Every platform needs an operating system to instruct the software that controls the hardware that builds the house that Jack built. Now, some of the biggest brands in the industry are lining up to deploy one that can become an industry standard.
In one of the biggest announcements to come out of Google's I/O conference the week, Google (News - Alert) has been developing an OS it’s calling “Brillo” that will be able to control any device that is connected to the IoT in any way and with any interface. The technology will run on any low-powered device, with as little as 32 MB of RAM (News - Alert) required. It will be an Android-based platform, although a significantly lower-powered one. Google’s search and other online products are dominant on the Internet and, it seems, the Internet of Things is next.
At its Network Conference in Beijing on May 20, Huawei (News - Alert) launched its new software platform offering, called the Agile Network 3.0 Architecture, which includes the LiteOS. Like Google’s rumored project, it is designed to help developers leverage IoT opportunities. Unlike Google’s software, however, Agile (News - Alert) Network is real and active right now. It is specifically targeted to enhance work toward digitization of the production, manufacturing and logistics industries.
“Huawei believes that standardizing ICT infrastructure will foster the development of Internet applications, including IoT applications,” said Mr. William Xu, CSO and CMO, Huawei. “To address this, Huawei is launching our IoT OS, LiteOS.”
LiteOS is very small at only 10 KB in size and required no configuration, supports auto-discovery and auto-networking. It will work with devices that will be used in smart homes, wearables, connected vehicles and other IoT verticals. Huawei also announced that LiteOS will be opened to all developers, which enables them to quickly develop their own IoT products.
“Over the last three years, Huawei has been involved in a number of in-depth technological collaborations with our global industry partners in IoT,” said Liu Shaowei, President, Switch and Enterprise Communication Product Line, Huawei. “We have developed a series of IoT solutions that have already been applied to buildings, electricity meters, vehicles, gymnasiums, factories, retail outlets, and street lights. Huawei will continue to work with more partners to launch solutions based on our Agile Network architecture for different vertical industries.”
Google, with Brillo, and Huawei are at the bleeding edge of development here. If you want to get more of the cutting edge insight the IoT industry has to offer, visit us at IoT Evolution Expo at Caesars in Las Vegas from August 17 to 20.