# What does Matter mean to you?

DevFeed: [What does Matter mean to you?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-does-matter-mean-to-you-13970.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.espressif.com/blog/what-does-matter-mean-to-you/>)

Author: John Lee

Published: 2021-11-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-developer-portal.md>)

Topics: [Matter](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/matter.md>), [Internet of things](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iot.md>), [Wi-Fi](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wi-fi.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [zigbee](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/zigbee.md>)

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## AI overview

The article explains how the Matter standard could affect end-users and device-makers. It describes interoperability across vendors, local device-to-device automation, support for Wi-Fi and Thread, operation during Internet outages, and bridges for existing ZigBee or BLE Mesh products.

## Source excerpt

You may have recently read about the newly introduced standard, Matter. Matter is an initiative of the Connectivity Standards Alliance, and developed through collaboration amongst all the leaders of the IoT industry. There is a high level of excitement about Matter and what it aims to achieve. We often hear questions from device-makers and end-users as to how they can benefit from the Matter standard.