CONNECTIONS™

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

37% of US SMBs are likely to purchase cybersecurity services over the next six months

Parks Associates announced today that Comcast Business, Bitdefender, Alarm.com, Cox Communications, Johnson Controls, and Synamedia will participate in Smart Products - Serving the SMB Market, the opening session for the 25^th annual CONNECTIONS™: Premier Connected Home Conference on Wednesday, March 24, 12:30 p.m. CT. Event sponsors include Bitdefender, Alarm.com, Calix, Cox Communications, ...read more

CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference addresses consumer demand and new business models in the connected home and SMB market 

International research firm Parks Associates today announced the topics and call for papers for the firm’s CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, hosting virtual sessions March 24, May 12, May 25-26, July 14, August 18, September 22, and November 9-10. Celebrating its 25^th year, CONNECTIONS™ brings together industry leaders ...read more

Conference focuses on growth and new business opportunities for consumer technologies as the CONNECTIONS™ Community experience extends throughout 2021

International research firm Parks Associates today announced the topics for the 25th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, which will feature virtual networking experiences throughout 2021 focused on smart home, security, services, and connected products. The firm, celebrating its 35^th year in 2021, is sh ...read more

International research firm reports 30% of consumers own a smart home device, 52% intend to purchase a smart home device in the next 12 months, and 67% own and use at least one internet-connected video device

International research firm Parks Associates welcomes connected home ecosystem players this week during its CONNECTIONS™ Community Virtual Sessions, hosted as part the 24^th annual CONNECTIONS conference in 2020. The firm, celebrating its 35^th year in 2021, is sharing it ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ features insights from Nice focused on the impact of DIY on smart home and security during COVID-19 and beyond

International research firm Parks Associates finds 67% of security system owners, which equates to 20% of all US broadband households, have an interactive system that allows remote connection and control capabilities. The firm will share new consumer research and insights during CONNECTIONS™ Community sessions, Nov 10-12. Nice, a multinational leader in ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ features insights from Alarm.com focused on consumer-centric AI and trends in smart home platform design

Security research from Parks Associates finds COVID-19 is a key factor driving households with security monitoring to upgrade their system—41% of monitored households with professional monitoring plan to upgrade their system in the next six months and an equal share plan to self-install an add-on device, with the majority citing the pandemic as a related fact ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ features insights from cybersecurity leader Bitdefender focused on leveraging connectivity and data to create new services for the connected home

Consumer research from Parks Associates finds 35% of US broadband households report having a data security problem in the past year, including malware/spyware infection, loss of privacy, and data/identity theft. The firm will examine the rise of cybersecurity threats and the added stress on the home network at the virt ...read more