Companies' Integrated IoT Platform Targets Appliance Manufacturers

Ixia and K2 are collaborating on a solution targeting appliance manufacturers, giving them an on-ramp to the IoT, said the companies in a Monday announcement. K2’s IoT platform allows equipment makers to build IoT applications that can monitor, analyze and visualize data in real time and provide controllable actions that make use of the data, it said. K2 is using Ixia’s test solution to qualify wireless chipsets for IoT deployments and test IoT devices. The integration of the two platforms, scheduled for availability this quarter, will enable K2 OEM customers to cost effectively add Wi-Fi to mainstream products, said the companies. Analytics on performance and insights into failures will enable vendors and OEM partners to identify potential performance issues and evaluate their final products before deployment, they said. The companies cited Markets and Markets research pegging the smart home appliance market at $37.2 billion by 2020.