Publish Date: 2Q 08

Home controls have remained largely confined to the upper strata of new home construction for decades. New approaches incorporating wireless and powerline technologies, a migration of traditional suppliers to IP-based systems and, perhaps most importantly, the entry of key market movers are driving change. This report will examine the state of the market, probe technology alternatives and sizes up the competition.

“The time for manufacturers of home appliances and control systems to take advantage of recent technological advances in wireless and powerline controls is now,” said Bill Ablondi, director of home systems, Parks Associates. “Consumers are more comfortable with digital technology, industry giants are looking for the ‘Next Big Thing,’ and communications protocols with low implementation costs and high reliability are a reality.”

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The Bottom Line is a concise, executive-level summary of the current state of the market, evolutionary path, and the implications for companies doing business in this space.

A Parks Associates’ Resource Book contains a wealth of consumer survey data and company profiles—a must-have reference for product/market planning.

The Bottom Line

Section 1.0: Notes on Methodology

Scope – U.S. Only

Sources of Data

Definitions and Descriptions

Powerline

Wireless

Wired

Section 2.0 Current State of Wireless & Powerline Control Offerings

Advantages and Disadvantages: Wireless vs. Powerline vs. Wired

Product Availability

Market Momentum

Robustness of Technology

State of Distribution

Installation Channels

Custom Installation & Security Dealers

Big-box Installers (Geek Squad, etc.)

Home Improvement Retailers (Home depot, Lowes, etc.)

Online resellers (Smarthome, zwaveproducts, X-10, etc.)

Section 3.0: Analysis of Market Dynamics

Consumer Awareness and Acceptance

Factors Affecting Adoption

Assessment of  Selected Marketing Initiative

Applications Driving Adoption

Entertainment controls

Security and access control systems

Remote Home Monitoring

Energy  management

Energy Companies’ Potential Influence

Lighting and appliance controls

Irrigation controls

Impact of Developments in the Digital Home Ecosystem

Activities of Market Movers and Influencers and Their Potential Impact

Traditional Home Control Companies (GE, Honeywell, etc.)

Home Systems Conglomerates (Legrand, Nortek, Duchossois, etc.)

The PC Crowd (HP, Intel, Cisco, Logitech, etc.)

Service Providers ( AT&T, Verizon and the MSOs)

Section 4.0: Forecasts

Summary of forecasts presented in the Resource Book

Section 5.0: Takeaways & Recommendations

Opportunities in Wireless & Powerline Controls

Resource Book

Section 1.0: Survey Data

Consumer

National Scan

GDL

Digital Media Habits

Builders

2007 Builder Insights

Channel Monitor

Home System Integrators

Security Dealers

Section 2.0: Current Wireless & Powerline Control Offerings

Wireless Platforms

INSTEON

One-Net (Threshold Technology)

RadioLink

RadioRA

ZigBee

Z-Wave

Other

Powerline Platforms

HomePlug

Insteon

LonWorks

UPB

X-10

Other

Section 3.0: Company Profiles

AMX

Control4

Cooper Wiring Devices

Crestron

Echelon

Home Automation Inc.

iControl Networks

Intermatic

Lagotek

Leviton

Logictech

Lutron

Powerline Control Systems (PCS)

SmartLabs

UPB

Vantage

X-10

Yitran

Zensys

Section 4.0: Forecasts

Market Forecast Background and Rationale

Forecast Considerations

Methodology

Data Sources

Household & New Home Building Forecasts

Entertainment controls

Security and access control systems

Remote Home Monitoring

Energy management

Lighting and appliance controls

Authored by Bill Ablondi
Executive Editor: Tricia Parks
Published by Parks Associates

© February 2008 Parks Associates
Dallas, Texas 75230

All rights reserved.  No part of this book may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Printed in the United States of America. 

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Parks Associates has made every reasonable effort to ensure that all information in this report is correct.  We assume no responsibility for any inadvertent errors.

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