2022
December
28

A Remarkable Year For The Internet of Things – Thread Group 2022 Wrap Up

By Sujata Neidig, VP of Marketing for Thread Group / Director of Wireless Connectivity Marketing & Standards for NXP

As the end of 2022 approaches, I am amazed and impressed by the hard work and milestones we achieved together as the Thread Group this year. With the release of Thread 1.3.0 that supports Matter, and the collaborative effort to enable KNX IoT and DALI+ with Thread, 2022 represented a turning point f...

2022
December
22

Thread 1.3.0 Brings Unprecedented Matter Enablement, New Levels of Robustness to IoT for Smart Homes and Buildings

By Sujata Neidig, VP Marketing for Thread Group / Director of Wireless Connectivity Marketing & Standards for NXP and Jonathan Hui, VP Technology for Thread Group / Principal Software Engineer for Google

It's been seven years since we launched Thread V1.1. Since then, we have seen significant adoption in both the smart home and smart buildings markets. And, Thread Group has grown to more than 130 members who benefit from the Thread technology in many home and building automation use cases. The lau...

2022
November
23

THREAD GROWS YOUR HOME’S CAPABILITIES, NOT ITS CLUTTER

By Daniel Moneta, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Global Devices & Services, Google

One of the key benefits of Thread we frequently promote, is that it’s able to deliver low-power, extended-range, mesh-networking capabilities, but without requiring a separate hub. But then, we talk about needing Thread Border Routers in order to connect your Thread devices to the network....

2022
November
18

THREAD IS HONORED TO BE INCLUDED IN TIME’S BEST INVENTIONS 2022 LIST

By Thread Group

Thread is incredibly honored to be included in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2022 list, which features 200 extraordinary innovations changing our lives.   “As smart-home gadgets first proliferated, turning everything from light bulbs to thermostats high-tech, a problem emerged. De...

2022
November
02

WHAT IS A THREAD BORDER ROUTER, AND HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM A “HUB” OR “BRIDGE”

By Jorg Kennis, Thread Smart Building Marketing, Neovate Innovation Partners

Thread is changing the way we think about low-power wireless connections for smart devices in both home and commercial building applications. Whereas wireless technologies for IoT devices have existed for quite a while, Thread is different in a number of significant ways, resulting first and foremos...

2022
October
28

Thank You, Thread Group Members, For Making This Year Possible

By Sujata Neidig, VP Marketing for Thread Group / Director of Wireless Connectivity Marketing & Standards for NXP

Collaborative organizations, such as Thread Group, rely heavily on the hard work and dedication of their members. We are incredibly appreciative for the passion, expertise and commitment of our member organizations. Without them, we would not be where we are today. Thread Group recently wrapped ...