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Aeotec

Aeotec is a German home automation and electronics company based in Hamburg with operations in a number of countries and sales worldwide. It used to be known as Aeon Labs and was headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Its range of products utilizes the Zigbee and Z-Wave communications protocol, the latter being a technology to which Aeotec owns the European rights. Aeotec has partnerships with multiple providers including Alarm.com, ADT, AT&T, Huawei, for whom Aeotec is a core connected home accessory provider, Orange S.A., and Telefónica.

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Aeotec is a German home automation and electronics company based in Hamburg with operations in a number of countries and sales worldwide. It used to be known as Aeon Labs and was headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Its range of products utilizes the Zigbee and Z-Wave communications protocol, the latter being a technology to which Aeotec owns the European rights. Aeotec has partnerships with multiple providers including Alarm.com, ADT, AT&T, Huawei, for whom Aeotec is a core connected home accessory provider, Orange S.A., and Telefónica.

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