Two very different standards efforts are in the Internet of Things (IoT) spotlight, but they have one thing in common – they will allow different systems to interwork regardless of the connectivity protocol they support. OneM2M, which seeks to create an overarching ‘standard of standards’ to connect the Internet of Things (IoT), has expanded the first release of its specifications. The updated standards span requirements, architecture, APIs and security, said the group, which now has over 200 members. It has also increased the range of protocols to which it can map, adding HTTP, CoAP, and MQTT. Dr. Omar Elloumi, oneM2M’s technical plenary chair, said in a statement: “oneM2M enables interoperability across IoT applications regardless of the underlying technology used. This…