Press Releases

40% of US broadband households are very likely to buy a smart home device in the next six months

The 25^th annual CONNECTIONS™: Premier Connected Home Conference will feature two virtual sessions on connected home services and new use cases that leverage innovations in AI on Wednesday, May 26, with executives from Sensory, Nortek, Frontdoor, Plume, vipHomeLink, Kami Vision, Audio Analytic, Vayyar Imaging, NXP Semiconductors, Semtech, Firedome, Ring, and Tuya Smart. Event spon ...read more

Parks Associates will host the virtual session Pro-Installers and Home Technologies on Tuesday, May 25, focused on trends in professional and DIY installation solutions, as part of the 25^th annual CONNECTIONS™: Premier Connected Home Conference. Event sponsors include Alarm.com, Calix, Cox Communications, SmartRent, Bitdefender, Tuya, Ayla Networks, Plume, and Airties.

The session Pro-Installers and Home Technologies, 2:00 p.m. CT, explores the value propositions and consume ...read more

Parks Associates will host the virtual session State of the Smart Home Market on Tuesday, May 25, as part of this year’s CONNECTIONS™: Premier Connected Home Conference. Parks Associates has hosted the executive conference for 25 years, bringing together thousands of consumer technology ecosystem players and hosting thoughtful, curated sessions focused on consumer technology innovations, market disruption, and product and service adoption and trends.

Event sponsors include A ...read more

New whitepaper examines factors redefining the home security market including preferences for self-installation and interactive services

Parks Associates reports self-installation of newly acquired security systems reached 55% in Q2 2020, up from 40% in 2018, an increase of nearly 40%. The firm’s latest whitepaper, Home Security: A Redefined Market, finds the rise of interactive services and DIY installation are two key trends defining the home security market, accelerated b ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ session addresses growing need for advanced home services and hardware to meet the unique demands of remote work

Executives from Minim, NETGEAR, Everise, Cox Communications, Zobi, and ADTRAN will join Parks Associates for “Supporting Remote Workers with a Smarter Home,” the next session in the 25^th annual CONNECTIONS™: Premier Connected Home Conference series on Wednesday, May 12, 12:30 p.m. CT. Event sponsors include Alarm.com, Calix, Cox Communities, Bitdefend ...read more

A new industry report from Parks Associates reveals that among the 42% of US broadband households who do not own and do not plan to buy a smart home device, 17% admit they would likely buy a device if the cost were lower. Capturing these consumers at the right price point would add 7.9 million more households to the population of smart home owners. The report, Breaking Smart Home Barriers: Why Consumers Don't Buy, addresses market barriers and mines consumer fears and presents s ...read more

Fourth annual Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media virtual conference to explore alternative distribution strategies for new theatrical releases 

Parks Associates today released new research from its Q1 2021 consumer survey of 10,000 US broadband households reporting 41% of US broadband households are now comfortable going back to movie theaters, including 50% or more of consumers aged 18-34.  The international research firm will host the 4^th annual Future of Vide ...read more

New research highlights major trends in smart speaker and display market, including impact of COVID-19

New research from international research firm Parks Associates revealsconsumers ranked lights, thermostats, door locks, smart TVs, and cameras as the top five devices they would most like to control via a voice assistant. The firm’s Smart Speaker and Smart Display Market Assessment finds consumer adoption of smart speakers and displays continues to grow, with 49% of US broa ...read more