CONNECTIONS™

The 19^th-annual CONNECTIONS™ opened yesterday with a keynote from Farooq Muzaffar, Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development, Verizon, “Taking a Mobile-First Approach to the Smart Home,” which addressed the significant impact of the mobile market on the Internet of Things and the connected home ecosystem. CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, hosted by research firm Parks Associates, is taking place May 19-21 at the Hyatt San Francisco, with over 600 indust ...read more

Comcast, Panasonic, Nest, and Verizon Keynote Parks Associates annual event

Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates, today is welcoming over 600 industry executives to the 19^th-annual CONNECTIONS™ in the opening session “Defining the Connected Home: Entertainment, Security, Health, Smart Home,” where he will discuss the role of the connected consumer in the Internet of Things (IoT). The conference, May 19-21 in at the Hyatt San Francisco, features keynote speakers from Com ...read more

Three-day executive conference in San Francisco, May 19-21, focuses on Internet of Things and the Connected Consumer

International research firm Parks Associates will bring together more than 500 industry leaders for the 19^th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 19-21, at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport. The three-day executive conference features keynotes from Comcast’s Xfinity Home, Panasonic, Verizon, and Nest, analyst presentations on n ...read more

Industry Leaders Including Roku, Verizon and Sharp to Discuss Streaming Media Strategies at CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 19-21

Digital media consumer research from Parks Associates reports 57% of U.S. broadband households access an OTT video subscription, but account sharing is a lingering challenge. According to a 3Q 2014 survey of U.S. broadband households, 8% are using a subscription OTT video account held by someone outside of their home, and ...read more

Parks Associates event focuses on Internet of Things and the Connected Consumer

Parks Associates today confirmed the keynote lineup for the 19^th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference. Executives from Comcast’s Xfinity Home, Nest, Samsung, and Verizon will address the impact of the Internet of Things on the industries developing products and services for the connected consumer.

“These influential companies are driving the industry’s agenda,” said Stua ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ agenda features over 100 executives discussing connected entertainment, smart home, and Internet of Things

More U.S. households now own a smartphone than a desktop, according to new research that Parks Associates will discuss at the 19^th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 19-21, in San Francisco. In the last five years, desktop adoption declined from 90% to 69% among U.S. broadband households, while smartphone adoption increased from ...read more

Executive Conference addresses the impact of mobility on connected entertainment and smart home

Parks Associates today announced Verizon Vice President Farooq Muzaffar will discuss the critical role of mobile technology in driving consumer adoption of smart home and connected entertainment solutions during the opening keynote at CONNECTIONS™, May 19 at 10:45 a.m. The research firm shows that smartphone adoption has reached 78% of U.S. broadband households, exceeding desktop ...read more

Roku, Verizon, LG, Sony, and other industry leaders to discuss OTT video market at CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 19-21

Parks Associates announced new research today showing 27% of U.S. broadband households now own a streaming media device and nearly 90% of these households have these devices connected to the Internet. The firm’s Q1 2015 consumer survey reveals more consumers bought a streaming media device than a Blu-ray player in the last 12 month ...read more