Events

Industry leaders to address consumer behavior and tariff programs at 10^th-annual Smart Energy Summit

Research from Parks Associates reveals 49% of U.S. broadband are willing to adjust their lights during peak energy consumption periods, but only 29% of all households are willing to allow a utility or manufacturer to make adjustments automatically. Parks Associates’ 10th-annual Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer will address new strategies to drive consumer adoption o ...read more

Parks Associates announces speakers and keynotes ahead of tenth-annual Smart Energy Summit

Key industry executives will join Parks Associates for its tenth-annual Smart Energy Summit to address opportunities and strategies for utilities to drive consumer engagement with energy service through adoption of smart home products and participation in renewable power generation. The conference will take place February 18-20, 2019, in Austin, Texas.

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Unit sales of smart speakers with voice assistants in the U.S. will reach nearly 65 million by 2022 

Parks Associates today announced leading smart home and consumer IoT industry executives will participate at CONNECTIONS™ Summit on January 8, the first day of CES® 2019, featuring multiple sessions addressing key trends, challenges, and opportunities within these industries.

Parks Associates reports U.S. broadband households own an average of more than 10 connected devic ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES® to feature sessions on consumer device experiences featuring Chamberlain Group, Control4, F-Secure, NXP, and Silicon Labs

New research from Parks Associates shows 25% of U.S. broadband households plan to buy a smart video doorbell in the next 12 months. The research firm will host its 13th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Summit: Consumer IoT and Smart Home on January 8 at CES® 2019 in Las Vegas, to discuss strategies to drive greater adoption of smart home so ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES® to feature session on IoT support strategies featuring Level Up Your Home, Minim, and Trusource Labs

New research from Parks Associates shows the prospect of saving money, either through reduced household bills or a discount on insurance premiums, raises the interest in smart home devices among 60% of the U.S. broadband households that do not own and do not intend to purchase a smart home device. The research firm will host its 13th-annual CONNECT ...read more

SmartThings, USAA, Comcast Xfinity, IBM, Alula, and more to speak at CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES in sessions on convergence of insurance and the smart home

Consumer research fromParks Associates finds more than 40% of U.S. broadband households consider the concept of a smart home to be appealing for their household. The international research firm will host its 13th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Summit: IoT and the Smart Home on January 8 at CES® 2019 in Las Vegas, featuring sessions d ...read more

New keynote speakers from Nest, EnergyHub, and Tendril join Direct Energy at the tenth-annual Smart Energy Summit

Research from Parks Associates shows 12% of U.S. broadband households bought a new energy-efficient appliance or HVAC system in 2017. By comparison, 56% of U.S. broadband households believe that it is very important to have an energy-efficient home, indicating the energy section has many untapped opportunities to promote and sell smart energy solutions to consume ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES® to features special sessions on home security, homebuilding, and energy services, with speakers from eq-3, Ring, Lennar, and Inspire

Parks Associates researchshows a strong connection between home security and smart home adoption—more than one-fourth of U.S. broadband households own a smart home device, while 63% of security system households own a smart home device. The international research firm will address how the smart home technology is cre ...read more