Vivint Smart Home Takes a Seat on Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors
The Z-Wave Alliance membership now exceeds 700 members worldwide with over 3,000 smart home and IoT certified devices on the market.
PROVO, Utah — Vivint Smart Home has joined the Z-Wave Alliance as a principal member and will also have a seat on the organization’s board of directors.
Z-Wave Alliance is a global membership organization dedicated to advancing the Z-Wave wireless smart home protocol. Vivint joins existing Alliance board of directors members ADT, Alarm.com, ASSA ABLOY, Ingersoll Rand Nexia Intelligence, Jasco Products, Leedarson, LG Uplus, Nortek Security & Control, Ring, Silicon Labs and Samsung subsidiary SmartThings.
“Vivint was one of the first to standardize on Z-Wave as part of its smart home platform and has been a leader in the growing adoption of Z-Wave standards in the industry,” says Jim Nye, chief product operations officer at the company. “Working with all our Z-Wave partners, we’ve been able to create an elegant and seamless customer experience. We’re excited to be a part of this Alliance and continue to drive innovation for smart home customers.”
Vivint delivers an integrated smart home system with in-home consultation, professional installation and support, as well as 24/7 customer care and monitoring. The company offers a comprehensive suite of Z-Wave-enabled smart home products. Consumers can create a customized smart home with smart locks, lighting, cameras, thermostats, garage door control and sensors. They can control their smart home using a touchscreen panel, a single app or voice commands.
“As we close out 2019, we’re excited to welcome Vivint to our Board of Directors,” said Mitchell Klein, executive director of the Z-Wave Alliance. “Our current Board of Directors roster includes some of the most impactful brands leading the smart home market today. Vivint has been a long-time supporter of Z-Wave, and we look forward to the ideas and expertise they will bring to the Alliance and our members.”
The Z-Wave Alliance membership now exceeds 700 members worldwide with over 3,000 smart home and IoT-certified devices on the market, and to date, more than 100 million Z-Wave IoT products have shipped worldwide.
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