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Connecting the home the IoT way

The significant factor for IoT is that it is being integrated into all facets of the digital ecosystem including IPTV. IoT is driving the reinvention of consumer technologies. Connected products are taking on new form factors and providing new use cases, content providers are leveraging greater bandwidth to enable new content experiences.

According to Parks Associates’ latest research, in 2016 U.S. broadband households own an average of 8.1 connected computing, entertainment, or mobile devices, plus another 2.1 connected home devices. More than one-third of consumers own a connected health device, and over 63 million broadband households subscribe to an OTT video service.

From the article "Connecting the home the IoT way" by Aspen Lite.

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