Thanks to the development, IKEA’s smart products connected to the hub are compatible with all smart home platforms using the Matter standard from September 11.
Matter is the new standard in the smart home industry, enabling the seamless connection and collaboration of smart products from different brands. As a first step in implementing the standard, IKEA has updated the DIRIGERA hub to support any Matter-compatible system. This update enables all of IKEA’s Zigbee-based smart products to communicate with other Matter-enabled devices and platforms, further increasing the convenience and accessibility of the smart home experience.
„At IKEA, we are dedicated to creating smart homes that are simple and accessible to everyone. Bearing in mind our customers’ need for easily compatible smart products, with the introduction of DIRIGERA Matter compatibility, we are taking a significant step towards creating a smoother and more accessible smart home experience. Thanks to this, all devices will be able to work together easily and efficiently”
said Damir Smrkovic, head of platform and technology at IKEA of Sweden.
IKEA is committed to ensuring that any Matter-enabled ecosystem can seamlessly connect to IKEA’s smart products, promoting openness and interoperability within the smart home industry. As one of the first board members of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), IKEA actively contributed to the development of the Matter standard, which expanded the possibilities offered by smart devices worldwide.
„Although many people find smart devices complicated at first, IKEA products make it easy to integrate technology into everyday life.”
– noted David Granath, head of product selection at IKEA of Sweden, and then added:
„With the help of our decades of experience in home life and innovative technology, we have reduced barriers and increased the accessibility of a more favorable everyday life provided by smart devices.”
The Matter-enabled DIRIGERA hub will be available in all IKEA stores where the smart device is available, and will support IKEA products from the categories of lighting, sound, air purification, remote controls and sensors, ensuring that users can adapt to their unique needs and preferences. create a suitable networked home.
IKEA is committed to continuously expanding and improving its smart home offering by updating existing products and introducing new ones, and more updates and announcements can be expected in the future.
Source: www.technokrata.hu
