The utilities industry is undergoing rapid digital transformation, with Industrial IoT (IIoT) deployments at the heart of modern infrastructure. To ensure scalability, security, and long-term interoperability, open standards like the Open Mobile Alliance’s Lightweight M2M (LwM2M) protocol are increasingly essential.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of municipal and utility infrastructure, one challenge remains persistent—interoperability. Cities and utilities are investing in long-term infrastructure upgrades to manage resources efficiently, enhance public services, and future-proof their investments. The recent merger of uCIFI with the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) is a massive step forward in this space, bringing together key stakeholders to establish open standards that foster a multi-vendor ecosystem.

Join the Open Mobile Alliance and uCIFI this Thursday to learn how to benefit from and influence the direction of this critical open standard.

In the race to build smarter, more connected cities, one challenge consistently emerges: interoperability. With cities integrating diverse technologies across transportation, energy, public safety, and other services, ensuring these systems can seamlessly communicate with one another is critical. Without interoperability, smart city initiatives are siloed, inefficient, and costly to maintain. In fact, the lack of interoperability has stalled many deployments.

Closer collaboration between Open Mobile Alliance and uCIFI accelerates Smart City interoperability with LightWeight M2M and uCIFI Data Model Late last year we announced that uCIFI is joining the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA). Our collaborations to accelerate smart city technical specific development is progressing and we are inviting members of these communities and the industry at large to a special AMA event where we will share more about this work and invite questions. The event takes place Thursday, March 6, 2025 and represents the first time anyone can access the subject matter expertise across these communities live and in one place.

With the Internet of Things (IoT) driving innovation across the industrial sector, the ability to monitor, analyze, and act on data through dashboard analytics has become essential. Dashboards bring visual reporting, management, insights/analytics, alerting, automation, and other decisions or actions based on real-time and historical data inputs. Data intelligence is also becoming more advanced as machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) identify patterns, anomalies, trends, and other important triggers to act or perform operational activities.

In the rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) landscape, device management has become a cornerstone for deploying and maintaining robust IoT solutions. With millions of interconnected devices in various industries—from smart homes to critical infrastructure—effective device management ensures seamless operation, scalability, and reliability.

Disruption at its finest…the transportation and the automotive industry embraces data intelligence, sensors, IoT, AI, and real-time edge computing to deliver advanced driving experiences. Urban modernization gives rise to the intelligent transportation market, integrating a variety of machines and technologies to enhance the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of transportation systems. Below we will dive into autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, public transit, and transportation management.

The rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to an explosion of connected devices, each generating vast amounts of data and requiring robust management strategies. Connected devices can range from small and static assets like parts and tools to very large and moving assets like vehicles, fleets, and commuter trains. Effective IoT device management is critical to ensure these devices operate efficiently, securely, and at scale.

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The utilities industry is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by the integration of automation, Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced sensor systems. Automation is taking place in water conservation, waste management, oil monitoring, and energy usage/conservation. A number of key technologies are revolutionizing how utilities operate, enabling more efficient monitoring, enhanced asset management, and a stronger commitment to sustainability.

The Internet of Things (IoT) has revolutionized how we interact with devices and the world around us, and the utility industry is no exception. The ever-increasing use of smart meters, sensors, and other connected devices has led to the need for a standardized approach to managing these devices. That's where the Lightweight Machine-to-Machine (LwM2M) protocol comes in. In this blog, we'll explore how LwM2M can effectively manage diverse device ecosystems, enhance security, and optimize operational efficiency within the utility industry. We'll delve into real-world examples and tailored use cases to show you why LwM2M is not a one-size-fits-all solution but a customized answer to your industry's needs.

Advanced Firmware Update Object – OMASpecWorks is developing a new, advanced Firmware Object using the LwM2M protocol to support emerging microcontrollers with multiple instances of firmware.

The increasing demand for power-efficiency, robustness and small form factors along with growing simplicity needs along the value chain have caused the mobile industry to consider alternative solutions to the classical SIM, spearheaded by the integrated SIM (iSIM) – where the SIM functionality is integrated into the application processor or radio chip.

The IoT movement and 5G will grow at one of technology’s fastest rates in coming years. Keeping solutions at the edge manageable, secure and cost effective is critical for growth to happen. LwM2M takes a standard-based approach, aiming at harmonizing the IoT ecosystem and providing a comprehensive and flexible solution. With many success stories in cellular IoT, LwM2M will remain the standard of choice as it grows to cover a broader scope of use cases in 5G.

Any business relying on the Internet of Things (IoT) for their operations requires that solutions are reliable and trustworthy. Security is a prerequisite and protection of online industrial or enterprise assets cannot be overstated. This paper focuses on the need to secure application data end-to-end between IoT device and enterprise application or IoT service provider. Securing application data applies to messages exchanged between applications of two endpoints, specifically sender authentication, receiver authentication, message integrity and message confidentiality.