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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Electronics,Home automation |
| Founded | 2006 inSilicon Valley,California |
| Founder | Winston Zin |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | 50 (2020)[1] |
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| Website | www |
Aeotec Group GmbH is ahome automation andelectronics multinational company based inHamburg,Germany, and is known as Aeotec.[2] It used to be known asAeon Labs and was headquartered inSilicon Valley,California. It was founded in 2011.[when?]
Its range of products utilizes theZigbee andZ-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 includingAlarm.com,ADT,AT&T,Huawei, for whom Aeotec is a core connected home accessory provider,[6][7]Orange S.A., andTelefónica.
The majority of the company's products have been released under the company's own brand name ofAeotec while operating for many years as anoriginal equipment manufacturer.[2] Aeotec products have been designed to work with controllers such asMatter,Home Assistant,openHab,SmartThings, andWink along with the group's own controllers AutoPilot and Smart Home Hub.[8][9][10]
