Zigbee Alliance announces a new smart home standard, Matter; renames itself the Connectivity Standards Alliance
The Zigbee Alliance announced a new open-source standard for smart home products and systems today. Matter, formerly known as Project CHIP (Connected Home over IP), has the backing of Amazon, Google, Signify (Philips Hue), SmartThings, and other big players in the smart home market. The Alliance itself gave itself a new name, too. It is now the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA).
In a press briefing, product managers and executives from CSA member companies said the Matter standard is complete and ready for testing, with the first Matter products planned to reach the market by the end of 2021. This first batch of new products are expected to be in the lighting, HVAC, access controls (e.g., door locks and garage doors), home security (sensors, motion detectors, and hubs), and window coverings categories.