GreenPeak Technologies has announced that People Power, an award winning software company offering cloud and mobile services, has launched Presence Security which is built on GreenPeak technology. Both companies are important drivers in developing future proof, high quality Smart Home solutions for senior lifestyle, energy efficiency and home security.

The world’s cable and TV operators are facing increasing competition in their core business, providing 'free' television and pay channels for entertainment. By Cees Links, CEO and Founder, Greenpeak.

Worldwide, thousands of technology companies are viewing the IoT and the smart home as the holy grail for their products and profits. Most industry analysts and leaders are predicting that hundreds of millions of homes will want these new technologies. By Cees Links, CEO and Founder, GreenPeak Technologies.

GreenPeak Technologies has revealed that it will demonstrate its single radio multi-protocol and multi-channel chipset for ZigBee and Thread networks at the 2016 CES in Las Vegas. This solution offers a cost-optimised and future-proof solution that can combine these different communication protocols for connected home applications.

GreenPeak Technologies, a low power RF semiconductor company for Smart Home and IoT connectivity, plans to unveil and demonstrate its new Family@Home application at January’s CES 2016 in Las Vegas.

Based on the company's GP651 communication chip that can support various ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 communication protocols, GreenPeak Technologies has launched a low-cost ambient lighting application. GreenPeak's wireless LED lighting solution can combine LED lights with smart ambient applications, giving residents the creative freedom to create lighting scenes that match mood and function.

The Sensara Senior Lifestyle System is an IoT service application that can help seniors to securely and comfortably live at home longer. This provides peace of mind to seniors, their loved ones and their carers. This solution utilises the latest generation sensing, communication and smart cloud technologies. By Cees Links, Founder and CEO, GreenPeak Technologies.

Why should the industry market the IoT as an Internet of Services instead of an Internet of Things? Instead of focusing on a smart door lock, a smart windows sensor, an IoT hub or gateway – we should shift our marketing focus to the bigger picture. What can the Smart Home butler do for us to make our lives safer, easier and more efficient?

Sensara, a specialist in self-learning monitoring technology, has entered into a strategic alliance with GreenPeak Technologies for developing an intelligent Smart Home platform. Through combining their expertise, these innovative companies anticipate strengthening their front-runner positions in this fast-growing market.

GreenPeak Technologies and Dusun Electron have announced their partnership with the launch of their first smart city assisted parking application that addresses the growing parking problems in China’s larger cities.

GreenPeak Technologies has announced that it has shipped well over 100m IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee chips into the Smart Home market. GreenPeak RF chips are used in a wide range of consumer products including STBs and gateways, remote controls, home monitoring devices for security, energy efficiency and lifestyle applications. Many of the STBs and internet gateways already have ZigBee inside, providing great opportunities for device and application deve...

As the IoT market accelerates and becomes more of a reality, the hype surrounding it becomes more intense and more confusing. It is time for a reality check to take inventory of where things really stand, and to make some assessment of where things are going. Some confusion has been cleared, and some confusion has exacerbated. This is what decision makers need to know, according to Cees Links, CEO, GreenPeak.

GreenPeak Technologies has announced what it claims to be the industry’s first single radio multi-protocol chipset with multi-channel receive capability for STBs, gateways and other advanced IoT devices. The GP712 will enable devices to support multiple protocols in normal operation, or to create a single SKU (stock keeping unit) that determines the type of protocol used in the consumer’s home at the time of installation instead of as...

Compared to most of the world’s infrastructure, it is amazing how primitive and lawless the internet really is. Yes, the web is technically sophisticated but when trying to understand how it should be used and how it can benefit our lives, it is still a wild and unruly path, needing a great deal of growth and maturing. By Cees Links, CEO, GreenPeak Technologies.

Originally developed by the consumer electronics industry to connect remote controls to TVs and DVD players, RF4CE devices have become the essential accessory for the Smart Home, and are the subject of a recently-published GreenPeak whitepaper. Within the last few years, RF4CE has become the dominant standard, adopted by all leading operators and STB/remote control makers in the USA. Worldwide, over 100m STBs and remote controls are already using...

The ZigBee Alliance and the Thread Group recently announced that they are collaborating to aid development of connected home products, opening the door for the ZigBee Cluster Library Application Protocol to run on Thread networks. This is a big step forward to making the IoT and the Smart Home real. Check out the detailed analysis from Cees Links, CEO, GreenPeak, below:

Why are our cars still so much smarter than our so-called Smart Homes? Various analyst groups and industry prognosticators have been tossing out some very big numbers. According to these fortune tellers, within the next few years, there will be hundreds of millions, tens of billions, even trillions of smart homes connected by the IoT.

GreenPeak Technologies and ZTE Health have signed a partnership agreement to develop Smart Home applications and to provide smart solutions for the world’s ageing population. This new application enables people to live longer at home independently while providing peace of mind to their care-givers and family.

Expanding its smart home portfolio, GreenPeak Technologies has announced a reference design for a low cost Passive Infra-Red (PIR) sensor with outstanding performance. Based on GreenPeak’s GP490 ZigBee communication chip, the reference design uses the patented antenna diversity mechanism for enhanced wireless range and full home coverage.

Hundreds of millions, dozens of billions? The estimates of how many connected devices will constitute the Smart Home market are all over the map. The only agreement is that this sector is going to be big and will be extremely important to the future of the electronics industry. By Cees Links, CEO of GreenPeak.