About OMA:

OMA was formed by the world’s leading mobile operators, device and network suppliers, information technology companies and content providers as the industry focal point for the development of mobile service enabler specifications. OMA is a non-profit organization that delivers open specifications for creating interoperable services that work across all geographical boundaries, on any bearer network. OMA’s specifications support the billions of new and existing terminals across a variety of wireless networks, including traditional cellular operator networks and emerging networks supporting machine-to-machine device communications for the Internet of Things (IoT).

Significant new work in OMA is leading to the development of next generation mobile services in areas such as Device Management, LBS, IoT, APIs and more

About the speaker:

Padmakumar Subramani, Principal Product Manager at Nokia, has worked across multiple technology domains from medical equipment research to TDM Switch, Broadband Switch and Customer Experience & Analytics.  With over 21 years of experience in electronics and the communication industry, he has engineered, managed projects and created successful products. Mr. Subramani is currently serving as Chairman of the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Device Management Working Group and is representing Nokia on the OMA Board of Directors.

He has been actively involved in defining the OMA LightweightM2M (LwM2M) protocol and helps incorporate it in the appropriate Standards bodies for utilization by the Internet of Things (IoT). He holds patents in data traffic regulation and data collection management. He is passionate about science and technology for sustainable human development.

Mr. Subramani  is married with two boys and lives in Chennai, India. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy.