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Smart Home: Products and Services

12/31/2026

Insuring the Smart Home: Fire and Water Monitoring

Smart home devices are reshaping the insurance landscape with proactive risk detection and mitigation. This study evaluates consumer interest in insurance incentives tied to security products and s...

Quantified Consumer

Smart Home: Products and Services

09/30/2026

Home Security in Transition: The Future of Protection

The home security landscape continues to evolve amid growing DIY adoption, AI-enhanced video analytics, and integration with smart home platforms. This study examines consumer security needs, adoption...

White Paper

Smart Home: Products and Services

09/18/2026

State of Home Energy Management

The home energy market is moving toward a more connected, automated, and consumer-driven model. Rising energy costs, growing adoption of connected devices, and the expansion of distributed energy reso...

White Paper

MDU / Multifamily Tech

09/14/2026

Beyond Connectivity: Securing the Modern Resident Experience

This white paper examines how multifamily properties and broadband providers are meeting the diverse connectivity expectations of today's residents while also protecting the network, and the devices a...

White Paper

Smart Home: Products and Services

09/10/2026

The Intelligence Advantage: How Market Research, Strategy, and Forecasts Drive Better Business Decisions

This white paper explores how independent market research, consumer insights, long-term trend data, and forecasts help companies make better strategic decisions, reduce risk, and identify new growth o...

Consumer Insights Dashboard

Broadband and Mobility

09/08/2026

Home Services Dashboard Q2 2026

"The FCC has partially backpedaled on its changes to the Covered List, but challenges remain."   - Kristen Hanich, Senior Director of Research, Parks Associates The Home Services Dashboard visuali...

Blogs

security

smart home

IoT

Smart Home

09/23/2026

Smart Apartments Feature Smart Amenities

One unique market for smart space solutions is that of smart apartments and MDUs. Smart apartments feature smart amenities for residents, community management solutions, and building automation soluti...

CES

digital media

online video

OTT

streaming

Future of Video

Entertainment

09/23/2026

Quibi: The Lush Short-Form Video Platform

One of the most interesting announcements at CES 2020 was the April 6 launch date for Quibi. Intended to target Millennials, Quibi – short for Quick Bites – is a smartphone-only OTT service, featuring...

Apple

connected CE

operator

Consumer Electronics Devices

09/23/2026

Apple Shakes up Mobile Space with eSIM Support

One of the most exciting announcements during the Apple Event today centered around the introduction of eSIM technology into the new iPhone XS and XS Max. eSIMs act as a replacement for a traditional...

CONNECTIONS

privacy

smart home

Smart Home

09/23/2026

Will Consumer Privacy Concerns Inhibit Growth of the Smart Home?

One of the highlights of Day 1 of the CONNECTIONS™ conference for me was when Lee Gruenfeld, VP of Strategic Initiatives for Support.com, in responding to a question about the impact of security and p...

care management

fitness apps

patient engagement

wearable

Health

09/23/2026

WeightWatchers is on a Comeback

One of the greatest turnaround stories in the digital health space in 2017 is WeightWatchers. The iconic brand, traditionally associated with in-person weight loss meetings and beautiful TV commercial...

smart home

security

CONNECTIONS

home automation

privacy

Consumer Electronics Devices

09/23/2026

Earning Consumer Trust: Challenges of Smart Home Devices

One critical question explored by IoT providers is “To what degree are consumer fears about data security inhibiting adoption of smart home products and services?” While consumer concerns are sometime...

4K

Amazon

Apple

CES

connected CE

smart TV

voice control

Consumer Electronics Devices

09/23/2026

TVs are Huge at CES 2019

On the first workday after CES, there's a lot to reflect on. Many companies have made some big product announcements, and Google has stepped up its game (or at least its marketing) in its ongoing war...

audio

home automation

industry event

Internet of Things

smart home

Smart Home

09/23/2026

Nice North America Media Day Event

On September 14th-16th 2022,Nice North America held its Media Day event at the company headquarters in Carlsbad, California, just outside of San Diego. Nice Group is an Italian-based company, but the...

connected CE

home networks

tech support

Support Services

09/23/2026

Cognitive Support Webcast Overview

On November 13, 2018 Parks Associates and CSS Corp co-hosted a complimentary webcast, Cognitive Support Solutions: Delivering the Best Connected Experience, which addressed the following: Consum...

streaming

connected TV

entertainment

Roku

Entertainment

09/23/2026

Roku Reinvents the Home Screen as TV Platforms Shift Beyond Apps

On May 27th, Roku announced a Home Screen refresh, marking the company’s largest user interface (UI) overhaul in more than a decade. This update is designed to shift Roku from a static app-launcher ex...

smart grid

Smart Energy Summit

energy management

Energy

09/23/2026

Smart Energy Summit 2026: Empowering the Energy Ecosystem

On March 5, 2026, Parks Associates kicked off its first Smart Energy Summit virtual session of the year with a timely discussion on how the industry can better empower the energy ecosystem through dat...

Comcast

entertainment

Peacock

NBCUniversal

Sky

broadband

wireless

Entertainment

09/23/2026

Comcast to Spin-off NBCUniversal and Sky as a Separate Company

On June 29th, Comcast announced it was going to split into two independent, publicly traded companies, pending regulatory approval, by spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky into a standalone global media...

broadband

broadband and mobile

Broadband/Communications

09/23/2026

The Universal Service Fund Survives Supreme Court Challenge, Protecting Internet Access for Millions

On June 27th, 2025, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to affirm the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund (USF), a roughly $8B federal program created by Congress under the Telecommunications Act...

energy

smart home

home automation

Energy

09/23/2026

Smart Homes: Can DERs Keep Up?

On June 26, 2018, Parks Associates’ Tom Kerber, Director, IoT Strategy, hosted a webcast to discuss DERs and the smart home. Tom was joined by energy experts Richard Barone (Hawaiian Electric Compa...

online video

OTT

smart TV

streaming

Entertainment

09/23/2026

TikTok Now Available on VIZIO Smart TVs

On June 23, VIZIO Smart TVs now allow viewers to watch videos from TikTok creators directly on the television. The TikTok videos will rotate in a carousel on the VIZIO homepage and VIZIO TV owners wil...

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