IKEA’s transition to a Matter-over-Thread ecosystem marks a significant shift in its approach to smart home technology. With 21 new devices priced mostly under $10, this lineup emphasizes ...

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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 ...

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 ...

I’ve said it before and I’ll happily say it again, but IKEA is one of my all-time favourite smart home brands. I recommend it to pretty much anyone who asks, and it’s firmly on my list of the best ...

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ZigBee to the smart home standard ' Matter '. If you have a Matter-compatible smart home hub, you will be able to link IKEA's smart home products with other companies' smart home products. Matter is a ...

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 ...