Posted Jun 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTCJExternal LinkYour ISP may soon be able to troubleshoot your smart home networkThread Group and the Broadband Forum are teaming up to help IoT devices and home internet work better together. The Broadband Forum — the organization that develops the standards ISPs use to manage gateways and routers — is adding support for connecting to Thread networks, giving ISPs visibility into both networks.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Your ISP may soon be able to troubleshoot your smart home network
Thread Group and the Broadband Forum are teaming up to help IoT devices and home internet work better together. The Broadband Forum — the organization that develops the standards ISPs use to manage gateways and routers — is adding support for connecting to Thread networks, giving ISPs visibility into both networks. [Link: Thread Group and Broadband Forum Establish Liaison Agreement to Connect IoT Mesh Networks with Broadband Infrastructure | https://threadgroup.org/Newsroom/Press-Release/Thread-Group-and-Broadband-Forum-Establish-Liaison-Agreement-to-Connect-IoT-Mesh-Networks-with-Broadband-Infrastructure | Thread Group]






