Events

CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES® sessions feature executives from Google, Intel, ADT, Comcast, Samsung, and more IoT leaders

Parks Associates today announced new research showing 41% of U.S. broadband households plan to purchase a smart home product in the next 12 months, including 27% with high purchase intentions. The most popular devices include smart smoke/CO detectors, thermostats, and lightbulbs. The international research firm, which predicts U.S. broadband households will ...read more

Parks Associates will host the 12th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe this week at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel, addressing strategies to promote strong growth and new revenue opportunities for the smart home and connected systems markets in Europe. The two-day executive conference, 1-2 November, features insights from leading companies, including Amazon, Google, Centrica, Philips, Homematic IP, and DT. Sessions focus on strategies to overcome inhibitors, such as low consumer familiari ...read more

Conference focuses on key smart home topics, including voice, consumer privacy, AI, and channel strategies

International IoT research firm Parks Associates today announced the speaker list for the 12th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe, 1-2 November 2017 at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel. Speakers will discuss key strategies to drive EU consumer engagement in smart home and IoT solutions. The research firm notes sales of networked cameras in Germany will exceed two million units in 2 ...read more

Amazon, Centrica, Deutsche Telekom, and Philips Lighting to address latest trends in smart home and IoT

International IoT research firm Parks Associates today announced the keynote lineup for the 12th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe, 1-2 November 2017 at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel, which features executives from Amazon, Centrica, Deutsche Telekom, and Philips Lighting.

“As the capabilities of connected devices increase, the connected home evolves into an environment that re ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES® examines how voice control improves smart home experiences

Parks Associates today announced new research showing that nearly 40% of smart light bulb owners use Amazon Echo or Google Home to control their devices. The international research firm will examine how voice control improves the smart home experience and can drive consumer adoption and usage at the 12th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Summit: IoT and the Smart Home, taking place January 9, 2018, at C ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ Europe: IoT and the Connected Consumer addresses voice-first strategies driving smart home adoption

Parks Associates research shows that 55% of U.S. broadband households find it appealing to use voice control to control or understand the status of connected devices. The international IoT research firm will address voice-first strategies and use cases driving adoption of connected products in Europe at the 12th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe: IoT and the Connected Co ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ Europe: IoT and the Connected Consumer to address privacy and security challenges

International IoT research firm Parks Associates noted that nearly one-half of consumers in Western European broadband households are concerned that someone could get unauthorized access to the data from their smart products. Similarly, nearly one-half of consumers in U.S. broadband households rank data security and privacy issues as their greatest concern about connecting devices ...read more

Unit sales of standalone IP cameras in Western Europe to reach 10.76 million by 2021

International IoT research firm Parks Associates today announced the keynote lineup for the 12th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe: IoT and the Connected Consumer, 1-2 November 2017 at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel. The event, which includes more than 200 attendees in an intimate networking environment, will feature keynote presentations from high-level executives from Amazon, Centrica, Deutsche Tel ...read more