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2022
December
28

A Remarkable Year For The Internet of Things – Thread Group 2022 Wrap Up

By Sujata Neidig, VP of Marketing for Thread Group / Director of Wireless Connectivity Marketing & Standards for NXP

As the end of 2022 approaches, I am amazed and impressed by the hard work and milestones we achieved together as the Thread Group this year. With the release of Thread 1.3.0 that supports Matter, and the collaborative effort to enable KNX IoT and DALI+ with Thread, 2022 represented a turning point for the IoT Industry. Also, with the return of in-person member meetings this year, it was wonderful to see so many new and familiar faces, and appreciate the great participation and interactive discussions that will continue to help shape the future of IoT through the development and adoption of Thread. To wrap up the year, we were incredibly honored to be named in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2022 list which is a testament to such a pivotal year of adoption and growth.

Thread Momentum

2022 was a noteworthy year for our IP-based mesh networking transport layer designed to connect low-power products in smart homes and buildings. Thread Group worked tirelessly on finalizing the Thread 1.3.0 specification and certification program, which defines capabilities such as Border Routers, IPv6 connectivity, DNS-based service discovery, TCP and others. A special thank you to the Technical and Certification Committees for making this possible, your countless hours of hard work are driving the IoT forward. The Thread Group Marketing Committee also dedicated many hours over the last several quarters to expand our messaging, website content and collateral, publish numerous blogs and white papers and launch Thread 1.3.0.  For more information regarding Thread 1.3.0, check out our webinar.

The release of Matter 1.0, developed by the Connectivity Standards Alliance, is also a significant milestone for the IoT industry, and the opportunity to provide value to users is tremendous. We are thankful for our partnership with them and the opportunity to work together on events, projects and campaigns to further the smart home industry.

Thread Members such as Aqara, eero, Eve, Google, HooRii, Netatmo, SmartThings, Tridonic, Wemo, and more introduced Thread certified end products into the market, expanding the ever-growing range of Thread-based smart home products available to consumers. The media and market’s response to these new products were enthusiastic, highlighting their dependability, quick response times, and efficiency!

We will soon reach a milestone of 200 Thread certified products and components! With the Matter release, the Certification Committee expects this number to start ramping up, and we are working with Connectivity Standards Alliance on making Matter and Thread certifications as seamless as possible.

In the smart building market, Thread technology continues to be the wireless, low-power, IP-based mesh networking technology that seamlessly integrates into an enterprise network while ensuring network security by using end-to-end encryption. In October, members of our Commercial Marketing Working Group attended Light+Building 2022 in Frankfurt, showcasing our mesh networking solution for commercial and smart building applications, supported by all the major building automation platforms. The team also released blog posts on KNX IoT on Thread and DALI+ over Thread, promoting our partnership with other industry IoT standards organizations to deliver complete network solutions.

Thread’s Growing Ecosystem

Thread Group continues to grow as an organization with memberscommitted to adopting and progressing our network protocol. We have over 130 members, bringing their perspectives and use cases from a range of markets and regions.

In addition, the Thread Marketing Committee created a China Regional Marketing Chapter to drive further education and adoption of Thread in the local China market. I'd like to thank HooRii Technology, along with other smart home technology innovators and Thread Group members, including Google, NXP Semiconductors and Silicon Labs, who were among the initial contributors and are now leading the efforts. Since launching in May, they have hosted local webinars on Thread technology and 1.3.0 Certification, developed marketing materials and collateral, and participated in the Connectivity Standards Alliance Member Group China’s developer event. Learn more by connecting with Thread Group China's WeChat channel. 

After several years of virtual meetings, we were very appreciative of the opportunity to gather together in person once again this year for our members meetings. The spring meeting was held in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the fall meeting in Málaga, Spain. Both garnered a healthy in-person presence in addition to a few who took advantage of the virtual offering. We look forward to gathering once again this upcoming April 25th to 27th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Expanded Functionalities on the Horizon

Thread Group continues to work on advancing our technology and has already begun working on our upcoming successor specifications. Now is the perfect opportunity to get involved in Thread Group. To those interested in developing with Thread and having an impact on the Thread roadmap, check out our Become A Member page for more information on membership tiers, benefits, and more!

Wishing You A Happy New Year

As we put the finishing touches on 2022, I want to express how incredibly grateful I am to steadily work alongside our Thread Group members. I am beyond appreciative for the unwavering passion, expertise and commitment of our member organizations and liaison partners. Without them, we would not be where we are today. As the saying goes, teamwork makes the dream work! Wishing everyone a happy holiday season as we usher in a promising new year.

UPCOMING EVENTS


2024
April
23-25

Thread Group Members Meeting

Toronto, Canada

Press Releases

2022
July
18

Thread Group Opens Access to Third Evolution of its Wireless Networking Protocol, Enabling Matter, Improving Seamless Connectivity in Smart Homes and Buildings

The Thread Group, an industry alliance enabling IoT convergence, and addressing challenges around secu...

2022
June
13

Thread Group Establishes New Marketing Chapter in China

The Thread Group, an industry alliance addressing IoT convergence, and challenges around security, energy footprint, and architecture at the network layer, today announced the addition of a Regional Marketing Working Group in China to educate...

2021
November
03

Amazon Joins Thread Group Board of Directors

The Thread Group, an industry alliance addressing IoT convergence, and challenges around security, energy footprint, and architecture at the network layer, today announced the addition of Amazon to its Board of Directors. Amazon’s increased backing of Thread Group further demonstrates its commitment to Matter, over both Thread and Wi-Fi, and to supporting a broad range of smart home protocols, which benefits both device makers and their customers.
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PAST EVENTS

  • CES 2024 January 9-12, 2024  Las Vegas, Nevada  
  • Thread Group Members Meeting Oct 23-26, 2023 Budapest, Hungary 
  • Thread Group Members Meeting April 25-27, 2023 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
  • CES 2023 January 5-8, 2023 Las Vegas, Nevada 
  • Thread Group Members Meeting OCTOBER 25-17, 2022 Málaga, Spain 
  • Light+Building 2022 OCTOBER 2-6, 2022 Frankfurt, Germany 
  • WEBINAR: Thread 1.3.0  SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 Watch Webinar, View Presentation 
  • Thread Group Members Meeting APRIL 26-28, 2022 Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Thread Group Members Meeting OCTOBER 5-7, 2021 Virtual
  • Thread Group Members Meeting APRIL 20-22, 2021 Virtual
  • Thread Group Members Meeting NOVEMBER 3-5, 2020 Virtual
  • Works With By Silicon Labs SEPTEMBER 9-10, 2020 Virtual Conference Endorsed by Thread Group Read More
  • WEBINAR: How to Keep Your Solar Plant Safe With Google's Full-wireless OpenThread System SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 View Presentation 
  • IoT World US AUGUST 11-13 2020 Virtual Event Endorsed by Thread Group
  • WEBINAR: IoT Convergence With Thread And Project CHIP  APRIL 21, 2020 Listen to Webinar, View Presentation 
  • Thread Technology Day NOVEMBER 22 2019 Taipei, Taiwan View Presentations 
  • Smart Home Summit NOVEMBER 20-21 2019 San Francisco, California View Presentation 
  • Thread Group Members Meeting NOVEMBER 5-7 2019 Zug, Switzerland, Hosted at Siemens 
  • Arm TechCon OCTOBER 8-9 2019 San Jose, California, Thread Endorsed Learn More
  • WEBINAR: New Membership Tier, IPR Considerations And Certification
    MAY 30, 2019 View Webinar
  • Internet of Things World
    MAY 13-16, 2019 Santa Clara, California Thread Endorsed  
  • WEBINAR: Dotdot + Thread: Learn About The Specification And Streamlined Certification Programs
    JANUARY 30, 2019 View Webinar
  • Connections Summit At CES
    JANUARY 8, 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Wireless Congress
    NOVEMBER 14-15, 2018 Munich, Germany
  • Arm TechCon
    OCTOBER 16-18, 2018 San Jose, California
  • Thread Group Members Meeting
    OCTOBER 16-18, 2018 Munich, Germany
  • Particle Webinar: Going Beyond The Connected Home
    OCTOBER 11, 2018 View Webinar
  • Spectra
    OCTOBER 3, 2018 San Francisco, California
  • Thread Group Members Meeting
    JUNE 26-28, 2018 Austin, Texas
  • Thread Webinar: Developing IoT Devices With Thread
    JUNE 20, 2018 View Webinar
  • Connections
    MAY 22-24, 2018 San Francisco, California
  • Light + Building
    MARCH 18-23, 2018 Frankfurt, Germany
  • Smart Energy Summit
    FEBRUARY 19-21, 2018 Austin, Texas
  • Strategies In Light
    FEBRUARY 13-15, 2018 Long Beach, California
  • Digital Experience! @ CES 2018
    JANUARY 8, 2018 Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Thread Group Members Meeting
    NOVEMBER 15-17, 2017 Lisbon, Portugal
  • Thread + One IoT Stakeholders Summit
    SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 Munich, Germany
  • Thread Group Technology Workshop
    SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 Munich, Germany
  • Thread Group Members Meeting
    JUNE 27-29, 2017 Vancouver, Canada
  • Connected Plus
    JUNE 20-21, 2017 Vancouver, Canada
  • CONNECTIONS 2017
    Speakers Panel: Connected CE Strategies: Building Product Ecosystems
    MAY 23-25, 2017 San Francisco, California
  • IoT World Speakers Panel: Understanding The Complexity And Interoperability Of IoT Platforms
    MAY 16-18, 2017 Santa Clara, California
  • CABA Forum
    APRIL 26-28, 2017 Santa Clara, California
  • Thread Technology Workshop
    MARCH 27, 2017 Mountain View, California
  • Thread Group All Members Meeting
    FEBRUARY 14-16, 2017 Atlanta, Georgia
  • CONNECTIONS Summit At CES
    JANUARY 5, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada
  • CES 2017
    JANUARY 5-8, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Strategies In Light Europe
    NOVEMBER 23-24, 2016 London, UK
  • Internet Of Things World
    NOVEMBER 21-22, 2016 Dublin, Ireland
  • Thread Group All Members Meeting
    NOVEMBER 15-17, 2016 Lisbon, Portugal
  • Wireless Congress
    NOVEMBER 9-10, 2016 Munich, Germany
  • Electronica
    NOVEMBER 8-11, 2016 Munich, Germany
  • CONNECTIONS Europe
    NOVEMBER 2-3, 2016 Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Smart Home Summit
    NOVEMBER 1-2, 2016 Palo Alto, California
  • Thread Group Webinar
    JUNE 28, 2016, 2016 Online
  • Smart Home World
    JUNE 21-22, 2016 London, UK
  • Computex CPX Conference
    MAY 31-JUNE 4, 2016 Taipei, Taiwan
  • Connected Conference
    MAY 25-27, 2016 Paris, France
  • Connections
    MAY 24-26, 2016 San Francisco, California
  • CES Asia
    MAY 11-13, 2016 Shanghai, China
  • Informa IoT World 2016
    MAY 10-12, 2016 Santa Clara, California
  • Thread Group Open House
    MAY 10, 2016 Shanghai, China
  • SMAHome
    APRIL 21-22, 2016 San Francisco, California
  • IoT West 2016
    APRIL 19-21, 2016 Taipei, Taiwan
  • Thread Group All Members Meeting
    MARCH 22-24, 2016 Redwood City, California
  • Wearable Tech Show 2016
    MARCH 15, 2016 London, UK
  • Strategies In Light
    MARCH 1-3, 2016 Santa Clara, California
  • CES
    JANUARY 6-9, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Thread Group All Members Meeting
    NOVEMBER 18-19, 2015 Evian Resort, France
  • Cedia
    OCTOBER 16, 2015 Dallas, Texas
  • Internet Of Things World Europe
    OCTOBER 5-7, 2015 Berlin, Germany
  • Thread Open House
    OCTOBER 5, 2015 Berlin, Germany
  • Connected + Conference & Exhibition
    SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2015 Toronto, Canada
  • IoT Security 2015
    SEPTEMBER 22-23, 2015 Boston, Massachusetts
  • Thread Group All Members Meeting
    JULY 23-24, 2015 Austin, Texas
  • O'Reilly Solid, Platforms, Devices And Interoperability In The Smart Home
    JUNE 25, 2015 San Francisco, California
  • Pepcom! Digital Experience
    JUNE 18, 2015 New York City, New York
  • IoT Silicon Valley Meetup
    JUNE 18, 2015 Mountain View, California
  • Connections, Innovative Partnerships: The Connected Home Panel
    MAY 19, 2015 San Francisco, California
  • Internet Of Things World 2015
    MAY 13, 2015 San Francisco, California
  • Mobile World Congress
    MARCH 5, 2015 Barcelona, Spain
  • Stack Tutorials & First All Members Meeting
    FEBRUARY 9-11, 2015 San Jose, California
  • Thread Group Information Event
    SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 Google Campus, Mountain View, California
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