Aeotec

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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
  • Winston Cheng (Chairman)[citation needed]
Brands
  • Aeotec
  • Popp & Co.
Number of employees
201–500 (2020)[1]
Subsidiaries
  • A.I.Pilot GmbH
  • Aeotec Limited
  • Aeotec Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd., Co.
  • IOT Holding GmbH
  • Z-Wave Europe GmbH
Websitewww.aeotec.com

Aeotec Group GmbH is a home automation and electronics company based in Hamburg, Germany known as Aeotec.[2] It had previously been known as Aeon Labs and had been headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. It was founded in 2016.

Its range of products utilise the Zigbee and Z-Wave communications protocol, the latter being a technology to which Aeotec owns the European rights.[3] The group appointed a new CEO, Daniel P Dykes, in late 2018 shortly prior to acquiring German electronics maker Popp & Co., [4] 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,[5][6] Orange S.A., and Telefónica.

Products[]

The majority of the company's products 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.[2]Such own-brand products have been designed to work with controllers such as Home Assistant, , SmartThings, and Wink along with the group's own controllers AutoPilot and Smart Home Hub.[7][8]

Products made by Aeotec utilising wireless Z-Wave technology.

References[]

  1. ^ "Aeon Labs LinkedIn". LinkedIn.
  2. ^ a b "About Aeotec, whilom Aeon Labs". Aeotec. Aeotec. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ^ "EU trademark 010262351". EUIPO. European Union Intellectual Property Office. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Aeotec announces acquisition of German electronics maker Popp & Co". Aeotec. Aeotec. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Z-Wave Alliance Welcomes Huawei to Board of Directors". The Z-Wave Alliance. Z-Wave Alliance. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Z-Wave gateways comparison". Aeotec by Aeon Labs. Aeon Labs. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Z-Wave gateway using 700 series platform: Aeotec successfully certifies AutoPilot". Z-Wave Alliance. Z-Wave Alliance. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

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