ABB India launches Smart Home Automation System
ABB India has announced the launch of ABB-free@home in India, a Smart Home automation system with enhanced interoperability. This cutting-edge and comprehensive wireless home automation solution is designed to enhance comfort, security, and energy efficiency for the residential segment. It allows users to integrate and control additional elements such as white good appliances, third party devices as well as EV chargers, through a single interface.
The ABB-free@home system includes a Matter Bridge Add-on. Matter is an emerging, open-source connectivity standard for smart homes, allowing for seamless cross-functionality with a wide variety of smart devices. This allows users to expand and customize their smart home setups by integrating various devices and appliances as part of a unique ecosystem.
ABB-free@home can be integrated with platforms like Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung SmartThings. Designed to be user-friendly, this intuitive system is also compatible with household appliances and sound systems from brands like Philips Hue, LEDVANCE, Sonoro, Miele, HomeConnect, Faber, CoolAutomation, Sonos, making it even more versatile and convenient for users.
“As Indian infrastructure continues to grow with an increasing focus on townships and the residential space, the smart home market is booming with opportunities for innovation and enhanced living. ABB-free@home helps contribute to the creation of green buildings and sustainable cities as through the optimization of energy consumption homeowners and occupants can help reduce their carbon footprint, of residential buildings,” said Kiran Dutt, President – Electrification Business, ABB India.
ABB-free@home is a solution for real estate developers and infrastructure planners, enhancing the appeal and value of their projects in a market demanding smart, connected, and energy-efficient homes. The system is suitable for new constructions and retrofit projects due to its compatibility with a wide range of devices, easy installation, and adaptability.
Collaborations with trusted third-party systems and ABB-free@home enable residents to be able to use their personal devices to monitor and manage a full spectrum of lighting, shading, HVAC, monitor indoor air quality (IAQ), door communication, smart home appliances, energy, security systems from a single application. Proactively managing appliances such as dishwashers and washing machines to operate off-peak, for example, assures lower energy costs, making it future proof. Along with this, the ABB-free@home Next app further enhances this automation by enabling remote home control from anywhere, accessible via smartphone, tablet. The system also ensures robust security thanks to encrypted communications, making it an ideal choice for a safe, secure, and smart living environment.
