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First-time buyers helping to expand the connected home market Ahead of ISC West, Parks Associates’ new Smart Home Consumer Insights Dashboard  reports that 28% of US internet households now have three or more smart home devices, with more and more households featuring first-time buyers. Among US internet households with a smart home device, the average household has 7.1 smart home devices. Parks Associates research also shows that 40% of US internet households have a...

Bitdefender is participating as a 2023 Platinum Sponsor in CONNECTIONS™ : The Premier Connected Home Conference, hosted by Parks Associates , taking place over the dates of May 23 – 25, in Frisco, TX. CONNECTIONS™ 2023 features an in-person conference May 23-25, with virtual sessions on July 20 and October 5, focusing on the smart home market, home security, and new services for the home.   Bitdefender  is a cybersecurity leader delivering...

Join Parks Associates on April 5 for a *sneak peek* at our OTT Video Market Tracker , profiling hundreds of OTT services, as well as estimating subscriber numbers for services. Check out an excerpt from our recent report.   Content is king and sports content is the most valuable and unique content a service can acquire. Broadcast sports are a multi-billion-dollar business, and because of advancements in technology, viewers can experience an astonishing level of...

Inaugural Smart Spaces opening session on tech growth in buildings features Arize, Blueport, Greystar, and Vantiva Research firm Parks Associates will host Smart Spaces on April 17-18 in Frisco, Texas, bringing together technology leaders and property owners / building managers to share insights on next-generation solutions for smart apartments and smart spaces. The research firm’ latest study Smart Apartments: Connectivity and Services  reports that 30% of MDU...

  If you are going to ISC West and have new products to highlight, please be sure to share with Parks Associates team . We love to keep up with the latest developments in security and professional monitoring.   Currently less than a quarter of current home security monitoring subscribers are actively shopping to make a change to their professionally monitored system or service. Historically, consumer choice for residential security systems was...

48% of households report monthly energy savings as the main purchase driver of solar panels Parks Associates’ latest report “Solar and Storage: Opportunities in the Smart Home,”  available to purchase online, finds consumers are concerned about high energy prices but still have low familiarity overall with solar panels. More than 60% of US internet households report their electricity costs are too high, which would benefit the market for solar solutions, but only 17%...

Are you interested in learning more about the rapidly evolving OTT video market in the United States? If so, then you won't want to miss the upcoming online webinar event hosted by Parks Associates, "OTT Video Market Tracker: Insights into the Evolving US Streaming Landscape," on Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 at 10:30 AM CT.   Join us with Elizabeth Parks , President & CMO, of Parks Associates , and Jennifer Kent , Vice President of Research, Parks...

The smart home market is rapidly evolving, and consumers are expecting more from technology that can provide convenience, safety/security, and energy management solutions. This session, "New Market Segments: Consumers and the Smart Home," at Parks Associates CONNECTIONS™ conference, brought together leaders in the industry to discuss the next generation of smart home buyers and where the market is expanding.   The event featured speakers from   ...