Providing Market Intelligence for 40 Years

In The News

6 Million Smart Plugs Will Be Sold in the U.S. in 2023, Report Says

“While smart plugs are a staple of the smart home ecosystem today, next-generation products are creating more value through numerous value-added services derived from energy data,” says Tom Kerber, senior director, IoT Strategy, Parks Associates. “Access to high-frequency energy data enables a myriad of home safety, security, aging-in-place, and asset monitoring applications.”

From the article "6 Million Smart Plugs Will Be Sold in the U.S. in 2023, Report Says."

Previously In The News

Amazon Prime Video app arrives on Oculus Go VR headset

Despite a respectable amount of content and games for virtual reality headsets – and options like Oculus Go driving down the cost of ownership – virtual reality has yet to tap into much of the U.S. ma...

Comcast and Charter face a grim new reality: actual competition

“Across the nation, all sorts of internet service providers have gained two new competitors,” says Kristen Hanich, the research director for Parks Associates, referring to T-Mobile and Verizon. “They...

To Invade Homes, Tech Is Trying to Get in Your Kitchen

Yet the so-called smart kitchen remains a tough sell. With the kitchen often a hub for families and friends, habits there can be hard to change. And many people see the kitchen and mealtimes as a have...

The streaming wars are flooding us with TV

Password sharing cost streaming companies about $9.1 billion last year, according to data from the research firm Parks Associates. From the article "The streaming wars are flooding us with TV".