ZigBee and 802.15.4 to Drive 43% of Wireless Smart Energy Solutions
Between 2012 and 2018, ZigBee and 802.15.4 based systems will make up 43 percent of the wireless chipsets used for smart metering, home and building energy management, distributed energy resources as well as lighting controls, according to global technology research firm ON World.
“Energy service providers, governments and consumers are demanding a new generation of energy management solutions and developers have responded with Internet connected smart devices, cloud services and standards-based end-to-end smarter energy solutions,” said Mareca Hatler, ON World’s research director.