Today, only ordinary homes that are comfortable and safe can no longer meet people's expectations. What people expect is a dynamic and intelligent home environment. As a result, smart home came into being. The smart home was mainly based on remote control of lighting, remote control of electric appliances, and control of electric curtains. With the development of the industry, more and more functions of intelligent control, the control of the object is expanding, the linkage scene of control is more demanding, and its small Broken extension security alarm, background music, video intercom, access control fingerprint control and other fields, can be said that smart home can cover almost all the traditional weak electricity industry, attractive market prospects, and therefore their industry-related brands invariably increase Competition for smart home business has become increasingly fierce.

As a nascent industry, smart home is at a critical point of introduction and growth. The concept of market consumption has not yet formed, but with the further implementation of the smart home market promotion, consumer habits will gradually form, the smart home market The consumption potential is also bound to be huge, and the development of the industry has a bright future. Because of this, domestic excellent smart home production companies pay more attention to the research of the industry market, especially the in-depth study of changes in the company's development environment and customer demand trends. A large number of domestic smart home brands have risen rapidly and have gradually become leaders in the smart home industry. The development stage of smart home in China is as follows.

(1) In the bud (1994-1999)

In this period, the entire smart home industry is still in the stage of conceptual familiarization and product cognition. There is no professional smart home manufacturer yet. There are only one or two companies engaged in the sale of American X-10 smart home agents in Shenzhen. In the retail business, its products are mainly sold to European and American users living in China.

(2) Start-up period (2000-2005)

Through media publicity, the concept of “smart home” has been accepted by a considerable number of residents. Community developers began to consider intelligent facilities during the design phase of their homes. A few high-end residential communities have already been equipped with relatively sophisticated smart home networks. In real estate sales advertisements, "intelligent" has begun to be advertised as one of its "bright spots." Some scientific research institutions and powerful companies that are sensitive to scientific and technological development trends and market trends have already seen the broad prospects of this market and realized that this is a rare opportunity. They have made preliminary deployments for research and development of related systems and products. And planning. Some institutions and companies have begun to introduce some foreign systems and products and apply them to some luxury apartments and houses.

During this period, some high- and mid-range residential quarters have achieved a general sense of intelligence in terms of control and management. Broadband networks have entered the residences and communities of ordinary residents, laying the foundation for the improvement of smart home network functions. . Some domestic companies’ network products have gradually entered the market. Various standards for smart home network systems in China have been gradually introduced, and various smart home appliances/equipment that have been developed in accordance with these standards have gradually entered the market. Most of the newly-built houses and communities will be equipped with certain intelligent facilities and equipment. The system developed by China itself has become more mature. Domestically, more than 50 smart home R&D and production companies have been established, mainly in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Tianjin, Beijing, Hangzhou and Xiamen. The marketing and technical training system for smart homes has gradually improved.

(3) Flood Season (2006-2010)

Smart home companies have achieved certain growth in the previous stage, but there are also some problems. Extensive growth and bad competition have had a negative impact on the smart home industry. Industry users and media began to question the actual effect of smart homes, and their propaganda became cautious. Market sales also experienced slower growth and even sales decline. From 2005 to 2007, about 20 smart home manufacturing companies withdrew from this market. Many of the persistent smart home companies have also experienced scale-down pain during this period. At the same time, foreign smart home brands have also begun to enter the Chinese market, and some domestic companies that have stood the test have gradually found their own development direction.

(4) Evolution of fusion (2011-2020)

During this period, smart home network systems and products began to enter the homes of ordinary residents. The entire market will be based on China's own research and development of systems and products; foreign products will occupy a place in high-end system products. Smart home will enter a relatively rapid development stage. Relevant agreements and technical standards began to actively interoperate and merge. Industry mergers and acquisitions began to appear and even become mainstream. As residential homes have become the focus of competition in various industries, smart home as a platform to undertake will become the first goal of the forces of all parties. Regardless of who can win, at this stage, a number of smart home companies with annual sales of more than ten billion yuan will be born in China. No matter how it develops, these advancements will lay a solid foundation for the development of smart homes and the Internet of Things industry.