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"Voting" of a smart home is inextricably linked with smart speakers,

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 5:33 am
by tanjimajuha20
Smart devices from Ujin can be controlled both from a phone and with the help of smart speakers "Marusya" or "Alice".

"Smart speakers from Yandex, VK, Sber are driving demand for other smart devices - lamps, kettles, sockets, vacuum cleaners, since they can be connected to the speaker and controlled using voice. Smart speakers, however, like smart TVs, act as a hub, a control center for other devices," noted Andrey Kolesnikov, director of the Internet of Things Association.

As reported by the press costa rica whatsapp number database service of Yandex, the demand for smart home devices shows stable growth - last month Yandex exceeded the mark of 6 million active devices in the smart home ecosystem.

which often receive voice commands: our share in this category is about 90%," added a representative of the Yandex press service.

The head of SberDevices LLC, Denis Filippov, reported that in 2023, Sber sold 1.7 million units of smart devices from the Sber line, which is more than twice as much as the year before - a quarter of this volume is accounted for by smart speakers, while the flagship of sales among Sber smart devices remains devices running Salute TV (an operating system for smart TVs and TV set-top boxes).

"Voice is the most natural way of communication for humans, so we will continue to see a growing demand for smart devices, primarily speakers and TVs that support control via voice assistants. The variety of such devices will also increase, the share of smart devices will grow in literally every segment, be it kettles, air conditioners, or other household appliances," added Denis Filippov.

When asked by a ComNews correspondent whether it is technically possible to connect a smart lamp from Sber to a smart speaker from Yandex, for example, Denis Filippov answered that the Sber smart night light is controlled by voice through the Salute assistant on Sber smart devices, as well as through a mobile application.

Compatibility of Sber devices with devices from other manufacturers is possible in the line that operates on the Zigbee protocol - for this, Zigbee sensors need to be connected to the Sber hub and controlled via a mobile application.

The press service of VK Group, PJSC VimpelCom (Beeline brand), and PJSC Rostelecom did not respond to ComNews' request.