Most of the channel is still watching IoT develop, but more integrators are getting closer to jumping in. 

The rumor mill is reaching peak production this week, as Apple bolsters its mesh networking by joining Thread Group.

Aiming to tap into the smart home market, Taiwanese giant Foxconn Interconnect Technology buys Belkin Int'l, including Belkin wiring/power, Linksys networking, Wemo IoT and Phyn water-management brands, for $866 million.

CEDIA keynote speaker Dave Evans, co-founder and CTO of Stringify, says IoT (or IoIT 'Internet of Intelligent Things') has huge implications for smart homes and the world around us.

Companies that connect products to the network—Internet of Things (IoT) devices like digital signage, audio visual equipment, video surveillance and so on—often end up butting heads with the IT department.

CUJO's mission is to protect homes and users against the growing threats of home hacking. See the IoT security solution at CEDIA 2017 in booth #739.

Designed for use in small-to-medium sized businesses (SMB) as well as large residential environments, the new 24-Port Gigabit PoE+ Smart Managed Pro Switch with 2SFP ports(GS724TPv2) from 

Blackfire Research Corp's new Blackfire RED is a Wi-Fi framework built to withstand high-bandwidth entertainment consumption in the smart home.

ZigBee PRO 2017 mesh IoT network spec operates in 800-900MHz and 2.4GHz frequency bands simultaneously, enabling signals to penetrate concrete walls more easily.

Research: Even while the adoption of smart-home technology grows, consumer fears of hacking could stunt growth of home automation.