GreenPeak expands its product portfolio by expanding support for the ZigBee standard-- rolling out new radio chips handling ZigBee Pro, ZigBee IP, RF4CE and ZigBee Green Power.
"We will enable the Smart Home market-– starting with Smart Home enabled set-top boxes/gateways and providing solutions for devices that will connect to it – including home security, home care, appliances, energy monitoring and control," GreenPeak CEO Cees Links says.
The company plans to internet access all its offerings to the internet, using the ZigBee standard to brink all devices online via the set-top box.
Cable operators have a part to play in the smart home market (or "Fifth Play")-- taking advantage of their presence in the home by turning STBs into smart home gateways.