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22-639: The IoTivity architectural goal is to create a new standard by which billions of wired and wireless devices will connect to each other and to the Internet. In October 2016 they announced AllJoyn merger into Iotivity. The group hoped that devices running either AllJoyn or Iotivity would be interoperable and backward compatible. On October 10, 2016, the AllSeen Alliance merged with the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) under

44-694: A D-Bus message bus. Qualcomm has led development of this open source project, and first presented it at the Mobile World Congress 2011. Unity Technologies has provided the 'AllJoyn Unity Extension' packaged with the AllJoyn SDK release 2.3.6 and above. Original equipment manufacturer and original design manufacturer partners included Foxconn , Technicolor , LG Innotek , LeTV , and Xiaomi . The AllJoyn software framework and core system services let compatible devices and applications find each other, communicate and collaborate across

66-409: A PCR test or vaccination certificate to take part in congress. At the 2023 Mobile World Congress, companies including Huawei and Qualcomm discussed the future of 5G-Advanced , or 5.5G technology. At the 2024 Mobile World Congress, Lenovo unveiled the world's first transparent laptop. In 2015, GSMA's Mobile Asia Expo was renamed Mobile World Congress Shanghai . In 2016, CTIA announced

88-468: A large number of vendors announced plans to withdraw from the then-upcoming show, tentatively scheduled for 24–27 February, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic (magnified by the strong Chinese presence in the telecom industry). This included major vendors and operators such as Deutsche Telekom , Ericsson , Intel , LG , Nokia , STMicroelectronics , Vivo , and Vodafone . On 11 February 2020, it

110-633: A new city each time, passing through Nice , Berlin, Lisbon, Athens, and Madrid, before setting in 1996 in Cannes . The event was held in Cannes for ten consecutive years, with the name evolving to 3GSM World Congress from 2003. In 2006, the event moved to Barcelona, held at the Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc. In 2008 the GSM Association, which had been formed in 1996 and had taken an increasing interest in

132-533: A switch a "consumer" (client). Each "producer" on the network has an XML file called introspection that is used to advertise the device's abilities and what it can be asked to do. It is possible to extend the AllJoyn framework's capabilities by bridging other protocols. Microsoft has added a technology called Device System Bridge that allows devices using home or building protocols such as Z-Wave and BACnet to appear on an AllJoyn network. Microsoft integrated

154-672: Is 2.0 was announced in September, 2018. Previously, there was a 1.3.1 release for the IoTivity Framework. Within the merging process with AllJoyn , the software license changed to Apache 2.0 Licence which makes it easier to other open source projects to include IoTivity and AllJoyn in more projects. The system uses the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) as its application layer which can uses several underlying physical layers as long as

176-650: The AllSeen Alliance promoted the project, from 2013 until 2016 when the alliance merged with the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF). In 2018 the source code became hosted by GitHub . The AllJoyn technology was promoted by Qualcomm in 2011. In December 2013, Qualcomm signed over the source code and trademark to the Linux Foundation with the creation of the AllSeen Alliance. The alliance promoted interoperability for

198-475: The Internet of things , and a number of consumer brands signed on including LG , Sharp Corporation , Haier , Panasonic , Sony , Electrolux , Sears and Arçelik . Other members included Silicon Image , Cisco , TP-Link , Canary, Changhong , Two Bulls, Affinegy, doubleTwist , Fon , Harman , HTC , LIFX , Liteon , Muzzley , Onbiron, Sproutling, Microsoft , and Wilocity On 10 October 2016,

220-469: The network layer is Internet Protocol . Examples include: Wi-Fi , Ethernet , Bluetooth low energy , Thread , and Z-Wave . Legacy protocols are also supported by a protocol plugin manager including: AllJoyn AllJoyn is an open source software framework that allows compatible devices and applications to find each other, communicate and collaborate across the boundaries of product category, platform, brand, and connection type. Originally

242-567: The 2021 edition would still proceed with a controlled maximum number of 50,000 attendees. At least 10 large exhibitors announced their withdrawal, including Ericsson , Nokia , Facebook , Sony and Cisco . BT was the first Tier 1 telco to announce their withdrawal. In 2022, from 28 February to 3 March, the Mobile World Congress took place. The mobile technology convention anticipated over 1,800 attendees and exhibitors from 183 countries. All participants were required to have

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264-532: The AllJoyn runtime (standard client) and Router Node service in Windows 10 , however, retired it in its successor Windows 11 as of Version 24H2, meaning it will be removed in a future version. The system had technology for audio streaming to multiple device sinks in a synchronized way. AllJoyn provided services that could be integrated with its core, such as onboarding, configuration, notification, and control panel. The Lighting Service Framework (LSF) service

286-540: The AllSeen Alliance merged with the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF). OCF sponsored both the IoTivity and AllJoyn open source projects at the Linux Foundation. The expanded OCF board of directors consisted of executives from Electrolux, Arçelik A.S., ARRIS International plc, CableLabs, Canon, Cisco, GE Digital, Haier, Intel , LG Electronics , Microsoft , Qualcomm , Samsung , and Technicolor SA. Within

308-678: The OCF name and bylaws. OCF then sponsored both the IoTivity and AllJoyn open source projects. The merged groups announced that they will collaborate on future OCF specifications, as well as the IoTivity and AllJoyn open source projects, and current devices running on either AllJoyn or IoTivity will be interoperable and backward-compatible. The expanded OCF board of directors included: Electrolux, Arçelik A.S., ARRIS International plc, CableLabs, Canon, Cisco, GE Digital, Haier, Intel, LG Electronics, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Samsung, and Technicolor SA. The release

330-399: The boundaries of product category, platform, brand, and connection type. Target devices include those in the fields of Connected Home, Smart TV , Smart Audio, Broadband Gateways, and Automotive. The communication layer (and thus hardware requirements) was limited to Wi-Fi . The system used the client–server model to organize itself. For example, a light could be a "producer" (server) and

352-629: The brand remains most synonymous with the Barcelona event. The name of the event has evolved over the years. The event's origin traces back to a business conference on "Pan Europe Digital Cellular Radio" (the original working name of the GSM mobile system) held in Brussels in 1987. The name "GSM World Congress" was first used in 1990 when the event was held in Rome. For the next few years, the event moved to

374-564: The event had become "impossible" to host under these conditions. In April 2020, it was announced that Barcelona will continue hosting the event until 2024 as a consequence of cancellation of MWC 2020. On 23 September 2020, due to the potential of COVID-19 to affect the 2021 event, the GSMA announced that it would postpone the Mobile World Congress Barcelona to the last week of June. On 17 March 2021, GSMA stated

396-534: The event, completed the purchase of the show with the name changing to Mobile World Congress for the first time. The GSMA endorsed the International Mobile Gaming Awards in 2008, which were held at the event from then until 2012. In 2011, GSMA announced a long-term deal to continue hosting the event in Barcelona through 2023. Starting in 2013, Mobile World Congress has been held at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via. In February 2020,

418-496: The merging process, the project's license was changed to the Apache License 2.0. Source code was located in the AllJoyn project repositories until the end of 2017. In 2018, development ended after the source and documentation were copied to GitHub. AllJoyn provided a core system services for interoperability among connected products and software applications across manufacturers to create dynamic proximal networks using

440-624: The press, among others. Its annual attendance is generally around 100,000 people, while mobile phone manufacturers often use the conference to unveil upcoming devices. The event is organised by the GSM Association (GSMA) . GSMA has extended the MWC brand to three other trade shows in Shanghai , China (MWC Shanghai ), Kigali , Rwanda (MWC Kigali, formerly MWC Africa) and Las Vegas , United States (MWC Las Vegas, formerly MWC Los Angeles), but

462-658: Was integrated into the common device model service. Mobile World Congress MWC Barcelona (formerly but still commonly referred to as Mobile World Congress ) is an annual trade show dedicated to the mobile communications industry. The event is held in Barcelona , Spain, at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via, usually in February or early March. It is attended primarily by device manufacturers, network equipment providers , representatives of wireless carriers , and

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484-526: Was reported that GSMA was considering cancelling the event entirely; health measures were already to be instituted, including a requirement for Chinese attendees to undergo a two-week quarantine prior to the event, as well as body temperature checks of attendees. Chinese vendor Huawei , as well as Samsung , announced plans to remain with a reduced presence, with Huawei primarily sending its European executives only. On 12 February 2020, GSMA CEO John Hoffman announced that MWC 2020 had been cancelled, stating that

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