Z-Wave Alliance Welcomes Huawei to Board of Directors
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Leading global information and communications technology solutions provider
commits to leadership role in the Alliance
FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Z-Wave Alliance, an open
consortium of leading global companies deploying the Z-Wave smart home standard,
today announces the addition of leading ICT solutions provider, Huawei, to the
Alliance Board of Directors. Huawei joins principal members ADT, Alarm.com,
FIBARO, Ingersoll-Rand, Jasco Products, LEEDARSON, LG Uplus, Nortek Security &
Control, SmartThings, and Sigma Designs.
Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT)
solutions provider with innovative solutions, products and services used in more
than 170 countries and regions. Many Z-Wave Alliance member companies, including
Aeon Labs, LEEDARSON and FIBARO are part of Huawei's OceanConnect pre-integrated
IoT ecosystem.
The Z-Wave ecosystem has seen unprecedented growth in the last several years,
with most major tech manufacturers, service providers and telcos putting Z-Wave
inside their smart home solutions. As a Z-Wave Alliance Principal Member, Huawei
will take on a greater role in leading the Alliance and help guide future
initiatives as well as promote partnerships among members.
"We are honored to increase our role in the Z-Wave Alliance by joining the Board
of Directors," said Yang Qin, Cloud Communication Marketing Director of Huawei
Cloud Core Network Product Line. "Z-Wave is a very important technology for the
smart home and other vertical industries, and joining the Alliance is important
for Huawei to promote the Z-Wave technology widely used in the IoT industry."
"Huawei has long been an active member of the Z-Wave Alliance and joining the
Board of Directors demonstrates their commitment to the growth of IoT in the
smart home and to Z-Wave's leadership role in those markets," said Mitchell
Klein, Executive Director.
Z-Wave Alliance membership is now over 600 members worldwide with over 2100
smart home and IoT certified devices. For more information on the Z-Wave
Alliance, please visit http://z-wavealliance.org. Follow the Z-Wave Alliance
on Facebook, Twitter and on LinkedIn for the latest updates.
About Z-Wave
Z-Wave(®) technology is an open internationally recognized ITU standard
(G.9959). It is the leading wireless home control technology in the market
today, with over 2100 certified interoperable products worldwide. Represented
by the Z-Wave Alliance, and supported by more than 600 companies around the
world, the standard is a key enabler of smart living solutions for home safety
and security, energy, hospitality, office and light commercial applications.
Z-Wave(®) is a registered trademark of Sigma Designs (NASDAQ SIGM) and its
subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
About the Z-Wave Alliance
Formed in January 2005, the Z-Wave Alliance is a consortium of leading companies
in the home technology space dedicated to solidifying Z-Wave as the standard for
wireless home control products. The principal members include: ADT, Alarm.com,
FIBARO, Huawei, Ingersoll Rand Nexia Intelligence, Jasco Products, Leedarson, LG
Uplus, Nortek Security & Control, SmartThings and Sigma Designs. Alliance
members lead the home controls market, providing leading edge products and
systems that deliver increased comfort, convenience, energy conservation, safety
and security.
About Huawei
Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT)
solutions provider. Our aim is to enrich life and improve efficiency through a
better connected world, acting as a responsible corporate citizen, innovative
enabler for the information society, and collaborative contributor to the
industry. Driven by customer-centric innovation and open partnerships, Huawei
has established an end-to-end ICT solutions portfolio that gives customers
competitive advantages in telecom and enterprise networks, devices and cloud
computing. Huawei's 180,000 employees worldwide are committed to creating
maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers. Our innovative
ICT solutions, products and services are used in more than 170 countries and
regions, serving over one-third of the world's population. Founded in 1987,
Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees. For more information,
please visit Huawei online at http://www.huawei.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about the benefits of Z-Wave Alliance
membership, the benefits of the use of Z-Wave in product offerings, including
the benefits of certain enhanced features of Z-Wave devices. Actual results may
vary materially due to a number of factors including, but not limited to,
consumer and customer acceptance of the Z-Wave Alliance (including its
membership benefits), and Z-Wave technology in the relevant regions, the ability
of the Z-Wave Alliance to compete with similar alliances in the industry and of
the Z-Wave technology to compete with other technologies or related products in
the market, if any, as well as other risks that are detailed from time to time
in our reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including reports made
on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward- looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We
undertake no obligation to publically release or otherwise disclose the result
of any revision to these forward-looking statements that may be made as a result
of events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
Press Contact:
Caster Communications, Inc. at 401.792.7080
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Source: Z-Wave Alliance via GlobeNewswire
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