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SECURITY | ENERGY MANAGEMENT | AMENITIES
Trident IoT Fosters Z-Wave
Smart Home Product Development
Founders Mariusz Malkowski, Michael
Lamb and Bill Scheffl er are applying
their deep roots in the residential
technology market to help further
propel the Z-Wave Alliance ecosystem.
By Robert Archer
NEW TO THE MARKET,
Trident IoT is entering the
smart home industry as a
technology and engineering
company focused on simplifying
RF development and
decreasing time-to-market
for connected device manufacturers.
Trident IoT will be
a direct supplier of Z-Wave
solutions, as well as a
manufacturer of proprietary
silicon and modules.
The company will off er
product design and development
consulting for any
RF technology, UL and ETL
preparation and U.S.-based
Z-Wave device certifi cation.
" Silicon Labs welcomes
Trident IoT to the market as
a provider of Z-Wave chips
and modules, " says Colin
Cureton, senior director of
IoT home & life ecosystems
marketing at Silicon Labs.
" Diversity in the marketplace
will lead to growth
and innovation for the entire
Z-Wave ecosystem, and
the personalized attention
and engineering expertise
that Trident IoT's founders
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bring to the connected device
development process is
precisely what the industry
needs to accelerate. "
Trident IoT was founded
by IoT Mariusz Malkowski,
Michael Lamb and Bill
Scheffl er. According to the
company, the founders discovered
that supply chain
chokepoints and lack of
access to product-specifi c
design consultation were
slowing down development
processes. To solve these
issues, the trio formed
Trident IoT.
" Trident IoT can streamline
every step of the
development process for
Z-Wave devices equipped
with next-gen advancements
to the technology, "
comments Malkowski. " We
are the supplier source, the
development and engineering
partner and a Z-Wave
certifi cation laboratory. "
Z-Wave Alliance explains
that Trident IoT will be a
direct supplier of Z-Wave
silicon chips and modules,
and it will off er product
The custom channel, Z-Wave integrators and their clients
are expected to benefi t from the new partnership.
design and development
services. Arguably, just as
important, the alliance continues,
Trident IoT is now offi
cially open for business as
a U.S.-based Z-Wave device
certifi cation laboratory.
" Trident IoT further
fosters the development
of new features, enhancements,
and custom applications
on Z-Wave Technology
by off ering connected
device manufacturers a new
direct source for Z-Wave
chips and modules, along
with personalized product
engineering support and
U.S.-based Z-Wave certifi -
cation, " notes Mitch Klein,
executive director of the
Z-Wave Alliance.
" This industry is going to
benefi t tremendously from
having an RF-specialized
semiconductor partner. "
Klein points out the
partnership with Trident IoT
will bolster the capabilities of
the smart home community,
including the many members
of the Z-Wave Alliance. " The
only knock on [the Z-Wave
platform] was it was a single
source platform, " he admits.
" This was the impetus to
moving into a public domain. "
A major component of
the partnership beyond the
product and technology
research & development
that will result from these
technology leaders joining
forces is the certifi cation
component of the Z-Wave
and Trident alliance.
With an operational
Z-Wave certifi cation lab
located in New Jersey,
the companies stress that
Trident IoT is fully equipped
and available for compliance
testing of products
based on Z-Wave Plus and
Z-Wave Plus v2 standards
and specifi cations.
" By off ering U.S.-based
Z-Wave device certifi cation,
we can make it easier for
North American manufacturers
to communicate
throughout the certifi cation
process, resolving issues that
arise quickly and ultimately
getting products to market
faster, " Malkowski says.
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