Open Connectivity Foundation Open Connectivity Foundation The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) is an industry group whose stated mission is to develop specification standards, promote a set of interoperability guidelines, and provide a certification program for devices involved in the Internet of Things (IoT). It has become one of the biggest industrial connectivity standards organizations for IoT, including in its membership Samsung Electronics, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm and Electrolux. Currently, there are more than 300 member companies. The OCF tries to realize the Internet of Things also called Network of Everything. The IoT requires easy discovery, and trusted and reliable connectivity between things. The OCF
Smart meter homes. This was well behind schedule to hit the government’s target to have 50 million in place by 2020. As of August 2018, 11 million SMETS1 devices were functioning normally, with 637,000 in "dumb" mode, according to the government. 42 million remained to be installed by the 2020 deadline. Until 2018, the vast majority of smart meters being installed were "first generation" SMETS1 types. If a user of one of these meters switches electricity supplier, the meter’s smart functions are lost, and it must be read manually. SMETS2 meters allow easy switching and better remote reading, but only 450 had