoT Hardware Comparison Guide includes @particle Dev Kits designed with @particle #mesh using OpenThread. https://bit.ly/2IZDC7Y The new #Thread 1.2 #networking protocol can connect thousands of battery-powered devices across a highly secure and responsive network without compromising power, security or end-to-end IP connectivity. Read the full press release http://bit.ly/2KZtyNw #Thread Group Welcomes @Lutron to the Board of Directors. @Lutron brings more than 25 years of #wireless lighting control expertise to the board, and has a strong history of supporting the development of #standards-based protocols for lighting control. @NordicTweets Press Release “The nRF52840 is Zigbee PRO (R21) and Green Power proxy-, Bluetooth 5-, and Thread 1.1-specification-certified and its Dynamic Multiprotocol feature uniquely supports concurrent wireless connectivity of the protocols.” http://bit.ly/2NV8Jpt

Q2 HIGHLIGHTS

Announced availability of the Thread 1.2 Specification
Welcomed Lutron to the Thread Group Board of Directors
Produced a webinar: New Membership Tier, IPR Considerations and Certification by Inheritance
Published the Thread 1.2 Base Features whitepaper
Revitalized the Thread Group Ambassadors Program
Certified the Samsung Exynos i T100 SIDK Module Board

HOT TOPICS

UPDATED THREAD 1.2 SPECIFICATION FAQ’S

Still have questions? Read our updated FAQs with more information on the Thread 1.2 Specification.

THREAD GROUP MEMBERS MEETING

Join us November 5-7, 2019 in Zug, Switzerland, this Members Meeting will be hosted by Siemens with parallel breakout sessions allowing for deep-dive efforts in each of the Work Group Committees (Technical, Marketing and Certification). Because the focus of this meeting is on working breakout sessions, you must be a Sponsor, Contributor or Implementer Member to participate. Learn more about Thread Membership.

The process for defining the new use cases and requirements is underway. At the Members Meeting in Zug, the breakout sessions will allow time for in-depth review and vote of these use cases. If your company would like to help drive this next-gen specification effort, join us in Zug!

If you have any questions, please contact Sujata Neidig and/or Krista Ingram.