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R&M: IT Trends Demand New Cabling

According to a McKinsey study, a "smart home" will operate between 50 and 100 online applications in the future. Market researchers from Parks Associates determined that one third of the private homes in western Europe with broadband connections want to buy a smart home product in 2016.

From the article "R&M: IT Trends Demand New Cabling" by channelworld.in.

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