CONNECTIONS™

Industry leaders converge to address expansion of new technologies and business models for the smart home 

Parks Associates released new research estimates today at CONNECTIONS™ that U.S. consumers will purchase more than 485 million connected consumer devices in 2021, including smart home, connected health, mobile, and connected entertainment products. By 2022, sales will exceed 520 million units.

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CONNECTIONS™ examines AI, connected CE, and future evolution of the connected entertainment and OTT

Parks Associates’ new report “Smart TVs vs. Streaming Media Players: Winning Over Consumers” reports more than 50% of U.S. broadband households own a smart TV and more than 40% own a streaming media player. The firm hosts CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference this week in San Francisco, featuring the session “Connected Ecosystems: Entertainment and Smart Home” on ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ examines AI and future evolution of the smart home

Parks Associates’ new report “Global Connected Living Outlook: Expanding IoT Momentum” reports 27% of U.S. broadband households reported owning at least one smart speaker. The research firm will host CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference on May 22-24 in San Francisco to examine the impact of voice and AI innovations on consumer experiences in the smart home.

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Axius, Control4, CUJO, DOMOTZ, Fibaro, Fing, F-Secure, Intel, MMB Networks, Rambus, Trend Micro, VOLANSYS, and Yonomi to discuss IoT support and interoperability at CONNECTIONS™

Research from Parks Associates shows roughly 40% of consumers in the market for a smart home device consider interoperability with either Amazon Echo or Google Home to be important. The IoT research firm will host CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference on May 22-24 in San Francisco, whic ...read more

AmTrust North America, Hippo Insurance, LeakSentinel, Roost Labs, Swiss Re, and Verisk Analytics featured at CONNECTIONS™

Parks Associates research indicates almost 60% of U.S. broadband households with insurance are likely to buy smart home devices with detection/prevention features and nearly 50% of U.S. broadband households with insurance are interested in having loss detection/prevention devices that communicate directly with their insurance company.

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CONNECTIONS™ to examine security use cases and channel strategies in driving smart home adoption

Parks Associates' Home Security: Channel Insights reports 75% of home security installations in 2017 included smart control features. In addition, 90% of U.S. security dealers now offer at least basic interactive services with their systems, 36% report security systems sales with a networked camera, and 16% report sales with a smart thermostat. Parks Associates will host CONNECTI ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ features executives from Emerson, Guardzilla, I-View Now, LUX Products, Reliant, Rapid Response Monitoring, Salt River Project, and Whisker Labs

Parks Associates research finds that 45% of smart home device owners cite convenience as one of the primary reasons for their product purchase and 38% made their purchase to keep their home and family safe and secure. The research firm will host the 22^nd-annual. CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference on May ...read more

Smart home industry leaders address innovative business strategies and technology at CONNECTIONS™

Parks Associates announced new research today showing that 28% of U.S. broadband households are very familiar with Amazon Alexa, which leads all surveyed smart home platforms. The IoT research firm hosts CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference on May 22-24 at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, featuring multiple sessions focused on new voice technologies, smart home ...read more