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The Internet Of Things By The Percentages: The Year-End View

"...An updated view of IoT, at least from a percentage standpoint, with the source of each at the end:

43% -- Percentage of U.S. households with broadband that plan to purchase a smart home device in the next 12 months. (Parks Associates)
50% -- Size of the increase in the number of smart home products owned by consumers. (Parks Associates)" 

From the article "The Internet Of Things By The Percentages: The Year-End View" by Chuck Martin.

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