deergon@lemmy.world to homeassistant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agoIKEA moves to Thread (and away from Zigbee)www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1253arrow-down11
arrow-up1252arrow-down1external-linkIKEA moves to Thread (and away from Zigbee)www.theverge.comdeergon@lemmy.world to homeassistant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square111fedilink
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoYes, Thread serves similar functionality to Zigbee, to the extent that some people describe it as Zigbee 2.0. However it’s a new protocol for a new standard, that has backing from all the big names in home automation, including Apple, Amazon, Google. Zigbee is a great protocol. Thread will bring better connectivity for the future (we hope)
Yes, Thread serves similar functionality to Zigbee, to the extent that some people describe it as Zigbee 2.0.
However it’s a new protocol for a new standard, that has backing from all the big names in home automation, including Apple, Amazon, Google.
Zigbee is a great protocol. Thread will bring better connectivity for the future (we hope)