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Siemens Case Study Summary

Siemens Case Study Summary

Siemens USA, a global leader in intelligent infrastructure, has taken an innovative approach to connect the community of Sterling Ranch with technology solutions that have been designed to be scaled as the community continues to grow to what will include 12,000 homes. When this project was started, Siemens was tasked to identify and evaluate technologies from best-in-class organizations that would help homeowners improve their everyday life with a special focus on sustainability. Siemens came to a roadblock when trying to figure out how they could scale a whole smart city with only baseline … [Read more...]

Z-Wave – Taking a Look Back to Help Us Look Ahead

Z-Wave – Taking a Look Back to Help Us Look Ahead

By: Mitch Klein, Executive Director, Z-Wave Alliance March 18, 2022 Just a few short weeks ago we proudly announced the availability of our fourth Z-Wave State of the Ecosystem Report. This report – available to all members  – was fielded in cooperation with Interpret Research and leverages a mix of syndicated data to provide a baseline of the overall smart home market landscape as well as data collected from a custom, quantitative survey of 1,500 U.S-based smart home device owners. At CES 2022, our State of the Ecosystem Report was the subject of nearly every press and media … [Read more...]

Z-Wave Member Corner: Guess Who’s Back

Z-Wave Member Corner: Guess Who’s Back

Though Avi Rosenthal, managing partner at bluesalve partners, is a recent addition to the Z-Wave Board of Directors, he’s no stranger to the Z-Wave Alliance and working to advance the smart home industry. Starting his career as an integrator, Rosenthal has an acute awareness of the dealer side of the business and even installed some of the very first Z-Wave devices, some of which he’s still using today. “To this day I have a PIR sensor and a light switch that I associated with each other in 2002. They have been moved to 5 different master bedrooms in the last 20 years –  and this combo … [Read more...]

Smart Gadgets for Every Home Q & A: Tips and Advice from the Experts

Smart Gadgets for Every Home Q & A: Tips and Advice from the Experts

Smart home is a growing trend – but turning your life into an automated one might be a hard transition when deciding on what products are right for you. Below, we have outlined three smart home Industry experts’ advice to encourage you to transform your home. What is the most important thing to consider when choosing a smart security system? “When choosing your smart security system, it is critical to fully understand what you want out of the system. Security systems can do much more than keep intruders at bay, many integrate smart home technology that offers enhanced benefits. If you’re … [Read more...]

Why Sub-GHz Continues to be a Critical Piece of the Smart Home Puzzle

Why Sub-GHz Continues to be a Critical Piece of the Smart Home Puzzle

As the diversity of smart home devices and solutions continues to grow—making our lives ever more convenient and connected—understanding the communications framework underpinning them is more important than ever. We sat down with Mariusz Malkowski, director of customer success and integration, Building36 Technologies to discuss his thoughts on why sub-GHz frequencies continue to be a critical aspect of smart home technology, as well as the future outlook for devices and solutions making use of sub-GHz. The Genesis of the Smart Home Ask Malkowski how long smart home technology has relied … [Read more...]

Z-Wave Alliance Magic 8 Ball Predictions for 2022

Z-Wave Alliance Magic 8 Ball Predictions for 2022

Z-Wave Alliance Executive Director Mitchell Klein shares predictions about the state of the industry in 2022 and beyond.   December 15, 2021 Will Matter and Z-Wave come together?OUTLOOK GOOD – The mission and work around interoperability in IoT is critical to the future growth of the industry and Z-Wave has championed this for two decades. As we welcome the Matter protocol to the smart home platform playground, the Z-Wave Alliance has exciting things coming in 2022 including new generation silicon, hardware security and bridging, and software building blocks. The Z-Wave Alliance … [Read more...]

FOMO, Being There at CES and Kick-Starting 2022!

FOMO, Being There at CES and Kick-Starting 2022!

Where will you be when the excitement and opportunities launch at CES? By: Mitch Klein, Executive Director, Z-Wave Alliance November 16, 2021 Where should you be? You should be at the Z-Wave Alliance booth! With mere weeks until the largest consumer electronics show kicks off in Las Vegas and rings in the new year, there is still time for your company to join the Z-Wave Pavilion and smart home experience at CES 2022. For the last several years, the Z-Wave Alliance and our members have created one of the show’s largest, most interactive and diverse smart home booths. This January … [Read more...]

What’s the Matter with Z-Wave?

What’s the Matter with Z-Wave?

By: Mitch Klein, Executive Director, Z-Wave Alliance July 14, 2021 Why do we need a new standard? We already have so many to choose from! As the cartoon says, we have so many that we need to create a new standard that standardizes all these standards. And so it goes. But this time we’re confident that a new standard will actually enable the interoperability and compatibility so necessary to drive consumer acceptance of the smart home and the countless devices that make a home smart. Yes, this time I believe we are on to something. This year is a turning point for the smart home -- … [Read more...]

What is Z-Wave Long Range and How Does it Differ from Z-Wave?

What is Z-Wave Long Range and How Does it Differ from Z-Wave?

By: Mitch Klein, Executive Director, Z-Wave Alliance In September of this year, the Z-Wave Alliance announced the new Z-Wave Long Range (Z-Wave LR) specification. Now, just three short months later, the Z-Wave Alliance announces that the new Z-Wave LR specification is ready for third-party silicon certification program development and that additional technical capabilities significantly extend both range and node functionality compared to initial findings. This blog breaks down the key technical benefits of Z-Wave LR and explores the differences between the latest specification and … [Read more...]

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