, /PRNewswire/ — On July 8, 2025,Heungkong Group and Tantron Group (TTG)co-hosted theGlobal Smart Ecosystem Summit (GSES)in Guangzhou, unveiling a historic leap for the smart home sector. The summit highlighted three industry-first breakthroughs: theworld’s inaugural interoperable, multi-protocol, and multi-scenario full-link smart ecosystem; unprecedented collaboration among20+ global top-tier brands; and the launch of theGlobal Smart Ecosystem Initiative, a consensus-based framework endorsed by industry leaders. This milestone cements China’s shift from follower tofrontrunner in smart home innovation.
Ending Silos: Universal Gateway Technology Breaks Compatibility Limits
For years,fragmented standardsandprotocol incompatibilityhave stifled smart home innovation.Heungkong Group, TTG, and global giants—including Switzerland’sV-ZUG, Germany’sGaggenau, and Japan’sPanasonic—have nowbroken the deadlockwith theirUniversal Gatewaytechnology. The solutionbridges Matter, PLC, and Zigbee protocols, enablingreal-time, cross-brand device synchronization.TTG founderYao Minghaicompared the system to a”polyglot translator”, allowing devices that “speak different languages” towork seamlessly together.Tan Jianrongof the Chinese Academy of Engineering called the shift fromsingle-device intelligencetofull-link ecosystem intelligencea “transformative leap”—paralleling the evolution fromfeature phones to smartphones.
Heungkong No.1: World’s First Ecosystem Demonstration Project Launches
TheHeungkong No.1project has established three industry-firsts:cross-brand scenario-level device integration;full-lifecycle smart home service platform; anddeep AI self-learning integrationinto home ecosystems. This innovation sets a new global standard for smart living.
Mei Hing Chak, Chairwoman of Heungkong Group, stated, “We’ve combinedGerman Industrie 4.0 precision,Swiss craftsmanship, andChinese innovationto create a new future for smart living.”
Xu XiaojianfromGaggenau announced the brand’sfirst-ever full-link ecosystem integration, with dual support forMatterandHeungkong No.1 protocols.
Driving Global Standards: China’s Vision Gains International Backing
The summit achieved unprecedented global alignment:Yves Leterme, former Belgian Prime Minister and Honorary Dean of Heungkong No.1 Future Life Art Institute, publicly endorsed the initiative;V-ZUGlaunched weekly technical exchanges with Chinese partners—a first for the Swiss manufacturer; whileASKOcelebrated the collaboration as “Nordic engineering meets next-generation Chinese platform design “.
More than 20heritage brands—includingGaggenau, V-ZUG, ASKO, and Panasonic—jointly unveiled theGlobal Joint Initiative on Full-Link Smart Home Ecosystems. The China-proposed framework establishes10 principlesaddressing interoperability, user data ownership, and sustainable technology.Professor Jin Sheng, AI ethics authority, highlighted its integration of “transparency, controllability, and explainability”—calling it “essential for ethical AI advancement.”
In a virtual keynote,former Croatian PresidentKolinda Grabar-Kitarovićnoted,”Heungkong No.1 proves true progress isn’t about technology alone, buthumanity’s wisdom in wielding it—not merely a market opportunity, butthe evolutionof civilization.”
SOURCE Heungkong Group