PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

In July of 2024, Thread celebrated its 10th anniversary. Since then, we have experienced steady growth in Thread Group membership and the certification of products and components.

Our current membership stands at over 200 members, representing an 18% year-over-year net increase. The number of products and components that support technology is a crucial metric in standard organizations. We would like to welcome all member companies who have joined Thread Group since our last Members Meeting in Porto, Portugal in October 2024.

I am pleased to announce that we now have over 670 certifications and over 300 products available in the market today. Notably, 58% of our members have launched products, with a strong pipeline of additional products set to enter the market in 2025 and beyond. I eagerly anticipate a future where Thread will become a ubiquitous technology in homes, commercial IoT markets, and other verticals.

During the first year of Matter-over-Thread products, we received extensive feedback and responses on Thread's initial deployment. I am immensely proud of the collaborative efforts of our members in identifying and resolving some of the challenges in the specifications. These enhancements have introduced innovative functionality essential for Thread’s reliability, performance, and comprehensive feature set. The Thread Group formally released its Thread 1.4 specification for implementation in September 2024 and opened its accompanying certification program for applications. This release enables members to introduce powerful improvements to new and existing wireless IoT devices, as well as advanced sensor networks that utilize Thread to establish secure and private mesh networks. The Thread 1.4 update allows device manufacturers to implement features like credential sharing, enhanced Internet connectivity, Thread over infrastructure, network diagnostics, and secure commissioning at scale, along with numerous enhancements to overall robustness and scalability. For further information, please refer to the Thread 1.4 blog and the Thread 1.4 Features white paper.

The Thread Border Router functionality, an essential requirement for enabling Thread in households, is being widely deployed. We have observed growing usage, with households now having a product that supports the border router functionality. This year, we will enhance our customer education and awareness through campaigns about Thread Border Routers, highlighting the expanding household adoption and the growing range of ecosystem products supporting them. Our objective is to make Thread as ubiquitous as Wi-Fi, where end users no longer need to think about Thread infrastructure. Instead, they can rely on a set of already available devices in their homes that support the functionality and all their key use cases. We will also continue our collaboration with the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) to enhance market education about Matter controllers supporting Thread.

So far in 2025, Thread Group attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, where we engaged with the media, participated in panel discussions, and met with potential member companies that could benefit from the widespread adoption of Thread technology. We also had attendance at ISH, Mobile World Congress, and Embedded World 2025, where numerous companies showcased their Matter-over-Thread products.

Thread Group made major advancements in 2024, and we are so proud of how far we’ve come. We look forward to reaching even more product milestones and the continuing growth of our membership in 2025. Onward and upward, thanks to the help of our members.

President
Thread Group

Q1 Highlights

• Highlighted Thread-based products and solutions at CES 2025 with member companies demonstrating Thread products; live social media posting and participated in a panel discussion on Smart Home Connectivity
• Hosted “Exploring the Latest in Thread Webinar”
  • Webinar Presentation
  • Webinar Video
• Certified new Thread products and components from Dexatek, Aqara, Nordic Semiconductors, and more, hitting a milestone of over 600 Thread-certified devices and components
• Published 4 member success stories: Aqara, Yale, nami, and Eve
• Acquired 14 new Thread Group members