Z-Wave Long Range Breaks Barriers for Edge-of-Property Applications
The Z-Wave Alliance, the standards development organization dedicated to advancing the smart home and Z-Wave® technology, today releases the list of the latest Certified Z-Wave and Z-Wave Long Range (ZWLR) smart home devices that centralize the control and interface of connected smart devices across a property. With nearly 100 ZWLR certified devices in market and over 4500 devices in the entire Z-Wave ecosystem, this round up is merely new devices categorized as hubs, controllers, and gateways.
Z-Wave Source Code Project Complete – Paves New Way for Z-Wave Technology
The Z-Wave Alliance announced the completion of the Z-Wave Source Code project, which has been published and made available on GitHub to Alliance members.
Sigma Unlocks Smart Home With Next Generation Z-Wave 700-Series
Sigma Designs® (NASDAQ: SIGM) unveils its new 700-Series Z-Wave platform, which include numerous performance and technological enhancements in energy-efficiency and RF performance, while being cost-effective, built to power the context-aware smart home.
Z-Wave Sees Further Acceleration, Announces Mid-Year Milestones
According to a new Markets and Markets report, the smart home industry is estimated to reach $58.68 billion by 2020. Segments such as security and smart locks are driving the smart home market currently and with over 90% penetration in this segment, the Z-Wave Alliance continues to grow the Z-Wave smart home ecosystem for consumers and manufacturers, alike.
Z-Wave Labs Announces Boston-Based Start-Up BeON Home First Winner of Global IoT Developer Competition
The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying Z-Wave, is excited to announce the first winner of Z-Wave Labs. Boston start-up BeON Home, a preventative security and safety company, is the program’s first winner and will receive Z-Wave Alliance membership and access to the new Z-Wave IoT ready 500 series development kits. Z-Wave Labs is a brand new competition to support and incentivize IoT innovation on the Z-Wave? platform.
Calling All Innovators: Z-Wave Labs Applications Open in First Ever Global Z-Wave IoT Competition
The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying Z-Wave, the world’s largest ecosystem of wireless control products and services, is announcing the opening of applications for Z-Wave Labs.
Research Points To Large Uptick In Smart Home Device Adoption, Awareness
Consumers see more clearly how home smart devices can directly benefit their lives, and are planning to purchase more smart home devices in the future. Those are the key insights from a consumer survey commissioned by PlumChoice, Inc., the leading provider of premium technical services for IoT and cloud brands, and the Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying Z-Wave. This second annual consumer benchmark survey 2016: Year of the Smart Device also highlights the need for companies to provide consumers a user experience that allows their smart home devices to fit easily into their lives.
Trident IoT Completes $10M Fundraising Round; Welcomes Vivint Founder Todd Pedersen to the Board
Trident IoT focused on decreasing time-to-market for connected device manufacturers, announced completion of a $10 million fundraising round. Trident IoT offers Z-Wave silicon solutions and product design and development consulting services for any RF technology. This latest fundraising round will allow the company to expand silicon/hardware solutions development, engineering support, and certification preparation services across the gamut of IoT and connectivity platforms, including Z-Wave, Zigbee, Thread, Matter, LoRa and more.
Trident IoT Announces New Zigbee Chip and SDK
Trident IoT announced the upcoming release of its new Zigbee chip and accompanying Software Development Kit (SDK). The latest offering represents the next step forward in Trident IoT’s strategy to provide comprehensive IoT solutions that simplify IoT development. While the chip itself incorporates the latest silicon technology, what sets this apart is the developer-focused SDK designed by product engineers who have collectively developed and shipped millions of IoT products.
SALTO to Showcase Residential Electronic Smart Lock Technology at CES in Las Vegas
SALTO Systems will showcase its Keyless and Mobile Residential Electronic Smart Lock Line at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this January. With the residential home door line, SALTO now has a simple yet comprehensive smart door lock. SALTO?s residential solutions replace the traditional home or apartment door key with an electronic smart lock system that allows end-users to use a smartphone to control doors ? including garages, service doors, and lobby areas.
Wireless Communication Standards for the Internet of Things
This white paper provides an overview of the most important contenders around the IoT Wireless Communication Standards. We are looking at wireless networking technologies.