CONNECTIONS™

International research firm reports 30% of consumers own a smart home device, 52% intend to purchase a smart home device in the next 12 months, and 67% own and use at least one internet-connected video device

International research firm Parks Associates welcomes connected home ecosystem players this week during its CONNECTIONS™ Community Virtual Sessions, hosted as part the 24^th annual CONNECTIONS conference in 2020. The firm, celebrating its 35^th year in 2021, is sharing it ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ features insights from Nice focused on the impact of DIY on smart home and security during COVID-19 and beyond

International research firm Parks Associates finds 67% of security system owners, which equates to 20% of all US broadband households, have an interactive system that allows remote connection and control capabilities. The firm will share new consumer research and insights during CONNECTIONS™ Community sessions, Nov 10-12. Nice, a multinational leader in ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ features insights from Alarm.com focused on consumer-centric AI and trends in smart home platform design

Security research from Parks Associates finds COVID-19 is a key factor driving households with security monitoring to upgrade their system—41% of monitored households with professional monitoring plan to upgrade their system in the next six months and an equal share plan to self-install an add-on device, with the majority citing the pandemic as a related fact ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ features insights from cybersecurity leader Bitdefender focused on leveraging connectivity and data to create new services for the connected home

Consumer research from Parks Associates finds 35% of US broadband households report having a data security problem in the past year, including malware/spyware infection, loss of privacy, and data/identity theft. The firm will examine the rise of cybersecurity threats and the added stress on the home network at the virt ...read more

COVID-19 pandemic causes increase in consumer interest in smart home security solutions and whole-home Wi-Fi

International research firm Parks Associates will host three days of virtual sessions focused on smart home, security, connected health, and the ongoing impact of COVID-19 in these markets at the CONNECTIONS™ Conference, November 10-12.

Parks Associates research finds 14% of US broadband households plan to purchase a security system of any kind in the next 12 mont ...read more

Nearly 80% of US broadband households are concerned about the possibility of a data security or privacy breach

CUJO AI, NETGEAR, Firedome, and F-Secure will share their insights on consumer privacy and security at Parks Associates’ upcoming CONNECTIONS™ Community virtual event Privacy and Security: Protecting the Consumer, Wednesday, October 28, 11 a.m. CT. The international research firm will present its latest data on consumer data security and privacy concerns, which find ...read more

Parks Associates research finds 31% of smart home device owners who set up their devices experienced difficulty

International research firm Parks Associates will feature new consumer research and insights from industry leaders representing ANGI Homeservices/Handy, Everise, Infineon Technologies, Sutherland, and Sweepr at the CONNECTIONS™ Community virtual event Support: Onboarding and Ongoing Services, Wednesday, October 7, 11 a.m. CT.

Parks Associates finds 31% of ...read more

ANGI Homeservices / Handy, Cirrent, CUJO AI, Everise, F-Secure, Firedome, Sutherland, and Sweepr highlight challenges and opportunities for support and identity protection

International research firm Parks Associates is hosting two virtual networking sessions for the CONNECTIONS™ Community next month, “Support: Onboarding and Ongoing Services” on October 7 and “Privacy and Security: Protecting the Consumer” on October 28. These sessions lead up to a series of virtual sessio ...read more