"Internet of Things" articles

Approximately one-half of smart home device owners experience problems when setting up their devices, according to Parks Associates research. Consumers continue to rely on operators for the majority of home networking solutions and expect simplified user experiences across multiple interfaces from setup to daily operation. By addressing support issues, service providers can become the drivers of the connected home market. In the infographic below, Parks Associates highlights...

The evolution of the connected home continues to create opportunities for communication service providers. Parks Associates research shows that 117 million households in North America have broadband, an 87% market penetration. 76% of broadband households use Wi-Fi as their primary connection technology. Operators are competing with a growing array of products that are staking a claim in the home with offers of an improved Wi-Fi experience, smart home controls, voice interfaces, and...

  One of the most exciting topics at this year's Consumer Electronics Show was voice assistants. Amazon and Google are competing head-to-head in this space, with Samsung beginning to roll out Bixby to more devices. Amazon is well in the lead with well over 40M Echo sales to date according to Parks Associates' estimates, but Google's efforts in conversational AI and deep integration with search is helping to make Google Home a compelling value...

If you spent any time in the Sands Convention Center—part of CES 2018’s Tech West exhibition—you couldn’t miss the explosion of companies offering sleep solutions this year. From startups to established companies like Philips and Nokia, everyone wants to capture a piece of this market. Form factors on display include smart mattresses, sensor strips that slip underneath sheets, smart pillows, smart sensors that clip on pillows, smart sensors that clip on clothes, bed-side...

Bernd Grohmann , Executive VP, EQ-3 AG, will be speaking at Parks Associates' upcoming CONNECTIONS Summit: Engaging Consumers: IoT and the Smart Home at CES, January 9, in Las Vegas. He kindly provided insights, to the Parks Associates' analyst team, on Smart TVs, voice control products, increasing consumer awareness of connected products and services (and their fears of adoption), VR/AR trends, drivers for connected home products and services adoption, and what his company is doing to...

Neal Foster , Vice President of Product Management, Xfinity Home, Comcast, provided insights to Parks Associates' analyst team regarding adoption of connected home good and services, increasing consumer awareness of these connected good and services and what consumers fear most with regards to adoption of these goods and services. Neal will participate on the session, Smart Home & Interoperability: Expanding Ease of Use , at Parks Associates' CONNECTIONS Summit: Engaging...

Martin Heckmann , Director of Emerging Business at Chamberlain Group Inc., Chamberlain, spoke with Parks Associates' to discuss what companies can do to increase consumer awareness of smart home products and services, what innovations are having the biggest impact on smart home and IoT markets, and what consumers fear most about adopting smart home products and services. Martin will participate on the session, Smart Home Platforms: Unlocking Consumer Value , at Parks Associates'...

Matthew Swatsky , Vice President-Residential Mid-Market Business, Lutron Electronics, recently provided insights to Parks Associates' analyst team regarding what companies can do to increase consumer awareness of smart home products and services and the top drivers for adoption of connected home products and services. Matthew will participate on the session, Smart Home & Interoperability: Expanding Ease of Use , at Parks Associates' CONNECTIONS Summit: Engaging Consumers: IoT...