IT-company Yandex is preparing to release a gateway for smart home devices that supports the protocol of local wireless communication Zigbee, Kommersant found out. It should become an alternative to cloud services for the smart home, support for which has ceased foreign vendors. Yandex Station of second generation is already able to work as a Zigbee-gateway. This summer, sales of Zigbee-enabled devices grew 40% over last year, distributors say.