By Kim Yoo-chul
Samsung Electronics is strengthening alliances with other companies for Internet of Things (IoT) businesses.
It said Monday that it will participate in the AllSeen Alliance to press ahead with its IoT projects.
AllSeen Alliance is a cross-industry consortium of IoT-related companies, which was established in December 2013.
"Samsung has a keen interest in strengthening its capability to handle IoT-related business projects. We understand that there will be a need for a unified community and framework. In accordance with that perception, Samsung plans to participate in the AllSeen Alliance," a company official said.
Samsung has said that it will connect all of its products with IoT within the next few years.
"Today's influence by Google in mobile platforms sends a clear message that strategic alliance is needed regardless of boundaries in different industries. Samsung prefers to maintain a multi-platform and multi-alliance strategy in new things," the official said.
Samsung is working with Intel on boosting the Tizen platform, a move aimed at reducing its reliance on Google. The Tizen software will be used entirely in this year's Samsung TVs.
The AllSeen Alliance was announced by the Linux Foundation with the AllJoyn code contribution from Qualcomm serving as the basis. AllJoyn is a framework for enabling connectivity as well as access for IoT devices.
Samsung has been reluctant to participate in the Alliance as the community is led by Qualcomm, a long-time ally but one of its chief competitors in mobile processors.
Samsung Electronics CEO Yoon Boo-keun has said it will invest more than $100 million this year to enhance its development of IoT. Samsung also said it's in the process of fine-tuning its investment plans.
The AllSeen Alliance isn't the only community working on open-source standards and interoperability for the IoT.
To hedge its risks in certain communities and bargain for power, Samsung said it will increase its investment in the Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC), which was launched in July.
Unlike the Allseen Alliance, the OIC opposes moves to establish a standard for IoT. Samsung Electronics is one of the key founding members of the OIC community with Dell and Intel.
"The IoT market will be booming. There are a lot of issues to be addressed such as those related to data privacy and security. Via active discussions with different communities, we will try to penetrate into potential markets," said an official at a local technology company.
A Samsung Electronics spokesman said the company has yet to decide about this issue.
Samsung Electronics is strengthening alliances with other companies for Internet of Things (IoT) businesses.
It said Monday that it will participate in the AllSeen Alliance to press ahead with its IoT projects.
AllSeen Alliance is a cross-industry consortium of IoT-related companies, which was established in December 2013.
"Samsung has a keen interest in strengthening its capability to handle IoT-related business projects. We understand that there will be a need for a unified community and framework. In accordance with that perception, Samsung plans to participate in the AllSeen Alliance," a company official said.
Samsung has said that it will connect all of its products with IoT within the next few years.
"Today's influence by Google in mobile platforms sends a clear message that strategic alliance is needed regardless of boundaries in different industries. Samsung prefers to maintain a multi-platform and multi-alliance strategy in new things," the official said.
Samsung is working with Intel on boosting the Tizen platform, a move aimed at reducing its reliance on Google. The Tizen software will be used entirely in this year's Samsung TVs.
The AllSeen Alliance was announced by the Linux Foundation with the AllJoyn code contribution from Qualcomm serving as the basis. AllJoyn is a framework for enabling connectivity as well as access for IoT devices.
Samsung has been reluctant to participate in the Alliance as the community is led by Qualcomm, a long-time ally but one of its chief competitors in mobile processors.
Samsung Electronics CEO Yoon Boo-keun has said it will invest more than $100 million this year to enhance its development of IoT. Samsung also said it's in the process of fine-tuning its investment plans.
The AllSeen Alliance isn't the only community working on open-source standards and interoperability for the IoT.
To hedge its risks in certain communities and bargain for power, Samsung said it will increase its investment in the Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC), which was launched in July.
Unlike the Allseen Alliance, the OIC opposes moves to establish a standard for IoT. Samsung Electronics is one of the key founding members of the OIC community with Dell and Intel.
"The IoT market will be booming. There are a lot of issues to be addressed such as those related to data privacy and security. Via active discussions with different communities, we will try to penetrate into potential markets," said an official at a local technology company.
A Samsung Electronics spokesman said the company has yet to decide about this issue.
