[ihattendorf]

Thread is a mesh IPv6 based network that operates over the 2.4 GHz ISM band but is not WiFi. Matter is a communication protocol built on top of Thread, WiFi, and BLE (and potentially others in the future).

[vineyardmike]

> Matter is a communication protocol built on top of...

Matter is a communication protocol built on top of IP, with a special blessing to Ethernet, Wifi, BLE, and Thread.