Comcast Expands Xfinity Home Business: Enables August, Lutron, Others to Integrate Devices into Platform
May 05 2015 - 11:55AM
Business Wire
Planned SDK and Certification Program Will
Give Even More Options to Personalize and Control Smart Home
Experience
Comcast today announced that it will expand its Xfinity Home
business by integrating new partner devices from August, Automatic,
Cuff, Leeo, Lutron, Rachio, SkyBell and Whistle starting this
summer, giving customers a single experience that connects and
manages their home security and automation needs. Later this year,
Comcast will release a Software Development Kit (SDK) and a
certification program that will make it easier for partners to work
with Xfinity Home and provide customers more options to further
personalize their smart homes.
About 16 percent of U.S. homes own at least one smart home
device and that number will increase to 50 percent by 2020.
However, consumers remain challenged to find one platform that ties
these devices together into one experience. Comcast customers will
soon be able to manage each new partner device through the Xfinity
Home touchscreen or mobile app, the Xfinity Remote with voice
control and the X1 Entertainment Operating System, giving users a
unique and diverse range of control options.
“We want to help people unlock the potential of their smart
home,” said Dan Herscovici, SVP and General Manager, Xfinity Home.
“Whether it’s through the television, an app or a voice command,
we’re giving customers one easy-to-use experience to control all
their favorite devices, seamlessly on the same platform. We’re
proud to work with some of the most innovative technology companies
in this space and look forward to adding even more devices and
functionality to Xfinity Home in the future.”
Xfinity Home customers will soon be able to add the following
devices to their home automation system: August Smart Locks;
Automatic car adapters; Cuff smart jewelry; Leeo Smart Alert
Nightlight; Lutron Caséta® Wireless dimmers, remote controls, and
battery powered shades; Rachio smart sprinkler controllers; SkyBell
video doorbells and; the Whistle pet monitor.
During 2015, Comcast will release an SDK that will make it even
easier for more entrepreneurs and device makers to integrate their
products with the Xfinity Home platform and also will launch a
“Works with Xfinity Home” certification program that will ensure
each device is compatible. Comcast has established a website and
email address – partner@comcast.com – for prospective partners to
get more information.
Comcast’s Xfinity Home mobile apps will control each of the new
partner devices as well as Comcast’s fully monitored Home Security
Service that includes a certified emergency central station
monitoring system that is staffed 24 hours a day. The Home Security
Service also includes battery back-up in the event of a power
failure and cellular back-up in the event of a network
interruption.
Separately, Comcast is developing an integration with Nest® Labs
through the Works with Nest program.
Here’s what Comcast’s new partners are saying about today’s
announcement:
- August Smart Lock CEO and Co-Founder
Jason Johnson: “At August, our mission is to deliver a home
access experience that makes life simpler and more secure, starting
with our Smart Lock. The smart home has become a reality and it’s
now a matter of providing users with integrated options that will
make their experience completely seamless. Comcast is at the
forefront of innovation and August is honored to be a part of a
program that will open up even more possibilities, driving this
technology further mainstream.”
- Automatic car adapter CEO and
Co-Founder Thejo Kote: "We believe the car should be a vital
part of the connected home. That’s why we're so excited to help
make that a reality for Comcast customers who upgrade their cars
with Automatic."
- Cuff smart jewelry CEO, Founder
& Designer Deepa Sood: "We are so excited to be a part of
this initiative and make our smart jewelry even smarter by enabling
it to interact with the vast ecosystem of Xfinity Home
products."
- Leeo Smart Alert Nightlight CEO and
Co-Founder Adam Gettings: "The goal of Leeo is to open up
communications between people and their homes with beautifully
designed, easy-to-use devices. Our Smart Alert Nightlight is our
first step in making that vision a reality and we're excited to
take the next step by expanding our offering to Xfinity Home
customers and providing them even more options for smart, simple
and accessible home automation."
- Lutron Electronics Director of New
Business Alliances Mark Jenner: “Backed by
Lutron’s trusted reliability, Caséta Wireless
gives homeowners the opportunity to transform their
homes quickly, easily and affordably as part of Xfinity Home.
With Caséta, turn on lights when arriving home to feel
secure and never enter a dark home again, lower the lights and
shades when watching a favorite movie, and save energy – all
as part of the singular Xfinity experience.”
- Rachio sprinkler controller Director
of Business Development Ric Miles: “Homeowners should be able
to manage their water consumption as easily as they control their
television. Xfinity Home’s platform enables this new reality and
has the potential to impact water conservation on a grand
scale.”
- SkyBell doorbell Co-Founder Andrew
Thomas: “By connecting the best smart home devices in a single,
cohesive user experience, Xfinity Home will empower SkyBell to be
smarter and more responsive. This will provide Comcast subscribers
with new levels of security and control at their front door.”
- Whistle pet monitor CEO and
Co-Founder Ben Jacobs: “At Whistle we’re focused on using
technology to help individuals take better care of their pets by
creating smart products that fit into daily life. Working with
Xfinity Home we can provide a central information hub for the more
than 60 percent of U.S. households with pets by serving up helpful
information to the right screens, at the right time. The connected
home presents one more way of removing the guesswork and worry that
was once associated with caring for a pet.”
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technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and
NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video,
high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers
under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to
businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports
cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks,
television production operations, television station groups,
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