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Smart Home: Products and Services

07/01/2026

Smart Home Platforms: UX, Loyalty, Monetization

This flagship study evaluates consumer engagement with smart home control platforms, including preferences, satisfaction, and loyalty across major ecosystems. It measures adoption, usage, and switchin...

Trackers

Consumer Electronics and Entertainment

02/03/2026

Streaming Video Tracker - North American Update: January 2026

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...

Webinar

Smart Home: Products and Services

02/02/2026

Frequency Jammers and the Hidden Risk to Security Monitoring

Frequency jammers are emerging as a serious and underappreciated threat to modern security monitoring. As security systems increasingly promise continuous connectivity, faster response times, and alwa...

White Paper

Smart Home: Products and Services

02/02/2026

Demand Response for All: Scaling Capacity & Flexibility

This white paper explores the challenges utilities face, the gaps in traditional program adoption, and the potential of behind-the-meter solutions, storage, and non-thermostat DR to bring value to uti...

White Paper

Smart Home: Products and Services

01/22/2026

CES Takeaways

Parks Associates analyst team attended the 58th annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which kicks off the new year in tech every January with over 4,000 exhibitors and nearly 150,000 attendees. We a...

Trackers

Consumer Electronics and Entertainment

01/21/2026

Streaming Video Tracker: Analyst Notes, Q4 2025

The Analyst Notes for the Streaming Video Tracker, North America highlights key changes made to the Streaming Video Tracker this quarter, including any enhancements made to the streaming video tracker...

Blogs

smart home

broadband

internet

mobile internet

Smart Home

02/07/2026

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

02/07/2026

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

02/07/2026

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

02/07/2026

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

02/07/2026

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

02/07/2026

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

02/07/2026

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

02/07/2026

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

02/07/2026

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

02/07/2026

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

02/07/2026

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

02/07/2026

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

02/07/2026

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

02/07/2026

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

02/07/2026

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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