ATIS, iconectiv Launch IoT, M2M Registry

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions and iconectiv launched an online registry to "help accelerate the adoption of open mobile-to-mobile (M2M) systems," the groups said Tuesday in a news release. The oneM2M Application-ID Registry -- based on the work of a global standards initiative for IoT and M2M communications -- will move the industry "one step closer" to enabling applications developed on different networks and platforms to "easily and seamlessly" exchange information, they said: The registry provides a unique identifier for each application to facilitate communication between devices, and allows developers to "quickly and easily" register their applications online.