High-speed broadband driving expansion of IoT in Europe

Friday, October 30, 2015

According to Parks Associates research, there were 721 million broadband households worldwide in 2014, and that number will reach 972 million by 2019. The prevalence of high-speed connections will drive the expansion of the Internet of Things in the European connected home.

Additional Parks Associates research shows:

11% of U.K. broadband households own a home control system, compared to 10% in France and Spain and 8% in Germany.
Deployments smart devices will increase consumer awareness of new smart home services and hel drive the five-year CAGR for adoption of smart home controllers in Western Europe to over 11%.
Among European broadband households, 17% in Germany, 22% in Spain, and 24% in the U.K. find a smart thermostat very appealing.

The 2015 CONNECTIONS Europe conference will address these themes and more, taking place 10-11 November in Amsterdam. For more information on the speakers, sponsors, or sessions at this year's CONNECTIONS Europe conference, visit www.connectionsurope.com.

Parks Associates would like to thank the following companies for sponsoring this year’s CONNECTIONS Europe conference as an Advisory Sponsor:

AirTies was founded in 2004 with the strategic intent to become the market leader for the wirelessly connected home. AirTies designs and develops its own software and hardware, wirelessly streaming high definition video to multiple rooms and screens. Their product portfolio includes broadband Internet devices and Internet based television. Its globally awarded technology enables seamless wireless integration at the touch of a button, as well as 100 percent internet wireless coverage in homes. AirTies has an installed base of over 10 million devices worldwide.

Bulent Celebi, Co-Founder and Chairman at AirTies Wireless Networks, will be participating on the panel for “Supporting the IoT & New Consumer Experiences” on Wednesday, November 11 at 10:15am.

Alcatel-Lucent is the leading IP networking, ultra-broadband access and cloud technology specialist. They are dedicated to making global communications more innovative, sustainable and accessible for people, businesses and governments worldwide. Their mission is to invent and deliver trusted networks to help customers unleash their value. Every success has its network.

Tom Van Leeuwen, Product Line Manager of Alcatel-Lucent, will be participating on the panel for “Supporting the IoT & New Consumer Experiences” on Wednesday, November 11 at 10:15am.

Essence is a global provider of IoT connected-living solutions for tier-1 communication, security and healthcare service providers. With more than 20 years of experience and 15 million products deployed worldwide, they provide end-to-end services platforms including mobile apps, management tools and hardware, as well as go-to-market strategies and hosting services. Their smart home, smart security and smart home care solutions are modular and can be personalized to their partners business and operational needs with innovation, high quality and reliability as the core of their products.

Rafi Zauer, Head of Marketing for Essence, will be participating on the panel for “Smart Home: Partnerships, Monetization Strategies, & New Business Models” on Tuesday, November 10 at 3:00pm.

Prodea was the first company to deliver on the promise of the connected home, making a seamless connected life available to everyday people on all their favorite screens. Today, the Prodea Residential Operating System (ROS®) is a unified multi-service platform that enables a diverse group of international Service Providers to harness the growing Internet of Things to rapidly and cost-effectively offer autonomous services to their customers.

Kurt Hoppe, VP, Applications & Services at Prodea, will be on the panel for “IoT: Adding Value to the Smart Home Experience” on Tuesday, November 10 at 1:30pm.

ROC-Connect provides and supports full end-to-end solutions for connected home players. Based on state-of-the-art IOT-platform and application framework, ROC-Connect rapidly creates comprehensive and consistent smart home brands and operate them on reliable services. ROC-Connect helps their clients design and execute their business model, select and design their products and services, and support them in all phases of their market entry and operations.

Marcus Scheiber, CEO at ROC-Connect, will be participating on the panel for “Supporting the IoT & New Consumer Experiences” Wednesday, November 11 at 10:15am.

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