Aeotec

Aeotec Group GmbH is a home automation and electronics company based in Hamburg, Germany known as Aeotec.[4] It had previously been known as Aeon Labs and had been headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.

Aeotec Group GmbH
Formerly
  • Aeon Labs LLC (2008–2011)
  • Aeotec, Inc. (2011–2019)
  • Aeotec Group GmbH. (2019-Present)
TypePrivate
IndustryElectronics, Home automation
Founded2006 in Silicon Valley, California
Headquarters
Hamburg
,
Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Daniel P Dykes (CEO)[1]
  • Winston Cheng (Chairman) [2]
Brands
  • Aeotec
  • Popp & Co.
Number of employees
201–500 (2020)[3]
Subsidiaries
  • A.I.Pilot GmbH
  • Aeotec Limited
  • Aeotec Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd., Co.
  • IOT Holding GmbH
  • Z-Wave Europe GmbH
Websitewww.aeotec.com

Founded in 2006, its core focus is upon the development and sale of automation hardware and software with Aeotec's product offering available from the group's own brand, Aeotec, and as white labelled goods in over 100 countries globally, growing from 83 countries in 2016.[5] Its range of products utilise the Zigbee and Z-Wave communications protocol, the latter being a technology to which Aeotec owns the European rights.[6] The group appointed a new CEO, Daniel P Dykes, in late 2018 shortly prior to acquiring German electronics maker Popp & Co., [7] a company itself founded in 1930 and also focussed on smart home hardware development. The acquisition allowed Aeotec to move both its headquarters and research-and-development operations to Germany.

Aeotec has partnerships with multiple solutions providers including Alarm.com, ADT, AT&T, Huawei, for whom Aeotec is a core connected home accessory provider,[8][9] Orange S.A., and Telefónica.[5] In December 2020, it announced a partnership with Samsung Electronics by which the group will re-brand and re-release hardware from Samsung's SmartThings subsidiary.[10]

Products

Since its founding, Aeotec has engineered and released over 200 products,[10] of which 6 products utilise Zigbee-based communication with the remainder utilising Z-Wave-based communication. The majority have been released under the company's own brand name of Aeotec and former brand name Aeon Labs, though Aeotec has operated for many years as an original equipment manufacturer and released products under the licence for third-party brands.[4] Between 2015 and 2020, Aeotec developed their home automation accessories upon a customised Z-Wave Plus platform dubbed Gen5.[11] Prior to 2015 Aeotec had utilised older versions of the Z-Wave SDK while a Gen7 successor and Zigbee products have been released for 2020 onwards.[12][10]

Such own-brand products have been designed to work with controllers such as Home Assistant, openHab, SmartThings, and Wink along with the group's own controllers AutoPilot and Smart Home Hub.[13][1]

Its range of branded hardware includes;

Products made by Aeotec utilising wireless Z-Wave technology.
  • MultiSensors. Many-in-one sensors that include motion detection but also offer other environmental readings in order to provide a home control system with multiple data points for automation.[14][15]
  • Magnetic Sensors. Typically used upon doors or windows to determine if they have been opened or closed, within a home automation setting they are used to both understand perimeter intrusions and drive automation based upon object usage data.[16]
  • Garage Door Controllers
  • Energy Meters
  • Key Fob
  • Light Bulbs
  • Remotes
  • Z-Wave Range Extenders
  • Sirens
  • Power Strips[17]
  • Outlet Switches
  • Touch Panels
  • Water Sensors
  • In-Wall Controllers[18][19]
  • Doorbells

References
  1. "Z-Wave gateway using 700 series platform: Aeotec successfully certifies AutoPilot". Z-Wave Alliance. Z-Wave Alliance. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. "Employees and board members of Aeotec". Crunchbase. Crunchbase Inc. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "Aeon Labs LinkedIn". LinkedIn.
  4. "About Aeotec, whilom Aeon Labs". Aeotec. Aeotec. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. Dykes, Daniel. "IOT isn't about connected devices. It's about convergence". DanielPDykes.com. Daniel P Dykes. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  6. "EU trademark 010262351". EUIPO. European Union Intellectual Property Office. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  7. "Aeotec announces acquisition of German electronics maker Popp & Co". Aeotec. Aeotec. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. 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. ZDNet. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  9. "Z-Wave Alliance Welcomes Huawei to Board of Directors". The Z-Wave Alliance. Z-Wave Alliance. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  10. "Aeotec builds upon its industry leading portfolio of smart home products through agreement with SmartThings". Aeotec. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  11. "Explanation of Z-Wave Gen5". Aeotec. Aeotec. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  12. "Aeotec are first to successfully certify 700 series Z-Wave products". The Z-Wave Alliance. Z-Wave Alliance. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  13. "Z-Wave gateways comparison". Aeotec by Aeon Labs. Aeon Labs. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  14. "MultiSensor 6". Aeotec by Aeon Labs. Aeon Labs. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  15. "Company Overview of Aeon Labs". Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  16. "Door / Window Sensor 6". Aeotec by Aeon Labs. Aeon Labs. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  17. Jacobson, Julie. "Aeon Labs' Z-Wave Smart Energy Power Strip Debuts at $100". CEPro. CEPro. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  18. "Aeon Labs Introduces New Edition of In-Wall Z-Wave Controller". Yahoo! Finance. Yahoo!.
  19. "Aeon Labs responds to increasing connected home demand with 4 new devices". Z-Wave Alliance. Z-Wave Alliance.
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