In 2023, Things are Looking Up for Matter with Thread

With all of the buzz surrounding Matter and its import for the IoT, we talked with the Thread Group about its outlook for 2023 in terms of Matter's market acceptance and technology developments with Thread itself.

David Maliniak

Jan. 12, 2023

This video appeared in Microwaves & RF and has been published here with permission.

This video is part of TechXchange Talks and TechXchange: Why Matter Matters, and the Electronic Design 2023 Technology Forecast issue

In the consumer electronics world, one of the hottest technologies around is Matter. It's a protocol that offers the promise of true interoperability amongst smart-home devices, no matter what branding they carry, and across the various smart-home control platforms like Google Nest Hub or Amazon Echo. A critical element underlying Matter is Thread, itself a wireless networking protocol that defines how devices connect with each other in a mesh networking scheme.

In this video, two representatives of the Thread Group (Jonathan Hui, VP of technology and Sujata Neidig, VP of Marketing) discuss what 2023 holds for Thread, Matter, their market acceptance, and technology developments in the smart-home ecosystem.

About the Author

David Maliniak

MWRF Executive Editor

In his long career in the B2B electronics-industry media, David Maliniak has held editorial roles as both generalist and specialist. As Components Editor and, later, as Editor in Chief of EE Product News, David gained breadth of experience in covering the industry at large. In serving as EDA/Test and Measurement Technology Editor at Electronic Design, he developed deep insight into those complex areas of technology. Most recently, David worked in technical marketing communications at Teledyne LeCroy. David earned a B.A. in journalism at New York University.