VOLANSYS joins Thread Group, taking a leap forward into IoT development for Thread based solutions

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Jan. 19, 2018 - PRLog -- The Thread Group is a non-profit organization responsible for educating and updating users, developers and communities on developments related to the Thread networking protocol and certification of Thread products. Thread is an IP-based wireless networking protocol providing the best way to connect products in the home. With Thread, product developers and consumers can easily and securely connect more than 250 devices within a low-power, wireless mesh network.

VOLANSYS has provided end-to-end thread stack validation services for one of the first certified Thread stacks available in the market. As a Thread Group member, VOLANSYS enables Thread connectivity using Modular IoT Gateway/Thread Border Router based on NXP's certified Thread stack and VOL KW41Z hardware Thread module to accelerate system development for various IoT use cases. These use cases include industries such as Consumer Electronics, Healthcare, Commercial Lighting, Building Automation, Networking, Power & Energy, Agriculture, Automotive and more.

"Built on open standards and IPv6 technology with 6LoWPAN as its foundation, Thread offers numerous technological advantages including secure and reliable networks with no single point of failure, simple connectivity and low power. A large number of IoT device manufacturers across the globe choose Thread connectivity to enable their IoT solutions. By joining the Thread group, VOLANSYS will develop and provide high quality, reliable Thread based solutions to its customers to meet their time-to-market demands. This initiative will allow OEMs and device manufacturers to integrate smart devices to our Modular IoT Gateway solution via VOL KW41Z Thread module for smart home and industrial IoT applications," said Dhruvesh Patel, CTO, VOLANSYS.

"We're pleased to welcome VOLANSYS to the Thread Group and look forward to the contributions they will make to our diverse and innovative membership," said Grant Erickson, president of the Thread Group. "We look forward to VOLANSYS' contributions to the Thread Group and their support in accelerating global adoption of the Thread protocol with their Modular IoT Gateway/Thread Border Router and Thread based RF modules."

With proven expertise in end-to-end product engineering services from prototype development to mass production, VOLANSYS is a natural choice as a one stop solution provider with services covering hardware selection and engineering, PCB board design, embedded software development, Mobile Application, Cloud integration of third party APIs/solutions, quality engineering, certifications and compliance, production support and sustenance. VOLANSYS experienced IoT experts works in seamless collaboration with clients to enable faster go-to-market at lower costs.

About Thread Group

Designed for consumers and devices in and around the home, Thread easily and securely connects hundreds of devices to each other and directly to the cloud using real Internet Protocols in a low-power, wireless mesh network. The non-profit Thread Group is focused on making Thread the foundation for the Internet of Things in the home, educating product developers and consumers on the unique features and benefits of Thread and ensuring a great user experience through rigorous, meaningful product certification. Thread is backed by industry-leading companies including ARM, Big Ass Fans, Freescale Semiconductor, Nest Labs, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics, Silicon Labs, Somfy, Tyco and Yale Security. Since opening its membership in October 2014, Thread has quickly grown to more than 160 members. For more information, please visit https://www.threadgroup.org/ .

About VOLANSYS

VOLANSYS is a Silicon Valley based product realization and digital transformation company offering embedded systems, digital networking, internet of things, cloud and mobility solutions from concept to roll-out. Since 2008, VOLANSYS has been powering enterprises worldwide to engineer smart connected products and applications at faster time to market and lower total cost of ownership. With 50+ products implemented, 350+ employees and 9+ industry-standard reference platforms including Modular IoT Gateway and HomeBridge™, VOLANSYS is recognized as end-to-end IoT solution enabler. VOLANSYS is headquartered in the India and four in-house product design centers in USA and India.