The United States Releases the Unified Standard Matter 1.2 for the Smart Home Technology Industry

Category: Trade Compliance Date: On October 26, 2023, UL Solutions in the United States announced that with the release of the Matter 1.2 update, the company has expanded its testing capabilities for Matter, the unified standard for connected devices and smart home technologies in the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA). The launch of the Matter 1.2 standard marks a significant step forward for the smart home technology industry towards higher interoperability and standardization.

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Recognition of the Connectivity Standards Alliance

New features and device types in Matter 1.2

Matter 1.2 update includes multiple new device types and functional expansions, including washing machines, refrigerators, dishwashers, indoor air conditioners, robotic vacuum cleaners, air quality sensors, air purifiers, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and fans. Additionally, Matter 1.2 has improved its core specifications by adding intermittent connection device monitoring and operational status clusters, as well as enhancing test harnesses, controller test cases, and further automation of scripts.

The importance of the Matter standard

Smart home

The role and commitment of UL Solutions

Maan Ghanma, Director of Smart Solutions for UL Solutions Consumer, Medical, and Information Technology Division, stated that UL Solutions will help technology manufacturers demonstrate their commitment to industry-wide collaboration and the interoperability benefits for users across new device types in Matter 1.2. As the IoT industry continues to develop unified standards, UL Solutions expanded capabilities will strengthen its ongoing support for IoT product manufacturers.

The Matter standard has attracted the support of major companies across the technology industry, mainly due to the advantages it brings to the industry and users, such as cross - platform communication methods and cross - device compatibility. As an authorized third - party testing organization of the CSA, UL Solutions has been providing testing services for Matter - enabled connected smart devices since the CSA launched Matter in October 2022.

Jon Harros, Certification and Testing Director of the Connectivity Standards Alliance, pointed out that UL Solutions has been an important partner throughout the development and initial launch of Matter, providing expertise in testing connected smart devices. With the release of Matter 1.2, the demand for testing Matter devices has increased, and UL Solutions has expanded its Matter testing capabilities at its existing CSA-authorized laboratories.