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Research reveals growth ahead for U.S. spend on smart home products

Parks Associates and industry executives from Affinegy, Cirrent, ecobee, ULE Alliance, and Wi-Fi Alliance will examine the factors driving adoption of smart home solutions during the session “Ease of Use, Interoperability, and Mass-Market Adoption,” 2:30 p.m. on January 6, 2016 at CONNECTIONS Summit: IoT, Entertainment, and the Connected Consumer.

“Connectivity opens the door to new, highly differentiated products and services, but interoperability remains a challenge,” said Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates.

From the article "Research reveals growth ahead for U.S. spend on smart home products" by SP&T Staff.

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