Events

IoT research firm to examine ways to incentivize the smart home at Smart Energy Summit in February

Parks Associates today announced new research showing roughly 50% of U.S. broadband households would share data from their thermostat or hot water heater to get discounts on their electricity bill. The data from a 4Q 2016 survey, featured in the upcoming 360 View:Energy Management, Smart Home, and Utility Programs,also reveal willingness to share is slightly less, but still str ...read more

More than 80% of U.S. broadband households took energy-saving actions in 2016

Parks Associates announced that DTE and Powerley will deliver a joint keynote at the eighth-annual Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, February 20-22, 2017, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas. The research firm announced new smart energy research today, from the upcoming 360 View:Energy Management, Smart Home, and Utility Programs, showing that 82% of U.S. broadband households perfo ...read more

Research firm shares new consumer IoT data at CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES on January 5

Parks Associates announced new research today from a Q4 2016 nationwide survey, featured in the upcoming 360 View: Residential Security and Smart Home, showing 26% of U.S. broadband households now own a smart home device, up from 19% at the end of 2015. The research firm hosts CONNECTIONS™ Summit today, the first day of CES® 2017, featuring new research on consumer engagement with IoT solut ...read more

60% of U.S. broadband households are concerned that someone will get unauthorized access to smart home products/devices

International research firm Parks Associates announced new consumer research today showing 60% of U.S. broadband households are concerned about the security of smart home devices, including 45% who are very concerned. The firm’s analysts will discuss the top trends at CONNECTIONS™ Summit tomorrow in Las Vegas, featuring six executive sessions on the smart h ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES® to examine role of IoT alliances in driving interoperability

IoT research leader Parks Associates revealed today that 11% of U.S. broadband households have a smart thermostat, up from 5% at the end of 2014. The majority of these smart thermostats are stand-alone products and not integrated into a smart home system. Parks Associates will address interoperability issues for smart home devices, such as thermostats, door locks, and networked cameras, ...read more

International IoT research firm to present new connected entertainment and OTT research at CES® 2017 in January

New Parks Associates research shows that 31% of U.S. broadband households have multiple OTT service subscriptions, which is nearly one-half of the 63% of U.S. broadband households subscribing to at least one OTT service. Parks Associates will present new connected entertainment research at CES® 2017 in January. The international firm will host the 11th-annual CONNE ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES® to address the role of connected health services in the smart home

Parks Associates announced new research today showing that 58% of smart watch owners in the U.S. use their smart watch for fitness tracking, the most popular use case for this device. The IoT research firm will discuss the role of the smart watch in the connected health market and the connected home experience at its annual CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES®, January 5 in Las Vegas. Among ...read more

11th-annual conference examines innovative smart home platforms expanding the IoT

Parks Associates today announced that Homematic IP is sponsoring the networking reception at CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES on January 5, which will start after a full day with six executive sessions on the smart home, IoT, and connected entertainment examining trends for connected consumers and opportunities for companies to build new revenues and innovative business models. The one-day conference ...read more