2021.02.02 – Connected device boom demands user services focus

Connected device boom demands user services focus

Advanced Television – 2021.02.02

‘Increasing demands for faster, more efficient and more reliable ways to manage connected devices will make 2021 the year of service and device lifecycle management, according to open broadband standards development organisation the Broadband Forum. Broadband Forum’s User Services Platform (USP) standard offers related data models and the communication protocol to master such needs.

The rapid growth of Internet-connected devices in the home has accelerated owing to the increased amount of time people have had to spend at home during the pandemic. A major new study has highlighted that the number of installed connected devices is expected to rise by a further 70 per cent by 2025. Similarly, spending on smart home systems is expected to rise to a projected $157 billion worldwide by 2023, for example.

“Given that we expect the rapid rise of connected devices in the home to continue this year and beyond, our recent survey report emphasised that the number of users and vendors utilising USP continues to increase too,” said Broadband Forum Chairman of the Board and Co-Director of the Broadband User Services Work Area John Blackford. “The Broadband Forum will be responding to this focus on user services by making regular updates and developments to the USP. We are already working on the next versions of the Device:2 root data model (TR-181) and the USP standard to add new functionality and further solidify USP as the go-to interoperable ecosystem for the Connected Home.”

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