LEXI Introduces World’s First Universal IoT Platform

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By AIT News Desk On Dec 2, 2022, AIAuthority.com

White Label, Multi-Protocol + Edge-to-Cloud Offering – Enables Companies to Work with All Leading Ecosystems and Across All Major Wireless Protocols

LEXI, the company behind the industry’s most comprehensive IoT technologies that are transforming how both enterprises and consumers manage and automate their Smart Spaces, today announced the LEXI IoT Platform – a sizable step forward in easing the IoT experience for everyone connecting products, across apps, and across ecosystems.

“Our white-label, edge-to-cloud LEXI IoT Platform, which we have spent six years developing, brings relief to today’s often frustrating digital existence by providing not just smart, but intelligent connections to generate new revenue streams, attract new subscribers, and increase customer loyalty through a rewarding connected experience.”

LEXI’s suite of software and hardware provides complete functionality for enterprise customers to deploy a comprehensive Smart Home offering or Commercial IoT project. Fully interoperable with leading IoT products/brands, the LEXI IoT Platform is being deployed across market segments including Smart Building, Smart City, Smart Home, Smart Agriculture, Environmental Monitoring, Industrial Control, Logistics and HVAC.

Universal. Multi-Protocol. Interoperable. Intelligent.

What differentiates the LEXI IoT Platform from everything else on the market is it’s far-reaching, future-ready design that supports all major wireless protocols including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, 900MHz, LoRaWAN and cellular – plus it’s upgradable to Thread and Matter. Intentionally universal, the LEXI IoT Platform caters to all major smart home ecosystems including Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Samsung SmartThings, IFTTT and soon Apple HomeKit, HomeAssistant and HomeBridge.

“This essentially is the missing piece to move IoT stakeholders and users into the next level of smart living as the future is multi-protocol and it’s all about interoperability,” said John E. Osborne II, COO, LEXI. “Manufacturers, telcos and retailers need a flexible, future-proof IoT platform to wrap their brand around, while their customers need the ‘it just works’ factor to finally kick in and spur the adoption and expansion of smart-everything.”

Already being rolled out to international telcos, the LEXI IoT Platform is comprised of three core components:

  • LEXI Mobile Apps: Customizable, white-label iOS and Android mobile apps to add, control and manage devices. Works both with and without the LEXI Universal IoT Gateway.
  • Universal IoT Gateway: Includes support for ALL 5 major wireless protocols plus a powerful NXP processor to run AI models at the edge.
  • LEXI Cloud: U.S.-based cloud includes an admin portal, customer service portal, Roles-Based Access Control (RBAC), remove device control, a Big Data backend, and rich reporting & analytics dashboards.

Additional differentiators include:

  • Only IoT cloud platform built independently; delivers up to 90% cost savings over AWS IoT Core (utilized by competitive offerings)
  • 40% faster in performance (compared to major cloud services)
  • Forward compatibility with new wireless standards including Matter
  • White-Label Options: App, cloud, software, smart devices, Tier 1 customer service, reporting & analytics, warehousing
  • Platform-as-a-Service: Reduced operating costs, effective scalability, provides platform maintenance and flexibility, ready for the future
  • Multi-layered network security with the power to run AI models at the edge
  • Four U.S. patents in the applications of Machine Learning (ML), Computer Vision, and Artificial Reality to IoT
  • Flexible suite of recurring revenue services can be resold as monthly subscriptions

The LEXI IoT Platform is interoperable with third-party devices as well as a wide variety of LEXI white-labeled Smart Devices for Smart Homes, Buildings, and Industries. Products fall under the categories of lighting and controls, sensors, security cameras, air quality monitors, water management, asset trackers and more.

“Companies can buy devices from overseas manufacturers, but they don’t have the resources to develop all the necessary software to competitively deploy, manage, report and support the IoT universe they’re offering to customers,” said Scott Cahill CEO, LEXI. “Our white-label, edge-to-cloud LEXI IoT Platform, which we have spent six years developing, brings relief to today’s often frustrating digital existence by providing not just smart, but intelligent connections to generate new revenue streams, attract new subscribers, and increase customer loyalty through a rewarding connected experience.”

LEXI Introduces World’s First Universal IoT Platform

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December 2, 2022, AI Tech Park

White Label, Multi-Protocol + Edge-to-Cloud Offering – Enables Companies to Work with All Leading Ecosystems and Across All Major Wireless Protocols

LEXI, the company behind the industry’s most comprehensive IoT technologies that are transforming how both enterprises and consumers manage and automate their Smart Spaces, today announced the LEXI IoT Platform – a sizable step forward in easing the IoT experience for everyone connecting products, across apps, and across ecosystems.

LEXI’s suite of software and hardware provides complete functionality for enterprise customers to deploy a comprehensive Smart Home offering or Commercial IoT project. Fully interoperable with leading IoT products/brands, the LEXI IoT Platform is being deployed across market segments including Smart Building, Smart City, Smart Home, Smart Agriculture, Environmental Monitoring, Industrial Control, Logistics and HVAC.

Universal. Multi-Protocol. Interoperable. Intelligent.

What differentiates the LEXI IoT Platform from everything else on the market is it’s far-reaching, future-ready design that supports all major wireless protocols including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, 900MHz, LoRaWAN® and cellular – plus it’s upgradable to Thread and Matter. Intentionally universal, the LEXI IoT Platform caters to all major smart home ecosystems including Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Samsung SmartThings, IFTTT and soon Apple HomeKit, HomeAssistant and HomeBridge.

“This essentially is the missing piece to move IoT stakeholders and users into the next level of smart living as the future is multi-protocol and it’s all about interoperability,” said John E. Osborne II, COO, LEXI. “Manufacturers, telcos and retailers need a flexible, future-proof IoT platform to wrap their brand around, while their customers need the ‘it just works’ factor to finally kick in and spur the adoption and expansion of smart-everything.”

Already being rolled out to international telcos, the LEXI IoT Platform is comprised of three core components:

  • LEXI Mobile Apps: Customizable, white-label iOS and Android mobile apps to add, control and manage devices. Works both with and without the LEXI Universal IoT Gateway.
  • Universal IoT Gateway: Includes support for ALL 5 major wireless protocols plus a powerful NXP processor to run AI models at the edge.
  • LEXI Cloud: U.S.-based cloud includes an admin portal, customer service portal, Roles-Based Access Control (RBAC), remove device control, a Big Data backend, and rich reporting & analytics dashboards.

Additional differentiators include:

  • Only IoT cloud platform built independently; delivers up to 90% cost savings over AWS IoT Core (utilized by competitive offerings)
  • 40% faster in performance (compared to major cloud services)
  • Forward compatibility with new wireless standards including Matter
  • White-Label Options: App, cloud, software, smart devices, Tier 1 customer service, reporting & analytics, warehousing
  • Platform-as-a-Service: Reduced operating costs, effective scalability, provides platform maintenance and flexibility, ready for the future
  • Multi-layered network security with the power to run AI models at the edge
  • Four U.S. patents in the applications of Machine Learning (ML), Computer Vision, and Artificial Reality to IoT
  • Flexible suite of recurring revenue services can be resold as monthly subscriptions

The LEXI IoT Platform is interoperable with third-party devices as well as a wide variety of LEXI white-labeled Smart Devices for Smart Homes, Buildings, and Industries. Products fall under the categories of lighting and controls, sensors, security cameras, air quality monitors, water management, asset trackers and more.

“Companies can buy devices from overseas manufacturers, but they don’t have the resources to develop all the necessary software to competitively deploy, manage, report and support the IoT universe they’re offering to customers,” said Scott Cahill CEO, LEXI. “Our white-label, edge-to-cloud LEXI IoT Platform, which we have spent six years developing, brings relief to today’s often frustrating digital existence by providing not just smart, but intelligent connections to generate new revenue streams, attract new subscribers, and increase customer loyalty through a rewarding connected experience.”

PRESS RELEASE | LEXI Introduces World’s First Universal IoT Platform

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White Label, Multi-Protocol + Edge-to-Cloud Offering – Enables Companies to work with all leading ecosystems and across all major wireless protocols

BERKELEY, California – December 1, 2022 – LEXI, the company behind the industry’s most comprehensive IoT technologies that are transforming how both enterprises and consumers manage and automate their Smart Spaces, today announced the LEXI IoT Platform – a sizable step forward in easing the IoT experience for everyone connecting products, across apps, and across ecosystems.

LEXI’s suite of software and hardware provides complete functionality for enterprise customers to deploy a comprehensive Smart Home offering or Commercial IoT project.

Fully interoperable with leading IoT products/brands, the LEXI IoT Platform is being deployed across market segments including Smart Building, Smart City, Smart Home, Smart Agriculture, Environmental Monitoring, Industrial Control, Logistics and HVAC.

Universal. Multi-Protocol. Interoperable. Intelligent.

What differentiates the LEXI IoT Platform from everything else on the market is it’s far-reaching, future-ready design that supports all major wireless protocols including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, 900MHz, LoRaWAN® and cellular – plus it’s upgradable to Thread and Matter. Intentionally universal, the LEXI IoT Platform caters to all major smart home ecosystems including Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Samsung SmartThings, IFTTT and soon Apple HomeKit, HomeAssistant and HomeBridge.

“This essentially is the missing piece to move IoT stakeholders and users into the next level of smart living as the future is multi-protocol and it’s all about interoperability,” said John E. Osborne II, COO, LEXI. “Manufacturers, telcos and retailers need a flexible, future-proof IoT platform to wrap their brand around, while their customers need the ‘it just works’ factor to finally kick in and spur the adoption and expansion of smart-everything.”

Already being rolled out to international telcos, the LEXI IoT Ecosystem is comprised of three core components:

  • LEXI Mobile Apps: Customizable, white-label iOS and Android mobile apps to add, control and manage devices. Works both with and without the LEXI Universal IoT Gateway.
  • Universal IoT Gateway: Includes support for ALL 5 major wireless protocols plus a powerful NXP processor to run AI models at the edge.
  • LEXI Cloud: U.S.-based cloud includes an admin portal, customer service portal, Roles-Based Access Control (RBAC), remove device control, a Big Data backend, and rich reporting & analytics dashboards.

Additional differentiators include:

  • Only IoT platform cloud built independently; delivers up to 90% cost savings over AWS IoT Core (utilized by competitive offerings)
  • 40% faster in performance (compared to major cloud services)
  • Forward compatibility with new wireless standards including Matter
  • White-Label Options: App, cloud, software, smart devices, Tier 1 customer service, reporting & analytics, warehousing
  • Platform-as-a-Service: Reduced operating costs, effective scalability, provides platform maintenance and flexibility, ready for the future
  • Multi-layered network security with the power to run AI models at the edge
  • Four U.S. patents in the application of Machine Learning (ML), Computer Vision, and Artificial Reality to IoT
  • Flexible suite of recurring revenue services can be resold as monthly subscriptions

The LEXI platform is interoperable with third-party devices as well as a wide variety of LEXI white-labeled Smart Devices for Smart Homes, Buildings, and Industries. Products fall under the categories of lighting and controls, sensors, security cameras, air quality monitors, water management, asset trackers and more.

“Companies can buy devices from overseas manufacturers, but they don’t have the resources to develop all the necessary software to competitively deploy, manage, report and support the IoT universe they’re offering to customers,” said Scott Cahill CEO, LEXI. “Our white-label, edge-to-cloud LEXI IoT Platform, which we have spent six years developing, brings relief to today’s often frustrating digital existence by providing not just smart, but intelligent connections to generate new revenue streams, attract new subscribers, and increase customer loyalty through a rewarding connected experience.”  

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About LEXI®

LEXI offers the ultimate gateway to the IoT universe. Our intelligent IoT platform is flexible, future-proof, and designed to empower companies to easily and intuitively add and manage Smart Devices for the home, building, city and agriculture. Our executive team is involved at the board level within leading global standards bodies that are charting the course for the connected future. Built by design to work with ALL leading ecosystems*, ALL major wireless protocols** and to bridge competitive third-party products, our Universal IoT Gateway is unrivaled, the LEXI Mobile App is comprehensive yet uncomplicated, and our U.S.-based cloud services were built by us from the ground up, enabling LEXI to deliver truly unique functionality at up to 90% cost savings over all our competitors. Learn more about the LEXI IoT Edge-to-Cloud Platform and other intelligent advantages at lexi.tech.

*Supports Amazon Alexa®, Google Home®, HomeKit®, IFTTT® & Samsung SmartThings®

**Far-reaching and future-ready: 900MHz, Bluetooth, LoRaWAN, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Z-Wave plus OTA to BLE Mesh, Thread and Matter

Media Contact:

Caroline Gick | LEXI Marketing/PR | pr@lexi.tech 

MEDIA ALERT | LEXI Announces New Advisory Board Member

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LEXI, the company behind the industry’s most comprehensive IoT platform that’s transforming how enterprises and consumers manage and automate their Smart Spaces, is pleased to announce the addition of a new member to its Advisory Board. Brett Bonner, Former Vice President of Research & Development/Operations Research at grocery retail giant, Kroger, brings significant experience and wisdom from the retail and logistics space to contribute to LEXI’s multi-protocol endeavors.

“We are thrilled to have Brett join LEXI’s Advisory Board! He is a tremendous addition to our team of experienced investors and advisors and brings a unique perspective given his experience researching and developing IoT systems and solutions for retail. Brett is a well-known leader in the IoT space, making his appointment a strategic and integral part of our company’s growth.” – Scott Cahill, CEO, LEXI

About Brett Bonner

Brett Bonner was formerly the Vice President of Research & Development/Operations Research at The Kroger Co., America’s largest grocery retailer. For nearly 14 years, Brett focused on creating sustainable competitive advantage by inventing advanced technologies and developing projects for retail and logistics that individually had at least a $50 million contribution.

Before joining Kroger, Brett served 25 years at Federal Express in various positions, including Technical Fellow, Managing Director of Scanning Technologies, and VP of FedEx Internet Technologies.  During his time at FedEx, he invented and developed many diverse systems and his profit contribution for such systems exceeded $600 million per year.Brett formerly served on the Zigbee Alliance Board of Directors, the TechPoint Advisory Board and others throughout his industrious career. His FAST Alerts system was featured in Popular Science and on national TV shows, won a 2015 CIO 100 award, and ranked #3 in InfoWorld Elite 100 for QueVision for 2014.  He was awarded the 2013 Franz Edelman Laureate for Achievement in Management Science and  2010 Planet Retail Innovator of the Year. Brett is a named inventor on 33 US patents from Federal Express and Kroger.

“I’m looking forward to being part of the success at LEXI. The comprehensive LEXI IoT Platform is innovative and robust with an exciting future to span applications across a variety of industries, including retail. This team’s expertise is deep and proven, and I look forward to contributing insights garnered from my own background with IoT systems and solutions to guide LEXI into a prosperous future within the IoT.” – Brett Bonner

About LEXI®

LEXI offers the ultimate gateway to the IoT universe. Our intelligent IoT platform is flexible, future-proof, and designed to empower companies to easily and intuitively add and manage Smart Devices for the home, building, city and agriculture. Our executive team is involved at the board level within leading global standards bodies that are charting the course for the connected future. Built by design to work with ALL leading ecosystems*, ALL major wireless protocols** and to bridge competitive third-party products, our Universal IoT Gateway is unrivaled, the LEXI Mobile App is comprehensive yet uncomplicated, and our U.S.-based cloud services were built by us from the ground up, enabling LEXI to deliver truly unique functionality at up to 90% cost savings over all our competitors. Learn more about the LEXI IoT Edge-to-Cloud Platform and other intelligent advantages at lexi.tech.

*Supports Amazon Alexa®, Google Home®, HomeKit®, IFTTT® & Samsung SmartThings®

**Far-reaching and future-ready: 900MHz, Bluetooth, LoRaWAN, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Z-Wave plus OTA to BLE Mesh, Thread and Matter

Media Contact: Caroline Gick – LEXI Marketing/PR, pr@lexi.tech 

PRESS RELEASE | Z-Wave Alliance Announces LEXI Joins The Board Of Directors

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Beaverton, OR – October 26, 2022 – The Z-Wave Alliance, the standards development organization dedicated to advancing the smart home and Z-Wave® technology, today announces that LEXI, the company behind the industry’s most comprehensive IoT platform that is transforming how both enterprises and consumers manage and automate their smart spaces, has officially joined the Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors.

Ratified as a standards development organization (SDO), the Z-Wave Alliance actively recruits smart home and IoT leaders to join, direct, and contribute to the completely member-driven organization and chart the course of the future of Z-Wave technology and the smart home. LEXI joins an impressive roster of Z-Wave Alliance board of director member companies which currently includes ADT, Alarm.com, ASSA Abloy, Bluesalve Partners, LEEDARSON, Qolsys, Ring, Silicon Labs, and Vivint.

“The future is open, interoperable, and flexible – and this is the vision and reality LEXI shepherds into the market and contributes to at a board-level and to workgroup conversations within the Z-Wave Alliance,” said John E. Osborne II, COO, LEXI. “Companies of any size with the right goals, roadmap, and passion can have a seat at these important industry tables. Working together to solve challenges, mutually benefit and draft off one another’s experience and ideas, and evolve the IoT landscape for everyone involved is a mission we believe in whole-heartedly.”

Holding prestigious positions as Vice Chairman of the Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors and Chairman Emeritus for the Connectivity Standards Alliance, John recently joined LEXI as Chief Operating Officer (COO). The organization has a deep bench of seasoned IoT executives with a product portfolio poised to support the wave of collaboration taking place across the industry.

“LEXI joining the Board of Directors with John as both their representative and newly appointed COO is a major win for the Z-Wave Alliance,” said Mitch Klein, Executive Director of the Z-Wave Alliance. “LEXI and Z-Wave share in a critical goal for the smart home – interoperability – and we’re thrilled to officially announce and welcome LEXI to the board under the insightful leadership of John, who has been a steward of smart home development for decades.”

For more information on the Z-Wave Alliance, please visit http://z-wavealliance.org.

Follow the Z-Wave Alliance on Facebook, Twitter and on LinkedIn for the latest updates.

 About the Z-Wave Alliance

The Z-Wave Alliance is a standards development organization dedicated to developing and advancing Z-Wave® technology as an open and internationally recognized ITU standard (G.9959) for smart home and IoT solutions. Alliance members lead the home controls market, providing leading edge products and systems that deliver increased comfort, convenience, energy conservation, safety, and security. Z-Wave® is a registered trademark of the Z-Wave Alliance.

About LEXI®

LEXI offers the ultimate gateway to the IoT universe. Our intelligent IoT platform is flexible, future-proof, and designed to empower companies to easily and intuitively add and manage Smart Devices for the home, building, city and agriculture. Our executive team is involved at the board level within leading global standards bodies that are charting the course for the connected future. Built by design to work with ALL leading ecosystems*, ALL major wireless protocols** and to bridge competitive third-party products, our Universal IoT Gateway is unrivaled, the LEXI Mobile App is comprehensive yet uncomplicated, and our U.S.-based cloud services were built by us from the ground up, enabling LEXI to deliver truly unique functionality at up to 90% cost savings over all our competitors. Learn more about the LEXI IoT Edge-to-Cloud Platform and other intelligent advantages at lexi.tech.

*Supports Amazon Alexa®, Google Home®, HomeKit®, IFTTT® & Samsung SmartThings®
**Far-reaching and future-ready: 900MHz, Bluetooth, LoRa, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Z-Wave plus OTA to BLE Mesh, Thread and Matter

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 Z-Wave Alliance Press Contact:
Caster Communications, Inc.
401.792.7080
zwave@castercomm.com

LEXI Press Contact:
Caroline Gick
LEXI Marketing/PR
pr@lexi.tech

https://z-wavealliance.org/news_p/z-wave-alliance-announces-lexi-joins-the-board-of-directors/

13 Reasons Wi-Fi is a Poor Choice for the Smart Home

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By Scott Cahill, CEO, LEXI

There are more than 250 million Smart Homes across the world and the market for Smart Home technology is forecasted to grow to $138.9 billion by 2023[1]. When thinking about how to connect all these smart devices, Wi-Fi is still more often than not the assumed protocol. However, except for IP Cameras, which require a Wi-Fi connection to send video data, using Wi-Fi for connectivity in the Smart Home is the least flexible, least effective, least reliable, and least secure option.

Why? Below are 13 reasons Wi-Fi is a poor Smart Home protocol:

1. Power Hog.  Wi-Fi was never designed to be a low power protocol.  As such, it uses a lot of power, rendering it completely unusable for battery powered devices like sensors.  An analysis we did for a customer showed that a battery powered Zigbee Water Leak Sensor would have 5 years of battery life while a Wi-Fi version of the same device would only last 6 months.

2. Bandwidth Hog.  Wi-Fi was designed for bandwidth intensive activities-web browsing, gaming, music & video streaming, etc. Your average Wi-Fi router can only handle 33 connections before it maxes out.  And it will begin dropping connections before it gets to 33. The average US home has 81 lights for example, far beyond the capacity of the average router.

3. DHCP addressing. Related to Bandwidth Hog.  Home routers are limited in the number DHCP addresses they support.   This example is fairly robust with 64, which is on the high side.

4. Smart Home Devices Lowest Priority.  Wi-Fi routers are often configured to prioritize computers, phones and streaming.  As such, the first devices they will drop are smart home devices.  

5. Dual Band Routers & Frequency Hopping.  Since they are primarily designed for computers and phones, new Wi-Fi routers no longer separate out SSIDs for 2.4G & 5G.  In fact, these new routers are designed to frequency hop between these bands to optimize the right frequency based upon device range.  Most Wi-Fi smart home devices are 2.4G only, which makes them difficult to connect to new routers and even when they can be connected, they drop connections more frequently.  

6. Star Topology (vs Mesh).  Wi-Fi is a Star Topology.  This means that every device connects directly to the router.  Unlike a Mesh topology in which each device can connect to one another.  In a Mesh network, as more devices are added, the network gets stronger, as opposed to a Star topology in which adding more devices makes the network weaker.  All the common smart home wireless protocols are mesh protocols (Bluetooth Mesh, Zigbee and Z-Wave).  

7. Each Device Connects to the User’s Router.  This means that the user must go through the sometimes difficult process of connecting the device directly to their home router.  Osram Lightify found that 80% of their customer service calls were about how to connect to the user’s router.

8. Wi-Fi Frequently Drops Connections.  How often does your phone or computer drop its Wi-Fi connection and then attempt to reconnect?  A lot.  That problem grows exponentially as the number of Wi-Fi smart devices increases.  Other Smart Home wireless protocols are designed to “bind” the device to the gateway or phone, thereby eliminating dropped connections.

9. No Gateway Support.  Wi-Fi devices connect directly to the user’s router.  In this case, the Smart Home Mobile App serves as a virtual gateway.  However, when the phone is not connected to the Internet or is turned off, key functionality such as schedules, alarms and notifications don’t work.  A gateway enables significantly more robust functionality.  

10. Each Wi-Fi Device Represents a Security Risk.  Every Wi-Fi device has an IP address and is often visible to an experienced hacker.  Other Smart Home protocols, notably Zigbee and Z-Wave have security built right into the protocol to prevent hacking.  In addition, they are not visible to the Internet as they are sitting behind a gateway.  

11. WiFi Requires a Constant Internet Connection.  Lose your internet connection and you lose control of your smart home.  

12. Limited Range.  Wi-Fi devices are limited to the range of the Wi-Fi router as opposed to mesh networks which continue to extend the range as more devices join the network.

13. Matter over Wi-Fi Requires Either a Gateway or an IPV6 Enabled Router Running the Matter Application Layer.  And only 28% of Wi-Fi Routers currently support IPV6.  

To overcome all these limitations and give companies that provide Smart Home solutions an option that will truly work, LEXI has built a Universal IoT Gateway that supports ALL major wireless protocols, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Mesh, Zigbee, Z-Wave, 900 MHz, LoraWAN, 3G/5G/LTE cellular, and is upgradeable to Thread and Matter.

The future is multi-protocol and as the first of its kind, LEXI’s Universal IoT Gateway enables customers to be wireless protocol agnostic when they select their devices, so they can truly focus on the Right Protocol for the Right Purpose.

Learn more about LEXI’s Universal IoT Gateway at lexi.tech.

[1] According to Statista.com, Smart Home – Facts & Statistics, March 16, 2022

John E. Osborne II Joins LEXI As COO

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IoT industry veteran brings wealth of experience to push platform even further

LEXI has announced that John E. Osborne II has joined the executive team as COO. In his new role, John will oversee the company’s multi-protocol product development, systems innovation, rapid product commercialization, and agile operations.

John has an established presence in the IoT domain with deep roots in industry alliances that dictate and steer the future of the Internet of Things. He serves as Chairman Emeritus of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (formerly the Zigbee Alliance) – the international force behind the imminent IoT interoperability standard, Matter. He’s also a fixture within the Z-Wave Alliance and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board – working alongside game-changing institutions for the betterment of the connected world.

Prior to joining LEXI, John was President North America at LEEDARSON – the largest IoT manufacturer in the world. And he gained 20 years of experience at one of the planet’s largest retailers as General Manager for R&D, Operations Research at Kroger.

“John is truly a perfect fit at the perfect time to step in and propel LEXI onto the IoT main stage,” said Scott Cahill, CEO, LEXI. “The future of IoT is multi-protocol, and that’s the realm where John has been leading and living – gathering decades of wireless standards and product expertise, insight and long-running relationships with key players across the IoT universe. Adding him to the LEXI leadership lineup is significant.”

As COO, John supports LEXI’s business objectives to empower companies to easily and intuitively add and manage connected devices to home and commercial environments. LEXI’s flagship gateway solution is universal, interoperable, multi-protocol and intelligent. Earlier this month, the company profiled additional areas of focus and expansion via the launch of its investment campaign at Republic.

“My background spans software, hardware, services and standards for smart home, building, retail – you name it,” said John E. Osborne II, COO, LEXI. “I’ve been globetrotting my entire career to educate and grow the IoT market. I meet, speak, listen and collaborate across continents, and I’m pumped to be here at LEXI funneling my learnings, vision and connections into the tremendous team producing tremendous technologies that already have a foothold in the future.”

Follow John here: John E. Osborne II, LinkedIn

Track LEXI as the company settles into orbit within the forthcoming multi-protocol universe: LEXI, LinkedIn

Be part of the charge into the IoT’s next frontier: LEXI’s Republic Campaign page

https://www.twice.com/industry/people/john-e-osborne-ii-joins-lexi-as-coo

MEDIA ALERT | LEXI to Work with Major International Telco (74M+ Subscribers) to Launch Smart Home Pilot Program

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WHO: LEXI, the company behind the industry’s most comprehensive IoT platform that’s transforming how enterprises and consumers manage and automate their Smart Spaces, has signed a term sheet with a Major International Telecommunications Company for a Smart Home pilot program in 300 homes.

WHAT: The pilot program consists of: 1) Smart Home Kits for each of the 300 sites, including a LEXI Universal IoT Gateway and a variety of smart home devices such as video cameras, sensors, lighting, and lighting controls, 2) the comprehensive LEXI mobile app to add, control, and manage devices, and 3) the LEXI Cloud for reporting and analytics, administration, and customer service.

WHEN: The pilot is expected to begin deployment in Q1 2023. Following a successful pilot, production rollout will begin on a full scale launch to the Telco’s full subscriber base in 2023, which includes 4M broadband and 70M non-broadband subscribers.

WHY: LEXI’s white-label enterprise IoT platform is based on a truly multi-protocol gateway designed to support forthcoming international interoperability standards. This future-proof, comprehensive IoT offering provides all the necessary components – hardware and software – for Telcos and service providers to offer unmatched, robust and flexible Smart Home solutions, enabling them to gain significant advantages over competitive offerings, generate new revenue streams, attract new subscribers, and increase customer loyalty.

About LEXI®

LEXI offers the ultimate gateway to the IoT universe. Our intelligent IoT platform is flexible, future-proof, and designed to empower companies to easily and intuitively add and manage Smart Devices for the home, building, city and agriculture. Our executive team is involved at the board level within leading global standards bodies that are charting the course for the connected future. Built by design to work with ALL leading ecosystems*, ALL major wireless protocols** and to bridge competitive third-party products, our Universal IoT Gateway is unrivaled, the LEXI Mobile App is comprehensive yet uncomplicated, and our U.S.-based cloud services were built by us from the ground up, enabling LEXI to deliver truly unique functionality at up to 90% cost savings over all our competitors. Learn more about the LEXI IoT Edge-to-Cloud Platform and other intelligent advantages at lexi.tech.

*Supports Amazon Alexa®, Google Home®, HomeKit®, IFTTT® & Samsung SmartThings®

**Far-reaching and future-ready: 900MHz, Bluetooth, LoRa, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Z-Wave plus OTA to BLE Mesh, Thread and Matter

Media Contact: Caroline Gick – LEXI Marketing/PR – pr@lexi.tech 

PRESS RELEASE | John E. Osborne II Joins LEXI; Leads Intelligent IoT Operations

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IoT Industry Veteran and Wireless Standards Leader Gets Behind Compelling Multi-Protocol Platform Provider Already In-Step with All Major Wireless Protocols 

BERKELEY, California – September 28, 2022 – LEXI, the company behind the industry’s most comprehensive IoT platform that’s transforming how both enterprises and consumers manage and automate their Smart Spaces, today announced that John E. Osborne II joins the executive team as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this role, John will oversee LEXI’s multi-protocol product development, rapid product commercialization, systems innovation, and agile operations as LEXI next-levels IoT platforms from ‘smart’ to Intelligent.

John has an established presence in the IoT domain with deep roots in industry alliances that dictate and steer the future of the Internet of Things. He serves as Chairman Emeritus of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (formerly the Zigbee Alliance) – the international force behind the imminent IoT interoperability standard, Matter. He’s also a fixture within the Z-Wave Alliance and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board – working alongside game-changing institutions for the betterment of the connected world. 

Prior to joining LEXI, John was President North America at LEEDARSON – the largest IoT manufacturer in the world. And he gained 20 years of experience at one of the planet’s largest retailers as General Manager for R&D, Operations Research at Kroger.

“John is truly a perfect fit at the perfect time to step in and propel LEXI onto the IoT main stage,” said Scott Cahill, CEO, LEXI. “The future of IoT is multi-protocol, and that’s the realm where John has been leading and living – gathering decades of wireless standards and product expertise, insight and long-running relationships with key players across the IoT universe. Adding him to the LEXI leadership lineup is significant.”  

As COO, John supports LEXI’s business objectives to empower companies to easily and intuitively add and manage connected devices to home and commercial environments. LEXI’s flagship gateway solution is universal, interoperable, multi-protocol and intelligent. Earlier this month, the company profiled additional areas of focus and expansion via the launch of its investment campaign at Republic. 

“My background spans software, hardware, services and standards for smart home, building, retail – you name it,” said John E. Osborne II, COO, LEXI. “I’ve been globetrotting my entire career to educate and grow the IoT market. I meet, speak, listen and collaborate across continents, and I’m pumped to be here at LEXI funneling my learnings, vision and connections into the tremendous team producing tremendous technologies that already have a foothold in the future.”

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Be part of the charge into the IoT’s next frontier: LEXI’s Republic Campaign page

About LEXI®

LEXI offers the ultimate gateway to the IoT universe. Our intelligent IoT platform is flexible, future-proof, and designed to empower companies to easily and intuitively add and manage Smart Devices for the home, building, city and agriculture. Our executive team is involved at the board level within leading global standards bodies that are charting the course for the connected future. Built by design to work with ALL leading ecosystems*, ALL major wireless protocols** and to bridge competitive third-party products, our Universal IoT Gateway is unrivaled, the LEXI Mobile App is comprehensive yet uncomplicated, and our U.S.-based cloud services were built by us from the ground up, enabling LEXI to deliver truly unique functionality at up to 90% cost savings over all our competitors. Learn more about the LEXI IoT Edge-to-Cloud Platform and other intelligent advantages at lexi.tech.

*Supports Amazon Alexa®, Google Home®, HomeKit®, IFTTT® & Samsung SmartThings®

**Far-reaching and future-ready: 900MHz, Bluetooth, LoRa, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Z-Wave plus OTA to BLE Mesh, Thread and Matter

Contact: Caroline Gick, LEXI Marketing/PR, pr@lexi.tech

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