Silicon Lab/Sigma Designs Seen Positive for Sagging Z-Wave
Silicon Labs' buying Sigma Designs (see 1712080056) is a “significant and positive move” for Z-Wave and its vendor supporters, ABI Research's Jonathan Collins told us. Silicon Labs is a “well-established provider of silicon” across various protocols that compete with Z-Wave,…
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the analyst said, and the chipmaker “may well look to try to move Z-Wave toward some silicon level harmony with 802.15.4-based protocols ZigBee and Thread.” Z-Wave revenue dipped slightly this year, said Parks Associates' Tom Kerber. It's not "the must-have in the way it once was,” said Collins. Increased competition from rival protocols led large service providers to roll out “Z-Wave-free systems,” with providers turning largely to Zigbee, while Bluetooth 5 gains momentum, he said.