Z-Wave is remaking itself to find a new place in your smart home

Z-Wave is one of the original solutions for connecting IoT devices.

It’s a local, RF-based wireless communications technology that relies on a central hub or gateway to talk to the cloud.

The once closed protocol is now an open-source protocol and with a new long-range technology, the path forward for the protocol looks clearer.

Z-Wave's direct hub-to-device communication means no need for repeaters.

Over one hundred ZWLR -certified devices are now on the market.

There hasn’t been a splashy new smart home product in years , and if you are looking to start a smart home with Amazon , Apple , or Google hardware, Z-wave is just not part of the equation.

To survive, the protocol needs to find its way into mainstream consumer products like smart speakers.

Matter's ambition of " one smart home standard to rule them all" is close to reality.

If Z-Wave devices integrate with Matter, it will help bring Matter’s ambition to reality closer to reality. That would both strengthen Matter 's position in the industry and give Z-wave a compelling reason to stick around.