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Consumer Electronics and Entertainment

01/05/2026

Streaming Video Tracker - North American Update: December 2025

The Streaming Video Tracker keeps companies informed of all major North American OTT services, providing details on current players, new entrants, and trends in the OTT video services market. Services...

White Paper

Consumer Electronics and Entertainment

01/05/2026

S.O.S. State of Streaming

This report provides an in-depth look at the ongoing transformation of the video services landscape as the market continues to evolve from traditional pay TV to digital and streaming-based models. The...

White Paper

Smart Home: Products and Services

01/02/2026

Defining the Smart Home Market: An Industry Guide

An Industry Guide This guide provides a concise overview of the smart home market, defining key technologies, players, and trends shaping a rapidly maturing and service-driven ecosystem, based on m...

Smart Product Market Assessment

Smart Home: Products and Services

12/31/2025

Access Control in the Smart Home: Locks and Garage Door Openers

Smart access control solutions, including locks, external video devices, and smart garage door openers, are among the leading smart home products; they deliver on the core value propositions of conven...

Quantified Consumer

Consumer Electronics and Entertainment

12/31/2025

Streaming Competition and Profitability: Pricing Models & Retention Strategies

As streaming platforms refine their pricing strategies and content offerings, understanding consumer sentiment is critical to driving growth and retention. This study provides a comprehensive analysis...

Quantified Consumer

Smart Home: Products and Services

04/01/2026

Connected Consumer Privacy & Security in the AI Era

As connected devices, digital services, and artificial intelligence become embedded in everyday life, consumer concern about data use, surveillance, and digital vulnerability continues to grow. Buildi...

Industry Report

Smart Home: Products and Services

12/30/2025

Home Security: State of the Market & Outlook

Home Security: State of the Market & Outlook examines the rapidly evolving residential security industry, grounded in Parks Associates’ latest consumer data, market tracking, and competitive intellige...

Consumer Insights Dashboard

Consumer Electronics and Entertainment

12/30/2025

Tech Ecosystem Dashboard: Q3 2025

The Tech Ecosystem Dashboard visualizes the most important metrics informing the strategic decision making of companies connected to the leading consumer electronics devices in the home. Consumer I...

Webinar

Connected Health and Wellness

12/16/2025

Healthy Home: Sensors and Services

Creating healthier living environments is a key trend in the smart home market, with sensors and services playing a crucial role. This session explores the latest advancements in health monitoring, ai...

Consumer Insights Dashboard

Broadband and Mobility

12/16/2025

Home Services Dashboard Q3 2025

The Home Services Dashboard visualizes the most important metrics informing the strategic decision making of companies providing communications services to the home.   Consumer Insights Dashboards...

Webinar

Smart Home: Products and Services

12/12/2025

Smart Home Technologies for Energy Management

As homes become increasingly connected, the role of smart devices in optimizing energy use is more significant than ever. This session features the latest innovations in HVAC, smart thermostats, energ...

Trackers

Smart Home: Products and Services

12/10/2025

Smart Home and Security Tracker 2025 - November Update

This product is part of the Smart Home and Security Market Tracker service. Contact Parks Associates for info on subscribing to this service. The Smart Home and Security Market Tracker provides mar...

Quantified Consumer

Broadband and Mobility

12/10/2025

The Business of Broadband: VAS and Super Aggregation

Consumers are increasingly interested in bundling multiple services alongside their home internet. Convergence of home internet and mobile service is a major force driving the strategies of both telco...

Smart Product Market Assessment

Smart Home: Products and Services

12/09/2025

Smart Video Products: Business Models & Features

Smart video products lead the smart home devices market in adoption and recurring service revenues, but growing competition threatens to commoditize the category.  This report examines key industry tr...

Blogs

smart home

broadband

internet

mobile internet

Smart Home

01/07/2026

Key Trends in the Home Internet Market

Wireless players are increasingly competitive, gaining a larger share of the US residential home internet market. Fixed wireless and satellite are disrupting the market, while more traditional players...

broadband

internet

mobile internet

Talk Android

In The News

01/07/2026

Sprint Launches New Unlimited Freedom Plan With Unlimited Data, Talk And Text

Wireless data usage is growing steadily from 2015 to 2016 as consumers shift data-heavy activities from desktop to mobile. According to Parks Associates’ latest survey data, average monthly wireless d...

security

smart home

Wi-Fi

Home Security Systems

01/07/2026

Meeting Expectations in Home Security: Simplicity for Complex Actions

Wi-Fi is ubiquitous in US internet households, and consumers rely now more than ever on reliable, high-performing connectivity at home. However, consumers continue to experience problems with range is...

home automation

security

Internet of Things

connected CE

home networks

Smart Home

01/07/2026

The Connected Home: Why We Need a Home Network

While traditional appliances are self-contained with all the components and the user controls in one cabinet, home systems are not. Components are located where optimal and interconnected electronical...

cloud services

CONNECTIONS

digital content

digital health

digital media

home automation

home networks

industry event

Internet of Things

interoperability

M2M

personalization

privacy

smart home

smart TV

smartphones

Wi-Fi

Smart Home

01/07/2026

Moving the Smart Home Beyond Early Adoption

While the use of smart home devices and appliances is mostly among early adopters, many markets will inch closer to the early majority in the next few years. The integration of new technologies in con...

connected CE

security

smart home

Energy

01/07/2026

Energy Management is Emerging as a Key Driver for Tech in the Home

While security has remained a key driver for smart home adoption, energy is rapidly becoming more popular. The big news of the day is the announcement of NRG Energy acquiring Vivint Smart Home for $2....

Amazon

digital content

digital media

online video

OTT

Video Services: OTT, Pay TV

01/07/2026

Amazon Adds Key IP for Prime Video with $8.45 Billion Deal with MGM

While Amazon Prime Video consistently ranks as a leading global OTT service, Amazon Studios hasn’t yet developed a deep roster of original movies and TV shows like its rivals Disney+ and HBO Max. Prim...

digital health

independent living

wearable

Health

01/07/2026

Apple Watch Fall Detection Opens New Avenues for Independent Living Market

When the Apple Watch Series 4 was released in September 2018, a number of new health-related smartwatch features made their debut. The newly built-in ECG feature, and the most recently announced enhan...

home automation

home networks

home safety

online video

security

smart grid

smart home

smart meter

Wi-Fi

Smart Home

01/07/2026

Why You Should Register for the Webinar, “Protecting the Connected Consumer: Role of Data Security?

Webinars are an excellent way to learn new things, stay informed about current trends, and connect with industry experts. Parks Associates and F-Secure are partnering to host a webinar on the topic of...

OTT

streaming

digital content

advertising

Entertainment

01/07/2026

Impact of Jimmy Kimmel Show Changes: Risks and Insights from Parks Associates

We’ve received many questions about the recent changes with the Jimmy Kimmel show. Below is a summary of insights from Parks Associates. Disney’s biggest risk is short-term advertiser pullback or pres...

smartphones

mobile computing

Broadband/Communications

01/07/2026

Basic Phones Making a Comeback

We’ve all heard the expression before—smartphones have peaked. And it's true; Parks Associates consumer surveys find that smartphone adoption in the US reached its highest point in 2017, and has slowl...

smart home

Smart Spaces

multifamily

Goldenrod

Smart Home

01/07/2026

Speaker Spotlight: Envisioning the Future of Smart Communities

We’re proud to welcome Joe Zylka, CEO of Marigold Venture Partners, a Goldenrod Portfolio Company, to the Smart Spaces stage at Parks Associates' upcoming event. With a sharp eye for innovation...

smart home

CONNECTIONS

connected home

Smart Home

01/07/2026

Vivint joins CONNECTIONS as Research Sponsor

We would like to thank Vivint for sponsoring the 2025 CONNECTIONSTM: The Premier Connected Home Conference! Vivint is the leading provider of smart home services in North America. Vivint delivers a...

smart home

CONNECTIONS

home automation

CONNECTIONS Summit

Ubiety Technologies

Smart Home

01/07/2026

Ubiety Technologies joins CONNECTIONS™ 2026 and CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES 2026 as Event Sponsor

We would like to thank Ubiety Technologies for sponsoring CONNECTIONS™ 2026 and CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES 2026 as an Event Sponsor! Ubiety's mission is to drive the next generation of security and...

smart home

CONNECTIONS

connected CE

home automation

CONNECTIONS Summit

Telecom Design

Smart Home

01/07/2026

Telecom Design joins CONNECTIONS™ 2026 and CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES 2026 as Event Sponsor

We would like to thank Telecom Design for sponsoring CONNECTIONS™ 2026 and CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES 2026 as an Event Sponsor! From the first ever car GPS, first intelligent water meter, first fal...

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