Company: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
FounderWinston Zin
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Brands
  • Aeotec
  • Popp & Co.
Number of employees
50 (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 multinational company based in Hamburg, Germany , and is known as Aeotec.[2] It had previously been known as Aeon Labs and had been headquartered in Silicon Valley, California . It was founded in 2011.[when?]

Its range of products utilizes the Zigbee and Z-Wave communications protocol, the latter being a technology to which Aeotec owns the European rights.[3] The group acquired German electronics maker Popp & Co., [4][5] founded in 1930, and also Z-Wave Europe, a major distributor of IOT and Smart Home products. The acquisitions moved 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,[6][7] 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 while operating for many years as an original equipment manufacturer.[2] Aeotec products have been designed to work with controllers such as Matter, Home Assistant, openHab, SmartThings, and Wink along with the group's own controllers AutoPilot and Smart Home Hub.[8][9][10]

Products made by Aeotec.

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