The Thread Group, co-founded by Nest, and the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) are joining forces to improve interoperability between their IoT software. The two entities are large-scale standardization groups for IoT. The technologies the two companies are implementing will have to work together, meaning OCFs application level software operates on top of the Thread IPv6-based networking protocol. The goal of their partnership is to build products which boost the acceptance and overall adoption of IoT home devices.”]