Mitch Klein, executive director of the Z-Wave Alliance, discusses the recently introduced Z-Wave 800 chipset, smart home trends to watch, and more.

Self-guided Silicon Labs 3D tour allows consumers to experience security, automation/health, and smart home ecosystems.

Z-Wave research shows video doorbells, smart door locks, garage door openers, CO/smoke detectors and wireless cameras are top add-on devices.

Device interoperability, backwards compatibility remains key Z-Wave goal as ecosystems & protocol options expand, including latest Matter protocol.

Integrators and installers using the Z-Wave ecosystem will now have access to the latest generation of system-on-chips and modules from Silicon Labs.

During the CEDIA Expo 2021 show Z-Wave Alliance highlighted products from its partners in the leak protection, security and lighting markets.