As the smart home industry evolves, televisions are no longer just for entertainment; they now also act as the central hub for controlling smart home systems. Recently, Google highlighted the integration of Google Home with smart TVs, showcasing how this combination is set to become the central control point for future smart homes.
At CES 2025, Google and MediaTek kicked off a collaboration to build a new chipset solution for the Google Home ecosystem. This chipset will facilitate widespread adoption of Thread and enable developers to provide more robust and responsive smart home experiences for users. Known as the MT7903, this new MediaTek Filogic-branded chipset is a wireless connectivity solution integrating tri-band Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 6, and IEEE 802.15.4/Thread radios.
The upcoming MT7903, slated for sampling in the first half of 2025, will make it more affordable and seamless for manufacturers to integrate Thread into their devices. Additionally, it will support the Matter standard, allowing devices from different manufacturers to interconnect and bring higher security. The new chipset also offers a low power feature called Thread border router offload, which enables the main SoC to enter sleep mode while maintaining its connection with other smart home devices, providing another step forward to achieving sustainability.
Combining Google’s focus on the smart home and MediaTek’s years of experience in the semiconductor space, this team effort ensures a bright future for Google Home and the broader smart home ecosystem.
