CONNECTIONS™

Nearly 90% of US households have internet at home, with 38 million households having at least one work-at-home resident in 2021

International research firm Parks Associates today announced the agenda and schedule of events for the 26^th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, taking place May 17-19 at the Omni Frisco Hotel in Texas. Anne Ferguson, VP of Marketing, Alarm.com; Vickie Rodgers, Vice President and General Manager, Cox Communities, Cox Communica ...read more

Research firm features research data, networking, and virtual roundtable with key smart home executives from CEDIA, Cloudburst Technology, GE Lighting, and more

International research firm Parks Associates today announced it will host the virtual roundtable discussion, Smart Home Tech and the Pros: View from the Channel, on April 14 from 2:15-3:45 pm CT as part of the 2022 CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference experience. The roundtable features industry player ...read more

27% of smart home device owners now own 3+ devices

New research from Parks Associates shows that 27% of smart home device owners now own three or more devices and consumers who own devices continue to buy more. Currently, 37% of internet households have at least one smart home device. The research firm will host State of the Smart Home, the opening virtual session for the 26^th annual CONNECTIONS™: Premier Connected Home Conference on Wednesday, February 16, 11:00 a.m. CT. Ev ...read more

36% of US internet households are actively shopping for a smart home device, as of Q4 2021

New research from Parks Associates finds that as of 4Q 2021, 36% of US internet households are actively shopping for a smart home device. The research firm today announced the keynote and speakers for “State of the Smart Home,” the opening session for the 26^th annual CONNECTIONS™: Premier Connected Home Conference, which is now scheduled for Wednesday, February 16, 11:00 a.m. CT. Event ...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

Session features executives from Calix, Airties, Nokia, McAfee, Linksys, and HomeGrid Forum 

Parks Associates’Consumer Insights Dashboard: Consumer Electronics, featuring a 1Q 2021 survey of 5,000 US broadband households,finds 12% of households bought a home network router / Wi-Fi extender in past six months, while 27% plan to buy one in the next 12 months. Parks Associates will host the next CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference virtual session, Home Networkin ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ conference session examines state of residential home security market, including current trends and opportunities for growth

Parks Associates released new research ahead of tomorrow’s CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference virtual session, showing that 36% of US broadband households now own a smart home device, an increase of 2% over Q4 2020. The session State of Home Security Market features executives from Alarm.com, ADT, Wyze, Brinks Home, Johnso ...read more