CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES

CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES® to features special sessions on home security, homebuilding, and energy services, with speakers from eq-3, Ring, Lennar, and Inspire

Parks Associates researchshows a strong connection between home security and smart home adoption—more than one-fourth of U.S. broadband households own a smart home device, while 63% of security system households own a smart home device. The international research firm will address how the smart home technology is cre ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ Summit examines homebuilders, insurance, and other sales channels for smart home at CES® 

Parks Associates research finds 16% of U.S. broadband households that bought a smart thermostat in 2017 purchased this device through an HVAC dealer as part of a new HVAC system. 360 View: Smart Home Buyer Journey and User Experience notes consumers have multiple sales channels available as they look to acquire smart home products.

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CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES® to features session on independent living with speakers from Alarm.com, Centrica Hive, Medical Guardian, MobileHelp, and Uber Health

Parks Associates research shows that 50% of consumers ages 50 and older in U.S. broadband households are very interested in an emergency panic button service or home emergency system. The international research firm will address how solutions that improve quality of life for seniors are expanding market opportunities ...read more

Speaker lineup and registration announced for CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES®

Parks Associates today announced new research showing 11% of U.S. broadband households report plans to buy a smart speaker within the next 12 months. The international research firm will discuss the opportunity for voice integration and voice-enabled services within the smart home product ecosystem at the 13th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Summit: IoT and the Smart Home on January 8 at CES® 2019 in Las Vegas. T ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES® sessions feature executives from Alarm.com, Comcast Xfinity, Lennar, MobileHelp, ROC-Connect, and more IoT leaders

Parks Associates today announced new research showing more than one-fourth, or 28%, of U.S. broadband households own a smart speaker with voice assistant. The international research firm will discuss the impact of voice technologies and other innovations on the smart home ecosystem at the 13th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Summit: IoT and the S ...read more

Research firm announces topics for CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES: Consumer IoT and Smart Home

Parks Associates today announced the topics and call for papers for the 13th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Summit: Consumer IoT and Smart Home, taking place January 8, 2019, on the first day of CES® 2019 in Las Vegas. New research from the firm finds 65% of U.S. broadband households bought at least one CE device in 2017. 360 View: CE Adoption and Trends reports that U.S. broadband households now ...read more

Parks Associates will host CONNECTIONS™ Summit: IoT and the Smart Home on January 9 at CES® 2018, at the Venetian, Level 4, Marcello, 4405 in Las Vegas. Throughout CES, the research firm will be at booth #40562 at the Sands Expo.

“Smart home markets made tremendous progress in 2017, so our focus now is to examine the innovations for 2018 to determine how well they will match consumer expectations for a seamless, intuitive smart home experience,” said Elizabeth Parks, SVP, Pa ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES explores smart home crossover opportunities at CES® 2018

Parks Associates today announced new research showing 42% of U.S. broadband households find at least one tested smart home use case for entertainment very appealing. The ability to control TVs, set-top boxes, streaming media players, and smart home devices with the same remote is the most popular use case; 47% find it appealing, including 30% who rank it as very appealing.

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