After testing Thread, Zigbee, and Matter, here's how I'm building my smart home differently ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a smart home user, you've probably heard multiple mentions of Thread, Zigbee, and Matter from different companies, and seen all three names ...

Home Assistant has just taken the covers off of its latest device: the Connect ZBT-2, which is a big USB dongle that will give your smart home a high-performance Zigbee or Thread connection. It’s the ...

The Connectivity Standards Alliance has unveiled Zigbee 4.0 alongside Suzi, the new brand for Zigbee’s Sub-GHz mesh capabilities. Zigbee 4.0 extends the protocol beyond 2.4 GHz into 800 MHz and 900 ...

On this week's episode of the HomeKit Insider podcast, we cover the release of Zigbee 4.0 and the new long-range Suzi wireless standard with special guest Genie Peshkova from the Connectivity ...

If you thought Matter was the be-all and end-all for smart home connectivity, then think again as the Connectivity Standards Alliance (yep, the same guys running the Matter show) are giving one of its ...

Zigbee 4.0 devices will support direct setup from a smartphone and Sub-GHz wireless bands to increase their range. Zigbee 4.0 devices will support direct setup from a smartphone and Sub-GHz wireless ...

In January 2026, IKEA intends to launch more than twenty smart home devices built upon the Matter protocol, leveraging Thread technology. These new products, which will include updated versions of ...

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If you've ever sworn you remembered something a certain way only to realize you were dead wrong when you looked it up, who cares? No big deal! Everyone makes the occasional mistake. If this has ...