GU10 compatible bulb or direct control over standard bulb?

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@joel_eggenhuize

I am hoping they are zigbee repeaters!

I strongly suspect they will be.

They (Osram) would naturally want a good mesh built, especially when just their products are in use, so a single hub (gateway) in the home can control lights throughout the home. The obvious solution for this is the bulbs act as repeaters. The alternative is they would rely on each bulb having a direct connection back to their gateway, which would be quite limiting and lead to lots of customer frustration, complaints, etc.

A possible downside is they may only be ZLL (Zigbee Light Link) repeaters, not general Zigbee (ZHA, etc.) repeaters.

But it appears other Osram bulbs are ZHA repeaters, so you’re probably in luck:

Bulbs as network extenders. Are they repeaters or just receivers?

This is discussed in the repeater FAQ. it depends on the manufacturer. Most of the ZLL bulbs only repeat for the ZLL devices in their own mini network. This includes Hues. A few which use the ZHA standard instead, including (Osram Lightify in particular), will repeat for other ZHA devices. I didn’t know this either until @savij mentioned it in the FAQ topic: *ZLL = Zigbee Light Link ZHA = Zigbee Home Automation Most zigbee home automation devices, including SmartThings hub, use the ZHA profile. The exception is zigbee smart bulbs, most of which use ZLL, but they don’t have to. The two profiles are compatible but not identical.