Executive Summary
Since its inception, the ZigBee Alliance has worked with a singular focus: to create a much needed global wireless language capable of connecting the myriad of everyday devices that pervade our living and work environments as we go about our daily lives. This focus is aimed at the ubiquitous devices often overlooked in an IT-centric world such as lights, switches, thermostats, security sensors, electricity meters and remote controls. In addition, there are more complex sensor devices found abundantly in the health care, commercial building and industrial automation sectors. By connecting these everyday devices, a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) network or Internet of Things is created that significantly enhances comfort, convenience, security and control for consumers and businesses alike. The more than 400 ZigBee Alliance members have created a smart set of global, open, low power wireless standards offering extraordinary control, expandability, energy efficiency, security, and ease of use by enabling connectivity of billions of everyday devices and transforming how we experience and control our environments in the 21st century.
Project Highlights
Today, organizations are using ZigBee technology to deliver innovative solutions for a variety of applications including consumer electronic device control, energy management and efficiency, health care, telecom services, home and commercial building automation and industrial automation.
The ZigBee Alliance is a thriving ecosystem with over 400 members. It offers a strong ecosystem of companies and products across the value chain helping create the Internet of Things that is going to dramatically alter the way we are going to live and work in the future. Retail can now use this technology as well to enhance the shopping experience while improving operational efficiencies and reducing costs at the same time.
