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Nothing against OP but why z-wave items are so damn expensive? and these been around for while.
https://tecworld.com.au/collections/lighting-power/products/… $89 RRP
but for $20 you can get a power socket that support both google and amazon echo system.
Is it because Australia needs to use a different frequency for zwave compared to the rest of the world due to a conflict with frequencies used by Vodafone?
Well US version is 50USD RRP, I don't think that is the issue. All I see is that due to high price more and more ppl start using wifi enable devices than Zwave, way cheaper.
Zwave is all about connectivity with it's mesh network, instead off wifi and it also offers a lot more module types.
That doesn't mean much in technology, classic case, remember the days Betamax was better than VHS.
Even clipsal now start using bluetooth for switches, they did try Z-wave. Even zigbee is cheaper, that would be a fairly comparable technology.
Zwave is a better technology for complete home automation (not just individual outlets). It has more devices available than Zigbee (which is an open standard) and is a much cheaper solution than traditional hard wired automation like Cbus.
Bluetooth and Wifi are shorter range 2.4Ghz which rely on your phone or a router, where these are ~900Mhz and act as repeaters for themselves to a hub. Wifi devices also tend to need a constant cloud connection, so no internet, no control.
After looking at Clipsal's bluetooth Im not impressed with it needing a phone to operate standalone switches. Zwave does need a hub like Vera or Fibaro and but can then operate offline, as well as use persistent high level integrations.
My understanding is that unlike Zigbee (which is a commercial standard run by a consortium https://zigbeealliance.org/about/ ) ZWave is owned and operated by a single company (Silicon Labs) who charge handsomely for using the tech. In my opinion that company is doing a great job at making their standard obsolete but that's their call to make.
No Fibaro implant module?
I have no idea what this is or why I'd need one…