China-Based Midea Group Joins ZigBee Alliance Board

China appliance brand Midea Group joined the ZigBee Alliance at the promoter level and will have a seat on its board, the alliance said. Midea, which produces consumer appliances and air conditioners, has operations around the world with more than 126,000 employees. Participating in the alliance at the promoter and board levels allows Midea to “invest further in our goals by working with other major brand leaders and technologists to design and deliver around the promise of the Internet of Things,” said Midea Group Director-Product Strategy and Operations Ethan Xue. Other ZigBee Alliance board members are Comcast Cable, Itron, Kroger Co., Landis+Gyr, Legrand Group, NXP Semiconductors, Philips, Schneider Electric, Silicon Labs, SmartThings, Texas Instruments and Wulian.