Amazon’s Jonathan Adams will act as Z-Wave Alliance Chairman of the Board, while the rest of the roster of roles and representatives span across the connected home and IoT industry.
The eBook series is said to serve as the definitive guide to Z-Wave technology and how the Z-Wave protocol addresses serious challenges both now and in the future.
The report features data on smart home device ownership by demographic, product type, installation preference and more.
With greater interoperability comes the prospect for new or previously overlooked categories to enter the smart home ecosystem.
The current roster of Alliance board members includes Alarm.com, ASSA ABLOY, LEEDARSON, Ring, Silicon Labs, StratIS, Qolsys and ADT.
ADT joins other industry leaders including Alarm.com, ASSA ABLOY, Ring, Silicon Labs, StratIS and Qolsys in advancing Z-Wave technology.
Z-Wave Long Range is said to achieve 4x wireless range, 10x node scalability for larger network support, 10-year coin cell battery life and more.
The Alliance will develop the Z-Wave standard under new member-driven structure made up of workgroups and committees.
The Z-Wave Alliance membership now exceeds 700 members worldwide with over 3,000 smart home and IoT certified devices on the market.