{"id":6612,"date":"2018-08-15T00:05:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T07:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csa-iot.org\/zigbee-alliance-introduces-certification-transfer-program-to-accelerate-growth-of-the-internet-of-things\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T15:16:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T23:16:14","slug":"zigbee-alliance-introduces-certification-transfer-program-to-accelerate-growth-of-the-internet-of-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csa-iot.org\/newsroom\/zigbee-alliance-introduces-certification-transfer-program-to-accelerate-growth-of-the-internet-of-things\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alliance Introduces Certification Transfer Program to Accelerate Growth of the Internet of Things","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
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 AS MAJOR ECOSYSTEM PLAYERS CONTINUE TO CHOOSE ZIGBEE ALLIANCE STANDARDS FOR PROMINENT SMART HOME HUBS AND DEVICES, ALLIANCE ACCELERATES ECOSYSTEM GROWTH WITH PRODUCT CERTIFICATION TRANSFERS BETWEEN MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davis, California – August 15, 2018 – <\/strong>The Zigbee Alliance, an organization of hundreds of companies creating, maintaining, and delivering open, global standards for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced a new Certification Program<\/a> that creates new business opportunities for members, and makes it easy for new entrants to join the growing ecosystem of Certified Products that work with major consumer and commercial IoT platforms. The new program is now open, and permits members \u201d and for the first time, non-members \u201d to quickly adopt, sell, and market Certified Products under their own brand while maintaining those products\u2122 Certified status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extending Zigbee Certified Value to IoT Innovators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For new entrants to the IoT, or companies looking to fill a gap in their portfolio, this program offers an easy, fast, and affordable avenue to implement Certified Products from Alliance Participant and Promoter member companies, and then market those products under their own brand. Approved products can then carry the Zigbee Certified logo, leveraging the brand recognition and interoperability mark of Zigbee and allowing companies to create products that work with the leading consumer and commercial IoT and smart home platforms, or even create their own from the diverse portfolio of Zigbee Certified Products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Zigbee Alliance Participant and Promoter members, this program opens new markets and sales channels by enabling them to offer Certified Products to customers for re-branding and non-functional modification while maintaining those products\u2122 Certified status. Adopter-level members of the Zigbee Alliance are also eligible to receive unlimited Certification Transfers on products from Participant or Promoter companies, and market those products using their own brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growth Opportunity for the Zigbee Ecosystem<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industry analysts project<\/a> Zigbee technology will ship in 3.8 billion (85%) of the 4.5 billion 802.15.4 units predicted to hit the market in 2023. As consumers embrace the smart home, and leading ecosystem providers such as Amazon<\/a>, Comcast<\/a>, Huawei<\/a>, IKEA<\/a>, Legrand<\/a>, Schneider Electric<\/a>, Signify<\/a> (formerly Philips Lighting), Somfy, and Samsung SmartThings<\/a> continue to create products based on the Zigbee Alliance’s wireless standards, IoT product developers are eager to participate in and build on the network of thousands of Zigbee Alliance Certified products already making meaningful connections between humans and the objects in their environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Zigbee is clearly proving to be the anchor technology across IoT markets, and our members are leading the smart home, smart building and connected city categories that are experiencing tremendous growth and success,” said Victor Berrios, VP Technology for the Zigbee Alliance. “As an organization, we exist to collaborate within and evolve the Internet of Things through open, wireless standards, and expediting certified products to market that improve the world is directly in line with our core vision and values.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How the Program Works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participant or Promoter members are now populating the online Certification Transfer Tool with products available for a Certification Transfer. To receive a Certification Transfer, you must be either a Zigbee Alliance Member (in good standing), or be a new company who has never been an Alliance member.To participate in the program, products for certification transfer must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n