Press Releases

Health and wellness research addresses consumer demand for virtual healthcare and emerging business models

Parks Associates’ latest consumer research finds 82% of US broadband households with children in the home have used telehealth, as opposed to just 51% of households without children. The firm’s quarterly surveys of 10,000 broadband households quantify the impact of the pandemic on consumer attitudes, usage, and adoption of connected devices and services, revealing key i ...read more

US Department of Health and Human Services to keynote eighth annual Connected Health Summit

Parks Associates today announced Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health IT, US Department of Health and Human Service will keynote "Connecting the Dots: Interoperability and Health Data" on December 1 as part of the eighth annual Connected Health Summit: Consumer Engagement and Innovation. The executive event, sponsored by Alarm.com, Essence, and Everise, features virtual ses ...read more

International research firm announces 2022 executive conferences, including virtual schedule and in-person events

International research firm Parks Associates today announced its 2022 event schedule, including in-person and virtual sessions for the 26th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, catering to the connected home and security industries. The firm will also host CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES 2022; Smart Energy Summit: Engaging Consumers; Connected H ...read more

New whitepaper developed for Cox Communications reveals 20% of US broadband households report that COVID-19 has increased their interest in smart energy solutions

A new whitepaper from Parks Associates, Home Energy Management: Driving Consumer Engagement and New Revenue, reveals 20% of US broadband households report the COVID-19 pandemic has increased their interest in smart energy solutions that can help them manage their energy use, cost, and comfort. The whitepaper, devel ...read more

Smart Home Dashboard, an ongoing service, tracks adoption, purchases, and demand across key smart home product categories, leveraging quarterly data from 10,000 US broadband households

New research from Parks Associates reveals that US broadband households that own smart home products have on average eight devices. According to the firm’s latest Smart Home Dashboard, the percentage of households owning three or more devices continues to rise and now represents five times the ...read more

61% of smart home product owners have one or more apps that control multiple products 

Parks Associates today hosts the first day of the final virtual sessions for its 25^th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, featuring new research on app usage, smart home platforms, new partnerships, and the expanded integration between various product ecosystems. The event, sponsored by Alarm.com, Calix, Cox Communications, SmartRent, Xfinity Home, Bitdefender, John ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ sessions feature visionary executives from Nice, Hippo, Notion, and Chubb 

Parks Associates will host the CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference virtual sessions, Europe and the Smart Home and Insurance and Smart Home, on November 10 featuring executives from Nice, Hippo, Notion, and more. The research firm shows continued growth of smart home devices across US and Europe, driven by enhanced safety and security value propositions along with cost-sav ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES features executives from Plume, SmartRent, Homelife, and more

Parks Associates today announced the agenda for the 16^th annual CONNECTIONS™ Summit: Smart Home Growth Strategies, taking place in Las Vegas on January 5 at the Venetian Conference Room, in cooperation with CES® 2022. The annual event, sponsored by Cox Communities, EarlySense, Johnson Controls, Notion, and Zen Ecosystems, features sessions on smart home technology and services, connected ...read more