Providing market intelligence for more than 35 years

In The News

High-Speed Data Service Demand Continues Globally: An Analyst’s View

Broadband services remain a key driving force in global productivity and communication. Businesses, governments, and individuals continue to rely upon the quality and dependability of high-speed data and broadband services in order to inform, educate, interact and entertain.

On a worldwide basis, household adoption of fixed-line broadband services continues to increase. At the end of 2015, Parks Associates’ estimates had 739 million global households subscribing to a residential fixed-line broadband service, an increase of more than 40 percent since the end of 2010.

From the article "High-Speed Data Service Demand Continues Globally: An Analyst’s View"

Previously In The News

Americans Say Smart Home Technology Is a Must

Out with the old and in with the high-tech. A new survey from Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC and Parks Associates found that Americans are thinking differently about “move-in ready” homes; they now w...

Google's Nest Struggles Could Set Back The IoT Movement

The smart home devices sold by Google's home automation subsidiary, Nest, represent just a small fraction of the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) market. However, Nest has become one of the most re...

Voice and the Consumer Markets: Accelerated Growth

Consumers have been relatively quick to embrace voice-based applications, especially considering early experiences with voice technology, such as automated toll-free phone systems, were not particular...

CONNECTIONS™ Conference

OCF is an Official Supporter of the 20th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, hosted by international research firm Parks Associates, May 24-26, San Francisco. The average U....