Schneider Electric, Danfoss, and Somfy have partnered to create a connectivity ecosystem that aims to accelerate the adoption of connectivity in residential, mid-size buildings, and hotel markets.
The partnership brings connectivity for smart homes and smart buildings to maturity by delivering efficient solutions that are easy to integrate and that work simply together. The connectivity solutions are supported by qualified installers, making them simple and easy for customers to deploy.
Schneider Electric, Danfoss, and Somfy believe it is time for major industrial players to come together to accelerate connectivity and deliver efficient solutions that work simply together. Through the partnership, the three global leaders bring their own field of expertise in lighting, heating and shutter control that are supported by the expertise and proximity of professional network of installers.
Lars Tveen, president for Danfoss Heating Segment, said: Controlling lighting, heating, and shutters together in one system is a real expertise that we can now jointly offer by combining more than 300 years of industry leadership – all backed by our extensive professional installer networks. In recent decades, we have also developed a high level of compatibility with other application leaders within HVAC equipment, access control, door entry systems and audio-video. We believe the time has come to further consolidate interaction among other players and to build seamless and simple integration of our applications.
Somfy CEO Jean-Guillaume Despature said: Over many years we have developed a massive network of over 300,000 installers from around the globe. Thanks to close, daily interaction, we have built up mutual trust and understanding with our installers. For them, our brands signify reliability, ease-of-use and effective technical support. In addition, our channel partner programs Schneider Electric EcoXperts, Somfy Experts and Danfoss installers are the perfect platforms for us to continue to build and develop connectivity expertise within our channels.
Philippe Delorme, Schneider Electric executive vice president for Buildings & IT Business, said: We have already built established connectivity platforms based on our core applications and have experienced significant success with Schneider Electrics Wiser, KNX, C-Bus, Danfoss Link and Somfys TaHoma. We believe in openness and interoperability. Connectivity protocols and platforms are still very diverse. We have built the technology know-how that incorporates all the major communication protocols and is compatible with all emerging user interfaces and voice controllers. And we are fully committed to long-term compatibility with our legacy platforms.
Under the partnership, Schneider Electric, Danfoss, and Somfy will align their connectivity and technology strategies to develop an open ecosystem, making their products seamlessly interoperable at controller level, or at cloud level through Application Programming Interface (APIs).