ZTE joins UPnP Forum Steering Committee
April 29, 2014
ZTE Corporation, a global provider in telecommunications equipment and network solutions, is the latest member to join UPnP Forum’s Steering Committee. Responsible for making key decisions driving the success of UPnP technology, the Steering Committee plays a vital role in the governance of the Forum.
UPnP Forum has paved the way for seamless connectivity between billions of home networked devices, and for more than a dozen years, UPnP technology has offered unique capabilities for consumer electronics and computing devices. Members contribute to the work of the Forum by participating in Technical Working Committees, sharing their knowledge, experience and expertise to create common, agreed protocols, processes and best practice recommendations for use by the industry and for standards and other related industry bodies.
ZTE has joined UPnP Forum’s Steering Committee as it looks to strengthen its work towards standardization and interoperability, particularly within the new Man-to-Device Interaction (MDI) Task Force. Established leaders in technological innovation, ZTE will lead the MDI Task Force in introducing new models of interaction between users and UPnP devices, allowing them to control and interact with each other or services in the home network by simple gestures or voice instructions.
Changle Zou, Senior Standard Research Engineer at ZTE, and newly appointed Board Director says: “We are delighted to join the UPnP Forum Steering Committee and to lead the Man-to-Device Interaction Task Force as it provides us with the perfect opportunity to impart our knowledge, learn from other members and participate in driving technological innovation. The Forum holds a wealth of knowledge and expertise with its vast range of members so we look forward to working together. Our main focus will be to contribute towards setting standardization to enrich services and networks in the home environment.”
Alongside collaborating with other members to develop device interoperability, ZTE hopes to introduce a new type of user-to-device interaction to UPnP Forum through the work of the MDI Task Force. Effectively this will enrich content delivery, entertainment sharing and appliances usage.
Scott Lofgren, President of UPnP Forum, says: “We look forward to working closely with ZTE and welcome the company’s experience in interaction between users and devices. The MDI Task Force will open doors to further device interoperability and will have a positive impact on the rate that technologies enter the market.
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