ADT has announced its membership on the Board of Directors of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), a global entity responsible for foundational smart home standards, including Matter, Zigbee, and Aliro.
This strategic collaboration positions ADT alongside major tech firms such as Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung, and LG, underscoring its role in advancing secure smart home technologies.
Representatives from ADT, Alexander Crettenand and Tai Nguyen, will assume roles on the CSA Board, contributing their expertise in software and firmware engineering.
The expanding smart home market
The smart home sector is experiencing rapid growth, providing both consumers and providers new avenues for development. Approximately 63% of households in the U.S. currently have at least one smart home device, with global expenditures on smart home technologies projected to reach $633 billion by 2032.
The importance of home security is rising, with ownership of security cameras increasing from 52% to 61% of U.S. households since 2024. Many device owners, around 40%, are now subscribing to services that offer continuous monitoring and protection, illustrating a shift towards ongoing service commitments.
Addressing industry fragmentation
ADT’s CSA role highlights a shift toward integrated, reliable securityADT’s involvement with the CSA reflects the industry's shift from simply offering devices to ensuring those devices work synergistically to provide reliable security solutions. Achieving a unified smart home experience is crucial, as fragmentation and lack of interoperability pose significant challenges, potentially compromising security outcomes.
Effective system connectivity is about more than just linking devices—it involves synchronised system responses where timing is critical, particularly in security scenarios. Open standards are crucial to overcoming these fragmentation issues.
Gilles Drieu, ADT's Chief Technology Officer, supports open standards, stating: “Open standards are the foundation for a smart home that truly works for the people living in it. As the industry embraces Matter and other shared protocols, our role is to make sure security, the layer where seconds matter most, is built into that foundation from the start, not added on afterward.”
ADT, the pioneer in smart home security solutions, announced it has joined the Board of Directors of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), the global organisation behind Matter, Zigbee and Aliro — foundational standards shaping the future of connected living.
The appointment places ADT alongside leading technology innovators, including Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung and LG, reinforcing the company’s role in guiding the next era of secure, smart home experiences. Alexander Crettenand, ADT’s VP of Software Engineering, and Tai Nguyen, Senior Director of Firmware Engineering, will represent ADT on the CSA Board.
A market built on connection — and protection
The smart home market continues to expand rapidly, creating new opportunities for consumers and providers alike. Today, 63% of U.S. households own at least one smart home device, and global smart home spending continues to accelerate toward a projected $633 billion market by 2032. At the same time, home security has become a mainstream necessity, with 61% of U.S. households now having at least one security camera, up from 52% in 2024.1
While tens of millions of households have adopted smart home devices and sensors, sustained investment is increasingly tied to ongoing services that deliver real peace of mind and protection, such as 24/7 professional monitoring, emergency response and AI-driven insights. About 40% of security device owners subscribe to premium services, highlighting the shift from one-time purchases to continuous protection models.2
ADT’s position on the CSA Board reflects this evolving reality that the value of smart homes is no longer defined by devices alone, but by how effectively those devices work together to deliver trusted security and protection outcomes. This is essential to ensuring that security-grade performance is embedded into the foundations of the connected home.
Solving fragmentation where it matters most
As the smart home ecosystem expands, fragmentation remains one of the industry’s most significant challenges. Without interoperability and common standards, consumers are often forced to act as the “integration layer” between disconnected systems, leading to inconsistent experiences and reduced reliability. For security applications, those gaps can carry real consequences.
Interoperability in security is not just about connecting devices. It is about systems agreeing on what is happening and what action to take when every second counts. From alert verification to notifying first responders, delays or inconsistencies can directly impact outcomes. That’s why ADT continues to support open standards, ensuring our customers benefit from an ever-growing set of options for their homes.
“Open standards are the foundation for a smart home that truly works for the people living in it,” said Gilles Drieu, ADT's Chief Technology Officer. “As the industry embraces Matter and other shared protocols, our role is to make sure security, the layer where seconds matter most, is built into that foundation from the start, not added on afterward.”
