IKEA ditches Zigbee for Thread going all in on Matter smart homes

I don't understand the problem that thread solves that zigbee doesn't! The article says that thread doesn't require a hub but it require a border gateway that is almost indistinguishable from a hub. And as far as my home assistant setup is concerned, it doesn't require a hub, only a zigbee radio.

The only thing that seems to advantage thread is manufacturers support, but I don't see what's stopped them to regroup around zigbee.

Any one has clues on why Thread was needed when zigbee already existed?

Re: IKEA ditches Zigbee for Thread going all in on Matter smart homes

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Post by bananapub » Wed, Jul 09, 2025, 11:10 AM UTC

vardump wrote: post #6

Does Thread work without cloud?

yes, that's the entire point of it

Re: IKEA ditches Zigbee for Thread going all in on Matter smart homes

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Post by AndrewDucker » Wed, Jul 09, 2025, 11:10 AM UTC

nick__m wrote: post #8

I don't understand the problem that thread solves that zigbee doesn't! The article says that thread doesn't require a hub but it require a border gateway that is almost indistinguishable from a hub. And as far as my home assistant setup is concerned, it doesn't require a hub, only a zigbee radio. The only thing that seems to advantage thread is manufacturers support, but I don't see what's stopped them to regroup aro…

My understanding is that Thread is lower latency and lower power than Zigbee.