CONNECTIONS™ Industry Insights

In the time since the first CONNECTIONS™ conference in 1996, the connected home has evolved from a high-end concept toward a mass-market opportunity with incredible revenue potential. Parks Associates research shows that 18% of U.S. broadband households already own at least one smart home device, with an additional 40% intending to purchase one in the next 12 months.

Since its inception, CONNECTIONS™ has been the key event to gauge consumer trends, new areas for revenue, and ...read more

The 20th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Conference will take place May 24-26, 2016 in San Francisco, CA. This three-day IoT industry conference hosts over 650 executives in the connected entertainment, IoT, and smart home industries in an intimate networking environment.

Need a reason to attend? Here are the top five:

• Network with qualified senior decision makers in the connected home marketplace.
• Hear about growth strategies, case studies, and recommendations for th ...read more

Parks Associates hosted over 500 attendees at the CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES® in Las Vegas and revealed adoption trends and market disruptions in the IoT and connected consumer markets. As companies work to expand their business models and engage consumers in new connected solutions, disruptors involving interoperability standards, expanding data analytics, and new control options will affect all ecosystem players in the Internet of Things.

Parks Associates research from the ...read more

Parks Associates held its 10th annual CONNECTIONS Summit January 6-7 at CES 2016 in Las Vegas. CONNECTIONS Summit hosted over 500 attendees from the connected entertainment, IoT, and smart home industries.

New research presented included:

• Fourteen percent of U.S. broadband households plan to buy a streaming media player by midyear 2016.
• 33% of U.S. broadband households own a digital health/wellness device.
• Nearly 50% of U.S. broadband households with a sm ...read more

Join Parks Associates and Lynx Technology January 26 for a complimentary webcast looking back at CES 2016 and examining the year ahead in connected home and connected entertainment.

Parks Associates research shows:

• Today, 59% of U.S. broadband households subscribe to an OTT video service.
• Two-thirds of broadband households own a connected entertainment device.
• More than one-quarter own a streaming media player.

What will the New Year hold for connec ...read more

Monisha Perkash, CEO of Lumo BodyTech, answers several industry questions for the 2016 CONNECTIONS Summit at CES:

What is the most important next step to engage consumers in smart home solutions, connected entertainment services, and/or value-added services like tech support and connected health?

Engaging consumers requires providing enduring value, and this means delivering solutions that are necessities rather than novelties. Connected health solutions are successful w ...read more

Stuart Rench, CEO of Ihiji, provides insight on several key industry trends for the 2016 CONNECTIONS Summit at CES, which took place January 6-7, 2016 in Las Vegas:

What is the most important next step to engage consumers in smart home solutions, connected entertainment services, and/or value-added services like tech support and connected health?

The first step in helping consumers to engage with this technology is to educate them on the need to invest in a next generati ...read more

Sid Victor, Vice President - Solutions at CSS Corp, provides insights into several key industry trends and questions for the 2016 CONNECTIONS Summit, hosted by Parks Associates during CES:

What is the most important next step to engage consumers in smart home solutions, connected entertainment services, and /or value-added services like tech support and connected health?

The most important step is to fabricate a different level of consumer engagement - by constantly inno ...read more