Aeotec
| Aotec | |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Electronics, Home automation |
| Founded | 2006 in Silicon Valley, California |
| Founder | Winston Zin |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Winston Zin (Chairman) |
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Number of employees | 50 (2020)[1] |
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| Website | www |
Aeotec is a German home automation and electronics company based in Hamburg with operations in a number of countries and sales worldwide.[2] It used to be known as Aeon Labs and was headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.
Its range of products utilizes the Zigbee and Z-Wave communications protocol, the latter being a technology to which Aeotec owns the European rights.[3]
Aeotec has partnerships with multiple providers including Alarm.com, ADT, AT&T, Huawei, for whom Aeotec is a core connected home accessory provider, Orange S.A., and Telefónica.[4][5]
History
The company was founded in 2006 as Aeon Labs in Silicon Valley. Between 2008 and 2001 it developed the Z-wave wireless controllers and sensors. It initially built smart‑home accessories for various clients as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM). It later introduced its own brand products with the majority of the company's products released under the company's own brand name of Aeotec.[2][6]
Around 2011, the company rebranded from Aeon Labs LLC to Aeotec, Inc., and then in 2019 transitioned to Aeotec Group GmbH. The group acquired German electronics maker Popp & Co., founded in 1930, and also Z-Wave Europe, a major distributor of Internet of things (IoT) and Smart Home products.[7] The acquisitions moved both its headquarters and research-and-development operations to Germany.
Products
Aeotec products have been designed to work with controllers such as Matter, Home Assistant, openHab, SmartThings, and Wink along with the group's own controllers AutoPilot and Smart Home Hub.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Aeon Labs LinkedIn". LinkedIn.
- ^ a b "About Aeotec, whilom Aeon Labs". Aeotec. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "EU trademark 010262351". EUIPO. European Union Intellectual Property Office. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ Sun, Feng Lei. "有一种胸襟，叫"我搭台 你唱戏" 有一种气魄，叫"我做平台 大家赚钱"". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Z-Wave Alliance Welcomes Huawei to Board of Directors". The Z-Wave Alliance. Z-Wave Alliance. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Aeotec Builds Upon Its Industry-leading Portfolio of Smart Home Products Through Agreement with SmartThings". Thien Hat. August 10, 2021.
- ^ "Aeotec announces acquisition of German electronics maker Popp & Co". Aeotec. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Z-Wave gateways comparison". Aeotec by Aeon Labs. Aeon Labs. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Z-Wave gateway using 700 series platform: Aeotec successfully certifies AutoPilot". Z-Wave Alliance. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.