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Building the Foundation and Future of the IoT<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

We are leading the movement to enable all objects to simply, securely, and seamlessly connect the world around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Connecting the World<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Connectivity Standards Alliance is the place where industry professionals across the globe come together, paving the way to a world of seamless interaction that is transforming the way we live, work, and play. We believe all objects can work together to enhance our day-to-day experiences, and together<\/strong> we create the standards, tools, and platforms which make this possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What We Do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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We create, evolve, and manage IoT technology standards through a well-established, collaborative process. We empower companies with practical, usable assets and tools to ease and accelerate development, freeing them to focus on new areas of IoT innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Certify<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our strong certification programs help Members avoid unnecessary development cycles, ensure compliance, and validate interoperability. Certification and our stamp of approval tell the world they can buy and use Alliance-certified products and platforms with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are allies for a connected future. Our Membership, spanning the globe and the IoT value chain, actively seeks to promote the benefits of global, open standards and the significance of the IoT to customers and consumers in breaking down the barriers to broad access and adoption of IoT technologies and solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bringing together the world\u2019s most innovative companies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Allies for a Connected Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Relentlessly driven to develop practical, scalable, and secure standards based on market needs, we are collaborative by design and industry stakeholder-focused, driving the future of the IoT. Our Members contribute innovative ideas, use cases, specifications, reference implementations, testing tools, and certification programs aimed at enabling and advancing IoT innovation and speeding time-to-market. By providing essential infrastructure and streamlined processes, we empower our community to innovate rapidly and effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Standards?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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To make the IoT more accessible<\/strong>, secure<\/strong>, and usable<\/strong>, the Connectivity Standards Alliance creates and promotes universal, open standards enabling products to securely connect and interact. The power of these standards, packaged with our certification frameworks and tools, is proven to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n