Austin, Texas – September 4, 2025 – Wi-Fi Alliance® today announced the launch of Wi-Fi® for Matter™, a new certification that ensures applicable Wi-Fi devices meet the Connectivity Standards Alliance requirements necessary for Matter certification. This new certification enables Wi-Fi Alliance members to more efficiently develop products supporting Matter functionality and bring them to market faster.

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED brings foundational benefits to the Matter ecosystem. The Wi-Fi for Matter certification focuses on access points (APs), supporting several Wi-Fi features – including Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6® –  required by the Matter specification. Together, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® and Matter certification provide consumers and manufacturers with confidence that Internet of Things (IoT) devices meet the highest standards for seamless connectivity, interoperability, and reliability in the smart home.

“Wi-Fi and Matter are two cornerstone technologies driving the next wave of IoT innovation,” said Kevin Robinson, president and CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance. “With Wi-Fi for Matter, we are helping our members accelerate deployment of products that deliver the scalability, simplicity, and interoperability that consumers expect in their connected homes.”

What is Wi-Fi for Matter?

Wi-Fi for Matter combines several existing Wi-Fi Alliance certifications and features that meet Connectivity Standard Alliance’s baseline Wi-Fi requirements for Matter certification of devices providing the Wi-Fi infrastructure.

The initial AP-focused certification includes:

• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6®
• Extended Sleep
• IPv4 Proxy Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
• IPv6 Proxy Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP)

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED brings foundational benefits to Matter devices through Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6, including strong WPA3™ security, proven interoperability, and power saving features to extend battery life of IoT devices. Extended sleep, ARP, and NDP features – mandatory for Matter’s Network Infrastructure Managers (NIMs) – enable low-power client devices to conserve energy while maintaining a reliable connection with the AP.

Why it Matters

Most Matter devices operate over Wi-Fi networks. As consumers increasingly adopt Matter to expand their smart homes, ensuring the readiness of Wi-Fi infrastructure becomes critical. The Wi-Fi for Matter certification ensures that APs support foundational feature sets required by Matter, particularly for battery-operated devices, thereby strengthening the scalability and reliability of the global IoT ecosystem.

“The Connectivity Standards Alliance and Wi-Fi Alliance share a vision for a global IoT ecosystem built on interoperability, security, and consumer trust,” said Tobin Richardson, President and CEO, Connectivity Standards Alliance. “Wi-Fi for Matter certification and the value of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ensures that Wi-Fi devices deliver the foundational capabilities required by Matter, strengthening the ecosystem and helping companies bring high-quality smart home products to market faster.”

Unique Value

By aligning Wi-Fi CERTIFIED with Matter certification, Wi-Fi for Matter fosters a robust and interoperable IoT ecosystem. Certified APs will simplify the development process for Wi-Fi Alliance members and accelerate consumer adoption of Matter-enabled devices.

Learn more about Wi-Fi for Matter: https://www.wi-fi.org/file/wi-fi-matter-highlights

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Wi-Fi Alliance® is the worldwide network of companies that brings you Wi-Fi®. Members of our collaboration forum come together from across the Wi-Fi ecosystem with the shared vision to connect everyone and everything, everywhere, while providing the best possible user experience. Since 2000, Wi-Fi Alliance has completed more than 85,000 Wi-Fi certifications. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ seal of approval designates products with proven interoperability, backward compatibility, and the highest industry-standard security protections in place. Today, Wi-Fi carries more than half of the Internet’s traffic in an ever-expanding variety of applications. Wi-Fi Alliance continues to drive the adoption and evolution of Wi-Fi, which billions of people rely on every day.