Afero announced a collaboration with Texas Instruments to create a seamless and secure Internet-of-Things (IoT) platform for smart home products. TI's first Wi-Fi microcontrollers (MCUs) purpose-built for IoT combined with Afero's secure IoT software platform deliver the ultimate solution for connected devices - unmatched in affordability, reliability, security, and user-friendly development. Together, the two companies are working to provide a U.S.-sourced supply chain.
Afero exclusively powers the leading home improvement retailer's smart home platform used in millions of homes across America. Demonstrations at CES 2026 will showcase how, for the first time, TI's Wi-Fi chips are integrated into the Afero-powered smart home platform. TI's semiconductor innovations, backed by the company's strength in U.S. manufacturing and its commitment to delivering dependable supply, offer easy integration, reliable connectivity and a seamless experience for both developers and users.
Designers can evaluate TI's Wi-Fi portfolio and the Afero IoT software platform with a robust developer program to accelerate adoption in personal electronics, industrial, and enterprise markets. The ecosystem uniquely provides ease-of-use and fast, reliable operation to allow secure, direct connectivity to the cloud for any device. Smart software, designed and built in the USA Afero sets the gold standard for trusted, frictionless, and secure IoT.
In a feat of engineering innovation, it not only uses hardware roots of trust, but also delivers over-the-top, end-to-end encrypted sessions to create a VPN-grade channel on microcontroller-class processors, thereby adding an additional layer of protection. This capability has ensured Afero devices remain protected, even during attacks that have successfully compromised and exploited other ecosystems. Wi-Fi technologies for a smarter world: Afero's IoT software platform in combination with TI's new reliable Wi-Fi wireless MCUs delivers a robust, end-to-end ecosystem for modern, secure IoT products. TI's CC3501E and CC3551E support the latest multi-band Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4 connectivity protocols, in addition to integrated hardware security, allowing data to be transferred quickly, securely, and with best-in-class interoperability in any installation.
Designed with affordability and scalability in mind, engineers can use TI's Wi-Fi portfolio to connect every product securely to the cloud.
