Home Assistant Joins Z-Wave Alliance Board

The open-source smart home platform, Home Assistant, has joined the Z-Wave Alliance board. This move puts them alongside companies like Ring, ADT, and Assa Abloy in shaping the protocol’s future.

Founder Paulus Schoutsen stated that approximately one-tenth of Home Assistant households utilize Z-Wave, “accounting for an estimated 1.7 million Z-Wave devices.” Schoutsen also noted a growth in interest towards the protocol, which had faced questions regarding its future following the emergence of Matter.