Prior to Parks Associates’ 14^th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Strategies for Security and Smart Home, Stephen Goldstein, SVP, Business Development & Partnerships, Cirrent gave his insights on the smart home market with the firm's analyst team.

Stephen will participate on the expert panel Partnering for Success: Next Stage of Growth on Wednesday, 20 November at 15:00. Panelists who will join him on this session include:

• Karen Faughnan, Senior Manager - Consumer Propositions, On Demand Content & GTM, Virgin Media

• Joep van Eijden, European Smart Home Business Development Director, Silicon Labs

How is the role of the service provider changing in the smart home? 

With the proliferation of smart home devices connecting to broadband, operators have the opportunity to delight their customers with intuitive, smart, secure and persistent Wi-Fi.  By offering better connectivity, operators can drive engagement with their value-added services, from streaming video to whole-home Wi-Fi.