<s>
Matter	O
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
connectivity	O
standard	O
for	O
smart	O
home	O
and	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
things	I-Operating_System
devices	O
,	O
that	O
promises	O
to	O
make	O
smart	O
devices	O
work	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
regardless	O
of	O
which	O
company	O
manufactures	O
them	O
,	O
that	O
smart	O
home	O
devices	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
usable	O
on	O
your	O
home	O
network	O
even	O
when	O
no	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
communications	O
with	O
smart	O
home	O
devices	O
are	O
secure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
originated	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
as	O
the	O
Project	B-Application
Connected	I-Application
Home	I-Application
over	I-Application
IP	I-Application
(	O
CHIP	O
)	O
working	O
group	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
,	O
Apple	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Zigbee	B-Protocol
Alliance	O
,	O
now	O
called	O
the	O
Connectivity	O
Standards	O
Alliance	O
(	O
CSA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Matter	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
is	O
open-source	B-Application
under	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
License	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
,	O
Apple	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Samsung	O
SmartThings	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Zigbee	B-Protocol
Alliance	O
announced	O
the	O
collaboration	O
and	O
formation	O
of	O
the	O
working	O
group	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
Connected	I-Application
Home	I-Application
over	I-Application
IP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
IP	O
)	O
and	O
works	O
through	O
one	O
or	O
several	O
compatible	O
border	O
routers	O
,	O
avoiding	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
multiple	O
proprietary	O
hubs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
group	O
is	O
also	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
joined	O
by	O
some	O
other	O
board	O
member	O
companies	O
of	O
Zigbee	B-Protocol
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
introduced	O
support	O
for	O
lighting	O
products	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
mains	O
power	O
plugs	O
,	O
electric	O
lights	O
and	O
switches	O
)	O
,	O
doorlocks	O
,	O
thermostats	O
and	O
heating	O
,	O
ventilation	O
,	O
and	O
air	O
conditioning	O
controllers	O
,	O
blinds	O
and	O
shades	O
,	O
home	O
security	O
sensors	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
door	O
,	O
window	O
and	O
motion	B-Device
sensors	I-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
televisions	O
and	O
streaming	O
video	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Early	O
2023	O
,	O
no	O
products	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
thus	O
Amazon	B-Application
is	O
working	O
on	O
implementing	O
the	O
receiver	O
on	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
FireOS	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
