Consumer IoT research firm to provide insights on the impact of connectivity on consumers at home during complimentary Dallas event

IoT research firm Parks Associates will host an informational session in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, August 16, featuring the Parks Associates analyst team, with specialists in the smart home, connected health, energy, pay-TV and OTT services, digital media, and connected CE industries. This invite-only event will provide attendees with new insights on the connected consumer, including trends in sales channels, preferences for new innovations, and the impact of the IoT on living at home. The open house is designed to benefit IoT executives who design, manufacture, or promote advanced solutions for consumers.

“More than one-fourth of U.S. broadband households have a smart home device now, and in 2021, U.S. consumers will buy more than 485 million connected devices,” said Elizabeth Parks, SVP, Parks Associates. “At this open house, Parks Associates analysts will discuss the factors driving this purchase behavior, including interest in new features like voice control, and the profound impact these devices will have on consumer behavior at home, at work, and on the go.”

Attendees will gain insights and research data on the smart home and connected entertainment markets. The schedule of events includes:

• 1:00 p.m. - Meet and Greet
• 1:15 p.m. - Welcome: Who is Parks Associates, and What Do We Do?
• 1:30 p.m. - Growth of Smart Home: Consumer Trends in Health, Security, Smart Home Devices, and Platforms
• 2:00 p.m. - Growth in Connected Entertainment: Consumer Trends in OTT, Pay TV, and Connected CE
• 2:30 p.m. - Refreshments and Networking

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Further reading on Parks Associates’ research and insights:

• More than 265 million households worldwide will have more than 400 million OTT video service subscriptions by 2022
• Voice shopping in retail expected to grow to $40 billion by 2022
• ParksAssociates Forecasts over 60% of U.S. Households Will Have an Energy Management Network by 2022  
• More than 6M U.S. consumers will use PERS devices by 2021
• U.S. consumers will buy more than 485 million connected devices in 2021
• More than 10 million smart home devices will be sold in the U.S. by 2021
• More than 26 million U.S. broadband households will have professionally monitored security by 2021
• More than 85% of millennials subscribe to at least one OTT video service

For information about Parks Associates’ events, visit www.parksassociates.com/events. To speak with an analyst or to request data, contact Julia Homier at julia.homier@parksassociates.com, 972-996-0214.

About Parks Associates

Parks Associates is a global research, consulting, and marketing firm with 40 years of experience delivering proprietary consumer data and industry insights for businesses. The firm produces market research reports, forecasts, surveys, and competitive business intelligence on connected consumer, small business, and commercial technologies and related business solutions. Parks Associates provides custom research, strategic consulting, and forward-looking analysis across connected home, small business, and commercial markets, including security, smart home, broadband, entertainment, energy, multifamily, smart buildings, connected health, and emerging AI-driven technologies.

Parks Associates supports industry growth through proprietary research, consulting, and executive networking and convenes thousands of leaders each year through its flagship conferences, including CONNECTIONS™, Connected Health Summit, Smart Energy Summit, Smart Spaces, and Future of Video. Learn more at https://www.parksassociates.com.

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