Re:Matter – Protocol to connect compatible devices and syste...
by waste_monk on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @07:26PM
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Yep... cannot use US or EU market (at least I believe that's the case, based on [1] which mentions UK) z-wave gear here in Australia due to incompatible spectrum usage. And the AU market z-wave gear is about twice the price of the US equivalent, since it's low production volume.
On the other hand, Zwave radio spectrum varies depending on region, so you need to be very careful that you don't spend hours troubleshooting something that doesn't work because it's a device intended for the EU market instead of US.
IIRC, Zigbee is better here.