Networking equipment for smart-home installations.
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Technical comparison of the 5 dominant smart-home protocols. Values reflect realistic scenarios on the Moldovan market (May 2026).
| Feature | Zigbee 3.0 | Matter / Thread | Wi-Fi | KNX TP | Bluetooth LE |
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| Radio band | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz (Thread) | 2.4 / 5 GHz | wired bus | 2.4 GHz |
| Topology | Mesh | Mesh | Star (router) | Line / tree | Point-to-point |
| Hub required? | Yes (Zigbee coordinator) | Yes (Thread border router) | No (existing router) | Yes (IP gateway for integration) | No (phone = hub) |
| Works without internet | ✅ fully local | ✅ fully local | ⚠️ depends on brand | ✅ fully local | ✅ within Bluetooth range |
Yes. Products in this category support at least one of Zigbee, Matter, or Wi-Fi, making them compatible with Home Assistant (recommended for local control), Apple Home via Matter bridge, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa. Each device's exact specification is shown on its product page under "Compatibility".

Brings Wi-Fi 7 dual-band BE3600 (up to 3600 Mbps) home: 4 antennas, a 2.5G port, HUAWEI Mesh+ and setup via the AI Life app.

Wi-Fi 7 dual-band with up to 3570 Mbps aggregate, a 2.5G port, 4 antennas and mesh for the whole flat.
1,399MDL
Wi-Fi 6 Plus arrives at home — a dual-band 3000 Mbps router with 4 antennas, 4 Gigabit ports and up to 128 connected devices.
1,399MDL
Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 Plus router with Quad-Core 1.4 GHz CPU, up to 2976 Mbps, four Gigabit ports, four antennas and mesh support.
1,299MDL
Covers the whole flat with dual-band Wi-Fi 5 up to 1167 Mbps, 4 antennas, 3 Gigabit ports and Mi WiFi app control.
849MDL
Covers a flat with dual-band Wi-Fi 6 — 1201 Mbps on 5 GHz plus 300 Mbps on 2.4 GHz, four Gigabit ports and four antennas.
799MDL
| Typical latency | 50–150 ms | 30–100 ms | 100–500 ms (cloud) | < 20 ms | < 50 ms |
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| Max distance / node | 10–20 m (indoor) | 10–20 m (indoor) | 15–30 m | 1000 m (cable) | 5–10 m |
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| Max devices on network | ≈ 250 (mesh) | ≈ 250 (Thread) | ≈ 50–100 / router | 64,000 / installation | 1 master / session |
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| Battery drain | Very low (years) | Very low (years) | High (days-weeks) | N/A (mains-powered) | Low (months) |
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| Typical device cost | 150–800 MDL | 200–1200 MDL | 100–600 MDL | 800–8000 MDL | 50–400 MDL |
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| Typical use case | Apartments, houses (multi-room) | Apple Home / cross-vendor | Cameras, plugs (2-3 devices) | Large villas, commercial, KNX-design | Beacons, device finding |
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Our team of certified installers covers Chișinău and all of Moldova. For simple devices (Wi-Fi plugs, Zigbee sensors) installation starts at 200 MDL. For complex systems (KNX, multi-room automations) we quote after project evaluation. Pre-sale consultation is free.
All devices in this category carry a 24-month warranty (double the Moldovan legal minimum of 12 months). For factory defects: free exchange or in-warranty repair. For shipping damage: replacement within 7 business days.
30 days for no-questions-asked returns (Moldovan Law 105/2003 sets a 14-day minimum; we voluntarily extend). The product must be unopened or "like-new". Refund within 7 business days via the original payment method.