Special Report: The Smarter Smart Home

The smart home is an application space that’s slowly maturing, with interesting devices and solutions addressing the needs of today’s consumers.
April 8, 2026
2 min read

When it comes to developing application spaces, the smart home is one that has deep roots. However, it’s essentially still in an evolutionary phase. Creating devices and systems to reduce the amount of work in a household goes as far back as the commercialization of electricity, yet the space has a long way to go. The smart home is much like the automotive world, as every technology currently under development is being ported to the home in one fashion or another.

From advanced power-management electronics to next-generation edge computing to robotics and automation, newer and better ways are being developed to make our lifestyles easier, more comfortable, and more productive. The latest solutions range from technologies that are empowering our appliances and devices, to in-wall systems to control our heating, lighting, convenience, and security.

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Many households now support more than 50 wireless devices, making it challenging to ensure a consistent user experience.
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This article explores the real-world RF challenges of coexistence, antenna integration, and enclosure interaction, and outlines a practical design approach for delivering reliable...
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The Internet of Things has made our lives more connected and automated than ever before, with accelerated adoption across homes, buildings, and industrial environments.
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As IoT 2.0 brings edge AI, real-time coordination, and constant data streams into residential environments, the challenge becomes the creation of a scalable, secure wireless foundation...
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Intelligent controllers are moving security and access decision-making from centralized servers to the edge of the network, right to the door.

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About the Author

Alix Paultre

Editor-at-Large, Microwaves & RF

Alix is Editor-at-Large for Microwaves & RF

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the U.S. military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications, most recently as Editor-in-Chief of Power Systems Design.

Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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