Smart home standards: telecoms operators may benefit from the maturing Matter ecosystem
"For telecoms operators to succeed in the smart home market, collective action is needed."
Telecoms operators’ role in the smart home market was a key topic at Network X’s industry event, held in Paris in October 2024. This discussion was driven by the growing adoption of Matter, an open standard for smart home device interoperability. Matter enables operators to play a larger role in the smart home ecosystem, competing with Apple and Google.
This article presents a SWOT analysis of telecoms operators’ involvement with Matter.
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Martin Scott
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