Events

Honeywell, Qualcomm, Lumo BodyTech, IFTTT, and Intel-GE Care Innovations discuss impact and use cases of wearables at CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES® 2016

New research from Parks Associates indicates smart watch adoption has nearly doubled, from 4% of U.S. broadband households at the start of 2014 to 7% now, with 10% planning to buy a smart watch by midyear 2016. The research firm will discuss its latest consumer research on wearables, the smart home, and the connected consumer ...read more

Vivint, Comcast, SMUD, Direct Energy, Nest, and more to address growing smart home and energy market at 2016 Smart Energy Summit: Engaging Consumers

New smart home research from Parks Associates shows 30% of U.S. broadband households intend to purchase a smart lightbulb by end of 2015, while 17% intend to buy a smart kitchen appliance and 14% plan to purchase a smart thermostat. The research firm will discuss strategies for utilities, service providers, and manufacturers to ...read more

Parks Associates and Cirrent to host special session on smart home device adoption at CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES

New research from Parks Associates shows ownership of smart home products increased by over 50% in the last year, with even stronger growth expected as 43% of U.S. broadband households plan to purchase a smart home device in the next 12 months. Parks Associates and industry executives from Affinegy, Cirrent, ecobee, ULE Alliance, and Wi-Fi Alliance will examine th ...read more

Carrier, Comcast, Salus, Verizon, and Vivint to discuss smart home and IoT strategies at CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES

Parks Associates research finds over one-fourth of U.S. broadband households with children at home own at least one smart home device, far more than the 13% without children that have a smart home device. The research firm will explore the ways consumers acquire and use smart home solutions, including new service opportunities, during the session “IoT: Smart Ho ...read more

EnergyHub, NRG, and Schneider Electric to Keynote Smart Energy Summit

Parks Associates today announced that EnergyHub, NRG, and Schneider Electric will present the keynotes for the seventh-annual Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, February 22-24, 2016, in Austin. The two-day executive conference will feature new research from Parks Associates on opportunities to expand consumer adoption of smart energy solutions, energy efficiency and DR programs, and smart home bun ...read more

Nearly one-third of Western European broadband households plan to purchase a smart home device in the next twelve months

Parks Associates announced new connected home research at CONNECTIONS™ Europe today that shows 5% of broadband households in the U.K., Germany, France, and Spain own a smart thermostat and nearly 11% plan to buy one in the next 12 months. Parks Associates’ Connected Consumers in Europe reports close to one-third of broadband households in these four countr ...read more

Executive conference in Amsterdam addresses the Internet of Things and connected consumers in Europe and worldwide

Research firm Parks Associates will host over 200 industry executives this week in Amsterdam at the tenth-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe – IoT: Connected Entertainment and the Smart Home. The executive summit takes place 10-11 November in Amsterdam. Media are invited to attend.

What:        CONNECTIONS™ Europe – IoT: Connected Entertainment and the Smart Home

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Industry leaders analyze innovations in wearable and connected health at tenth-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe in Amsterdam

Parks Associates research finds 10% of Spanish broadband households own a smart watch, followed by 8% in the U.K., 7% in Germany, and 6% in France. The research firm will address innovations in wearable devices and connected health technologies at the tenth-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe – IoT: Connected Entertainment and the Smart Home, 10-11 November, at the N ...read more