Events

CONNECTIONS  to address roles of service providers in providing comprehensive smart home solutions with special session sponsored by F-Secure

New data from Parks Associates shows in early 2019, 36% of US broadband households own at least one smart speaker with a voice assistant. The international research firm will explore new opportunities for service providers in the smart home space emerging from voice and other innovations at the 23rd-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Co ...read more

CONNECTIONS announces speaker lineup for 23rd annual connected home conference

Parks Associates today announced the speakers for the 23rd-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 21-23, at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, San Francisco, California.

“Twelve percent of US broadband households own a smart major appliance, while smart vents and smart beds are also starting to generate market activity,” said Patrice Samuels, Senior Analyst, Park ...read more

Research firm announces CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Strategies for Security and Smart Home Topics

Parks Associates today announced the topics for the 14^th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Strategies for Security and Smart Home, with a core focus on the advancements and growth of smart home, security, connected health, and energy management solutions in Europe. Parks Associates research shows 12-14% of UK broadband households say they are very familiar with networked cameras or smart doo ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ to address strategies to deliver superior user experiences with Alarm.com keynote and session featuring Google, IFTTT, Inspire, Resideo and Samsung

Parks Associates research shows 31% of US broadband households own a smart speaker with voice assistant and more than one-fourth of these owners use the devices to control a smart home device through voice commands. The international research firm will explore innovations to improve the smart home user experience at ...read more

Parks Associates reports smart home device ownership has tripled since 2014

Leading international research firm Parks Associates today announced confirmed speakers for the 23rd-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 21-23 in San Francisco. The firm reports that 25% of US broadband households have at least one smart home device, nearly tripling from 9% in 2014. CONNECTIONS™ features keynotes from Comcast, KB Home, Alarm.com, iRobot, Lennar, Control4, ...read more

Advisory Board includes executives from Ada Health, Alarm.com, Comcast, Life365, MDLIVE, Omron, and Papa

Research firm Parks Associates today announced the topics and first confirmed advisory board members for the sixth-annual Connected Health Summit: Independent Living and Wellness, August 27-29 at the Pendry San Diegoin San Diego, California. The conference examines consumer adoption and usage of connected health technologies and their expansion into the smart home, health ...read more

Industry leaders to address revenue potential of new energy related services at 10^th-annual Smart Energy Summit

Research from Parks Associates finds 38-48% of U.S. broadband households participate in energy programs when their utility offers them, including 48% who have signed on to load control. Forty-two percent have received energy management and monitoring products from their utility when offered. Parks Associates will host the 10th-annual Smart Energy Summit: Engaging t ...read more

Energy and smart home execs address future of consumer energy and impact of connected consumer devices in Austin, Texas