Deutsche Telekom (DT) has unveiled its redesigned Qivicon Home Base 2.0 at the IFA convention, in a move that it hopes will entice fellow European operators to adopt the platform. With its Magenta SmartHome app, DT hopes new features will sway the decision-makers at operators, as well as impress the consumers who take a look at the German convention. The telco has also announced new hardware partnerships with Sonos (home audio) and Netatmo (thermostats, cameras, weather stations), which brings some brand-name recognition to the platform. The Sonos inclusion is also being positioned as a potential security measure, using fake dog-barks to potentially discourage intruders, as well as playing alarms if needs be. The recent addition of the DECT ULE protocol…