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Major Industry Players Form the Project Connected Home over IP Commercial Strategy Group to Promote the Standard and Define Commercial Use Cases<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

DAVIS, California \u2013<\/strong> November 18, 2020 \u2013<\/strong> The Zigbee Alliance<\/a>, an organization of hundreds of companies creating, maintaining, and delivering open, global standards for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced an important movement within the Project <\/a>Connected Home over IP<\/a> initiative, forming a team dedicated to the development and promotion of the standard for commercial markets. This move is in alignment with the overall vision for the initiative, which is to develop and promote the adoption of a new, royalty-free connectivity standard,  simplifying development for manufacturers and increasing compatibility for customers and consumers. <\/p>\n\n\n

Offering compelling value across the IoT landscape, the standard is targeting devices in categories such as lighting and electrical, HVAC controls, access control, safety and security, window coverings\/shades, TVs, access points, bridges, and others; addressing many of the needs of the high-growth commercial buildings category, where the install base of connected devices is expected to grow from 1.7 billion in 2020 to nearly 3 billion by 2025<\/a>*.<\/p>\n\n\n

From multi-tenant residential buildings, offices and hotels, to supermarkets, warehouses and retail malls, many smart home use cases that the Project will address at launch also have wide applicability across the commercial landscape. The standard is well-suited to commercial applications as it is being built on market-proven solutions and best practices from major technologies to ensure secure, scalable architectures. Of particular importance, the Project is based on an IP networking foundation, which enables the reuse of flexible and familiar connectivity options.<\/p>\n\n\n

\u201cIn today\u2019s changing world, an IP infrastructure is the necessary backbone for any network to enable companies to leverage a digital architecture and connect their IoT-enabled devices,\u201d said Manish Kumar, Senior Vice President of the Digital Buildings Business, Schneider Electric. \u201cCompanies will be able to easily build and add Project-based devices to their existing networks in a way that is IT-compliant with the current architecture and management infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

To ensure commercial implementers can make the best use of the initiative, to date more than 50 industry leaders around the world with commercial-focused solutions \u2013 including Allegion, DSP Group, DSR Corporation, Latch, Legrand, MMB Networks, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP Semiconductors\u00ae, OSRAM, Qorvo, Schneider Electric, Signify, Silicon Labs, Somfy and ubisys \u2013 have aligned to form the Project\u2019s Commercial Strategy Group. With a charter to support development and promote the use of the standard within the commercial industry, this team will:<\/p>\n\n\n