Nokia Comes Home with Control Center

Available towards the end of 2009, Nokia will launch a Home Control Center that can be controlled through a unified user interface via (of course!) mobile phone and web.

The heart of the solution is the Nokia Home Control Center. It is a technology-independent open Linux-based platform with support for the most common smart home technologies (including Z-Wave and others), as well as enabling the incorporation of support for proprietary technologies. This makes it an ideal platform for third parties to create new solutions and applications for a smart home that can be controlled with a mobile phone.

The two most important control nodes in the solution are a mobile phone and a web browser. A simple unified interface makes controlling all home solutions easy.

Back-end servers link a mobile phone and the Nokia Home Control Center.They also provide automatic updating and upgrading of the Nokia Home Control Center.

Third parties will be able to develop their own solutions and services on top of the platform as Nokia has launched a partner programme around five key application areas: security, energy efficiency, wellness, construction, real estate, and smart home solutions.

Go Nokia Home Control Center

www.nokia.com/smarthome