ZigBee 3.0 opens the door to a new era of improved communication and interoperability between products used in applications ranging from connected homes, intelligent buildings, smart cities, etc. ZigBee 3.0 along with the finalization of the Common Applications Library, will contribute to the further expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) market.
The ZigBee Alliance is a non-profit association of companies creating, maintaining and delivering open, global standards for the low-power wireless Internet of Things (IoT). ZigBee is an IEEE 802.15.4-based specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios.
Source: Fedelec magazine, June 2016