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Parks Associates research shows consumers value connectivity in appliances as a means to protect their investment, with 44% of U.S. broadband households highly interested in smart troubleshooting features. The international research firm, host of the 17th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Conference, announced today Honeywell, Qualcomm, AlertMe, and Arrayent will discuss connected-home strategies in a special session that examines consumer and market trends driving creation of the "Internet o ...read more

One-third of German broadband households prefer a home security company to provide connected home monitoring equipment and services

Parks Associates today announced the new report IP Home Management Services in Europe, which focuses on the European market for residential home monitoring and control solutions, including an analysis of new channel entrants, vendors, and technology providers. This industry report provides a thorough analysis of the European market for IP-based ...read more

Stuart Sikes,President, Parks Associates, will moderate the session “Home Automation: The New Revenue Generator?” at Cable Congresson Thursday, March 7, 9:30 a.m. in London.

New research from Parks Associates:

23% of U.K. broadband households have an electronic home security system. Less than 20% have one in France and Belgium, while only 6% of German households have a system.
By 2020, the U.K. and Spain will have over 20 million smart meters. France and Germany will e ...read more

CEDIA (the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association) has announced its full market research report into the size and scope of the UK residential custom installation sector is now available for purchase.

This comprehensive research project, commissioned by CEDIA Region 1 (the UK, Europe, Russia and the CIS, Middle East, Africa, India and Pakistan), was carried out by international market research company, Parks Associates from July until September in 2012. Approx ...read more

Electric utility business models are rapidly becoming outdated. The proliferation of distributed generation, electric vehicles, and home controls technologies; the full participation of demand response assets in power generation markets; and national goals on energy and climate change are straining the traditional business model.

Traditional energy management programmes use economics as the primary consumer value proposition, i.e., the return on investment in the form of ene ...read more

Chris Adams from OFCOM followed with an explanation of 4G and how this new platform would co-exist with other services in the home. Finally, the conference ended on a positive note as Tom Kerber from research company, Parks Associates presented research findings commissioned by CEDIA on the future outlook for the custom installation sector (see separate release to follow).

From the article,"CEDIA Region 1 Celebrates Successful Conference."

Parks Associates has announced the speakers for CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Monetizing the Digital Home, which features a keynote from Deutsche Telekom and research sessions on home automation, connected-home value-added services, OTT video, and personal cloud solutions.

The executive conference, produced by Parks Associates in association with ESNA on 13-14 November at the Crowne Plaza South in Amsterdam, explores new business opportunities in connected-home and entertainment serv ...read more

This report provides a classification of IP home management systems and viewpoints and examples of players from across industries entering or already participating in the emerging market for connected IP home management systems for security, energy, lighting, and whole-house control.

It includes an analysis of business models, macro trends affecting opportunity size and timing, and consumer engagement related to ownership and appeal of connected systems and services. It also ...read more