Standardization makes it economically possible to support the developer with rich documentation, developers trainings and other rich support methods such as developers conferences and extensive development and test tools. The end user benefits from standardization as it brings multiple manufacturers into competition and supply.
Standardization makes it economically possible to support the developer with rich documentation, developers trainings and other rich support methods such as developers conferences and extensive development and test tools. The end user benefits from standardization as it brings multiple manufacturers into competition and supply. In Z-Wave, this means the consumer can choose from more than 900 certified products provided by more than 200 different companies. As an example, they can select a Z-Wave compliant and hence interoperable lighting control from 20 different companies with a broad range of price, features and distribution models.
Z-Wave is focused on residential and light commercial — nothing else. We provide wireless, truly interoperable solutions for both professional and DIY channels. Z-Wave has the largest market share of the wireless residential control market, with close to 90 percent of residential control companies in North America using Z-Wave as a part of their solutions.