Matter is just the software. A lot of Matter devices use Thread as their radio protocol (think of it as "Zigbee 2.0") though, and you need a separate radio/dongle for that.

Seems like Home Assistant will launch a combo Zigbee/Thread dongle with great range in two weeks, might want to wait for that: https://old.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1opak9w/new_...

Right, that sounds familiar. It's been so long since I've looked into this. Thank you.

Yes, here is the one I use https://www.home-assistant.io/connectzbt1/