Events

Support.com, CSS Corp, Sutherland Global Services, and PlumChoice examine IoT tech support at CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES

Parks Associates finds 16% of U.S. broadband households own a smart home device and one-third have experienced at least one technical problem with their devices. For example, 31% of owners of smart garage door openers and 26% of owners of smart smoke detectors have experienced technical problems. Among smart home device owners in U.S. broadband households, ...read more

Market Research Firm to host CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES, January 6, and CONNECTIONS™ Conference, May 19-21

Parks Associates today announced the topics for the 19th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 19-21, in San Francisco, which focus on innovative solutions and business strategies for the connected consumer, entertainment services, the smart home, and  the Internet of Things  

“We are excited about the upcoming CONNECTIONS™ events,” said St ...read more

Parks Associates to Discuss Retail Strategies and the CE and Smart Home Markets at CONNECTIONS™ Summit at  CES with Lowe’s, Arrayent, WeatherBug, Ericsson and more

New research from Parks Associates shows initiatives from retailers this holiday season will push smart home devices closer to mass-market adoption, with 37% of U.S. broadband households planning to purchase a smart home device in the next 12 months. Multiple retailers are expanding the shelf space devoted to thes ...read more

Amazon, AT&T, TiVo, Comcast and others address streaming media devices as well as next-gen video services at CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES 

Parks Associates announced updated streaming media device data today showing 10% of U.S. broadband households purchased one of these devices, either a streaming media player or stick, in the first three quarters of 2014, already matching sales from 2013. The research finds Roku is still the leading brand with 29% of sales, but Google Chrom ...read more

International market research firm announces new pay-TV research and recommendations at CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Monetizing Strategies for the Connected Consumer

Parks Associates announced new research today at CONNECTIONS™ Europe showing pay-TV adoption in Germany and the U.K. has reached 86% and 78% of broadband households, respectively. Spanish adoption is much lower, with 47% of broadband households receiving only local broadcast channels.

“Spanish broadband households s ...read more

Sandeep Kalsi, CMO, iYogi, will participate as a speaker at the ninth-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Monetizing Strategies for the Connected Home, hosted by Parks Associates, 18-19 November at the Mövenpick Hotel in Amsterdam. Sandeep Kalsi, CMO, iYogi, will participate in the "Consumer Tech Support in the Smart Home" session on Wednesday, November 19 at 10:45.

CONNECTIONS™ Europe examines the impact of connected devices and services, including entertainment, controls, digital ...read more

Parks Associates announces new research showing CE adoption across Germany, Spain and, the U.K.

In advance of Parks Associates’ CONNECTIONS™ Europe conference, 18-19 November at the Mövenpick Hotel in Amsterdam, the market research firm announced international data today showing connected CE adoption rates in Germany, Spain, and the U.K. are on a strong upward trend.

Spain leads adoption rates in desktops, smartphones, MP3 players, and e-readers. The U.K. and Spain are t ...read more

One-third of German, U.K., Spanish broadband households interested in smart home systems

Parks Associates today announced that Verisure will host the special session “Driving Smart Home Value through Partnerships” on Tuesday, 18 November, 13:30 at CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Monetizing Strategies for the Connected Home. The interactive session features smart home industry executives from Anticimex, ASSA ABLOY, and Verisure Securitas Direct addressing the speed of innovation and opt ...read more