Amazon Fleshes Out Smart Home Menu With Plan to Buy Eero Mesh Networking Tech
Amazon agreed to buy smart home mesh network company eero, it said Monday. Tuesday, an eero three-pack, priced at $362 at Amazon vs. $399 at eero’s website, included an eero and two beacons billed as a tri-band mesh Wi-Fi system…
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to replace traditional routers and Wi-Fi range extenders. An optional $99 yearly eero subscription brings recurring revenue potential. The eero website says the device plus subscription includes an ad blocker, a “SafeSearch” feature for Google search results, content filters, accounts for security apps and priority support. Dave Limp, senior vice president-Amazon Devices and Services, said eero’s team invented a Wi-Fi solution “that makes connected devices just work.” Customers can set up a system in under 10 minutes, share the network, program parental controls and run speed tests from the app. Eero communicates with the cloud to receive instructions and is “self-updating” and “self-fixing,” Amazon said. All employees will reportedly receive an offer to join Amazon.