Comcast’s Xfinity Home and Zen Ecosystems Announce New Partnership to Make Smart Homes Greener Homes
January 05 2017 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Best-in-Class Zen Thermostat to Join Xfinity
Home’s Family of Core Devices
Today, at the Smart Home Marketplace at CES® 2017 (booth #40160,
Sands Convention Center) Comcast announced a partnership with
Xfinity Home and Zen Ecosystems (booth #40049, Sands Convention
Center), the manufacturer of a new simple, beautiful and connected
thermostat that is fully integrated with the Xfinity Home ecosystem
and part of its family of core devices. This integration is another
step towards the relaunch of the new EcoSaver technology that will
help Comcast’s Xfinity Home customers automatically reduce energy
usage with real-time weather analytics that help optimize a home’s
heating and cooling efficiency. According to the National Academy
of Sciences, heating and cooling accounts for about 39% of total
energy use in a typical home.
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“At Xfinity Home, we are always looking for new ways to delight
our customers and add value to our services,” said Daniel
Herscovici, senior vice president and general manager of Xfinity
Home. “We are eager to unveil a new home energy management service
soon, fully integrated with Zen Ecosystems, that will redefine what
customers expect from their smart home services. When we relaunch
EcoSaver in the spring, our customers will be able to transform
their smart homes into greener homes, while continuing to help them
save money on their monthly energy bills.”
Market research firm Parks Associates estimates that 50 percent
of North American broadband house-holds will have a smart home
device by 2020. Xfinity Home offers its customers a new generation
of home security and connected devices, letting customers manage
and control connected devices on its one easy to use smart home
platform.
James McPhail, Zen Ecosystems CEO, said, “Comcast has laid the
foundation for the smart home by delivering world-class
connectivity to tens of millions of people across the nation.
Together, Comcast’s Xfinity Home and Zen Ecosystems make ideal
partners on the journey to help consumers easily turn their homes
with connected devices into smart homes all manageable on one
platform – the Xfinity Home platform. The Zen Thermostat is
connected and intuitive and will help Xfinity Home customers better
manage their heating and cooling system at home through Comcast’s
EcoSaver technology.”
Comcast continuously expands its Xfinity Home business by
integrating best-in-class third-party devices such as August Smart
Locks, Chamberlain MyQ garage controllers, Lutron Caséta wireless
controllers and dimmers, and thermostats, to give customers a
single experience that connects and manages their home security and
automation needs. Comcast also recently announced new lighting
partnerships with Sengled and Jasco and more partnership
announcements are expected in 2017.
Xfinity Home functions are managed with the Xfinity Home mobile
app, online portal, and in-home Touchscreen Controller. In
addition, X1 customers with Xfinity Home service can use their X1
voice remote to say things like “Xfinity Home Cameras” to see their
camera feeds; “Xfinity Home Arm,” “Xfinity Home Arm
Night,” “and Xfinity Home Disarm” to arm and disarm their security
system; and “Xfinity Home” to easily and quickly pull up the main
menu of commands.
About Xfinity Home
Xfinity Home is the next-generation home security, automation,
and energy management solution from Comcast. This total home
security service includes 24/7 professional monitoring, as well as
battery and cellular backup, remote arming and disarming, real-time
text and email alerts, 24/7 video recording, live video monitoring,
lighting and thermostat control, and smoke and water leak
detection. Through the Works With Xfinity Home curated
partner program, Xfinity Home seamlessly integrates best-in-class
smart home devices into its platform. Whether at home or on the go,
customers can manage and stay connected to their homes via the
mobile app, online portal, in-home Touchscreen Controller, or on
their TV with the Xfinity X1 platform to ensure peace of mind. For
more information, go to www.xfinity.com/home-security.
About Comcast Cable
Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed
Internet and phone providers to residential customers under the
XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses.
Comcast has invested in technology to build an advanced network
that delivers among the fastest broadband speeds, and brings
customers personalized video, communications and home management
offerings. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media
and technology company. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more
information.
About Zen Ecosystems
Zen Ecosystems provides precision energy management technologies
that help customers thrive through simplicity. Zen HQ is an energy
management system designed for the unique needs of businesses and
utilities to provide insights and control over multisite commercial
energy usage while delivering the fastest payback on the market.
The Zen Thermostat unites style and function in the home, enabling
multi system operators to enhance the customer experience, maintain
control over the customer relationship and drive revenue. Learn
more at http://zenecosystems.com/.
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ComcastCharlie Douglas,
215-264-8020charlie_douglas@comcast.comorComcastEllen Yu,
215-286-5558ellen_yu@comcast.comorZen EcosystemsKaitlyn Finegan,
415-977-1914zen@antennagroup.com
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