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Parks Associates: More and More Security Monitoring Subscribers Choose a Cable or Telecom Operator as Provider

Fresh research from Parks Associates has revealed that more than 40 percent of new security monitoring subscribers are signing with nontraditional providers — like cable and telco companies.

“Traditional security companies still claim over 75 percent of the monitored security market, but this growth in subscribers through these new channels shows a renewed interest in security offerings,” according to a press release from the organization.

What’s going on? For one thing, major changes in the home security marketplace — much of it related to the new connectivity technologies.

From the article "Parks Associates: More and More Security Monitoring Subscribers Choose a Cable or Telecom Operator as Provider" by Christa Howard.

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