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Prior to Parks Associates’ 13th-annual CONNECTIONS Europe: Strategies for the Smart Home and Consumer Iot conference, Michiel Fokke, CTO, Quby shared insights with the analyst team to discuss revenue opportunities and channels driving smart home products in Europe. Michiel will be participating on the Integrating Energy Services with the Smart Home panel on Wednesday, November 14 at 13:00. Panelists joining him on this session include: David Boundy, GM, Energy Solutions,...

Prior to Parks Associates’ 13th-annual CONNECTIONS Europe: Strategies for the Smart Home and Consumer Iot conference, Kristian Järnefelt, EVP Consumer Cyber Security, F-Secure Corporation shared insights with the analyst team to discuss opportunities and challenges facing the European smart home market. Kristian will be participating on the Data Security and Analytics: AI Challenges and Opportunities panel on Tuesday, November 13 at 15:15. Panelists joining him on this session...

Submitted by Open Connectivity Foundation. The security of Internet of Things devices has always been one of the top priorities of the Open Connectivity Foundation. As more devices come online every day, the amount of cybersecurity risks continues to climb – from privacy issues to theft of personal data. That’s why OCF is constantly working to improve the security features of devices. These are included before the device even goes online, giving consumers the peace of...

Parks Associates recently spoke to David Jones , Senior Director of Business Development at Irdeto, about the market for smart home devices and services in Europe. David will speak at the 12th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe Conference , held 1-2 November in Amsterdam. For more information about the conference, including the online agenda and list of speakers, visit www.connectionseurope.com . What are the largest recurring revenue opportunities for the smart home industry...

Prior to his keynote at the 12th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe conference in November, Matthias Mieves , Head of New Business, Sales & Marketing Connected Home at Deutsche Telekom, provided perspective on the growth of smart home and IoT markets in Europe. Matthias will present the keynote “ Bringing Smart Home to Mass Market ” on 1 November at 9:30. For more information on CONNECTIONS™ Europe, visit www.connectionseurope.com . What are the largest recurring...

Parks Associates will host the 12th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe: IoT and the Connected Consumer , November 1-2, 2017 at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel, featuring high-level speakers from the top European and international companies in the digital living ecosystem. Early confirmed keynotes include: Sudeep Maitra , Global VP, Strategy and Development,  Centrica Matthias Mieves , Head of New Business, Sales & Marketing Connected Home,  Deutsche...

The European smart home market is moving forward, but differences between Europe and the U.S. create unique challenges. In the U.S., adoption of professionally monitored security exceeds 20% of households. Overall, adoption of professional monitoring services in Europe is under 3% of households. In the U.S., the security channel is the leading channel for smart home services. Many telecoms have entered the security market because it has an established market with a proven approach...

Telcos have reached a crossroads in business strategy where innovation is inevitable and continues to impact subscriber growth across different distribution channels. Entry of nontraditional but formidable players such as Google, Amazon, and Apple into entertainment, content, and smart home services intensifies the risk; however, all players struggle with similar challenges. Key factors in driving adoption in the smart home are providing valuable and recognizable benefits to consumers,...