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Vivint’s 27 Years in Home Security: Why Survival Is the Metric That Matters

Parks Associates found that 45% of U.S. internet households now own a security solution and 32% subscribe to a security service, with much of the category’s growth coming from cameras, video doorbells, and attached services rather than conventional monitored systems alone.

From the Boss Magazine article, "Vivint’s 27 Years in Home Security: Why Survival Is the Metric That Matters"

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