Samsung Champions Open Smart Home Ecosystems at CES 2026
Samsung advocates for open smart home ecosystems at CES 2026, linking AI interoperability to tangible benefits like insurance savings...
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Samsung Electronics initiated its CES 2026 Tech Forums with a panel discussion emphasizing smart home interoperability, bringing together industry leaders to tackle the challenge of seamless device integration across manufacturers.
- Samsung's SmartThings platform now serves over 500 million users, supporting connectivity standards like Matter.
- Yoonho Choi, President of the Home Connectivity Alliance and Head of Strategic Alliances at Samsung, stressed the need for interoperability for home AI to earn trust.
- A partnership between Samsung and HSB (a subsidiary of Munich Re) was highlighted, demonstrating how smart home data can result in consumer benefits such as insurance discounts.
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