Z-Wave Alliance starts 2024 with new members, updated Ed materials, and CES 2024 Presence

BEAVERTON, Ore. – The Z-Wave Alliance has announced a burst of updates including a new member, availability of in-demand educational resources, and support for dozens of Z-Wave Alliance member companies at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024.

The alliance’s newest member is OliverIQ (Venetian Expo Booth #51932). The group officially launched at CES 2024 with the debut of their Smart Home as a Service (SHaaS) platform.

“OliverIQ has joined the Z-Wave Alliance at the manufacturer level and has meticulously engineered their Smart Home as a Service solution to seamlessly integrate user’s most desired smart home devices – many of which are Z-Wave-certified – into a single streamlined experience,” the Z-Wave alliance wrote in a release. “This new solution provides users with a consolidated app and access to control over third party devices, optional live security monitoring, remote monitoring, and management, as well as comprehensive technical service and support.”

In addition, the Z-Wave Alliance announced the availability of the Z-Wave Long Range eBook and Alarm.com Water Dragon and Z-Wave Long Range case study. Z-Wave Long Range (ZWLR) is the latest addition to the “WHY Z-WAVE” educational eBook series created by the Z-Wave Alliance and is now available via the Alliance website. The Z-Wave LR eBook covers network topology, showcases how the technology increases range, coverage, scalability, dynamic power management, and discusses benefits of Z-Wave LR for everyone including manufacturers, developers, installers, and consumers.

The Water Dragon case study, published in partnership with Alarm.com and Silicon Labs examines the challenges faced by Alarm.com during the product development process and highlights how the Z-Wave 700 Series module from Silicon Labs with support for Z-Wave LR presented a clear solution to those challenges. The case study is also currently available for download.

Finally, with more than 30 member companies exhibiting at CES 2024, Z-Wave technology will be broadly displayed at the event. The full list of exhibiting Z-Wave Alliance membership companies will be available within the Z-Wave Alliance suite located at Tech West, Venetian and Palazzo Hospitality Suite #32-139.

The Alliance is hosting a series of informative fireside chat sessions designed educate attendees about the state of Z-Wave technology and explore key verticals. Each of the three sessions will feature a unique presentation topic followed by a cocktail and networking event. The fireside chat series and topics are as follows:

-         1/9/24 – The State of Z-Wave Chips

-         1/10/24 – Parks Associates Presents: The Rise of Smart Homes in Multifamily Living

-         1/11/24 – Learning to Build Smart Home Devices with Z-Wave Long Range

Additional information can be found online at z-wavealliance.org.