Events

13% of U.S. broadband households own a smart thermostat

Parks Associates today announced the topics for the tenth-annual Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, held February 18-20, 2019, at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown in Austin, Texas. The executive conference addresses the strategies to accelerate change in the utility markets as a result of the increasing breadth and capabilities of smart products entering the home.

Research from Parks Associatesfinds 32% of U. ...read more

New whitepaper addresses pay-TV provider strategies for OTT services 

Parks Associates today released a new whitepaper ahead of IBC, “Video’s Critical Path: Success at Web Speed,” that reports by the end of 2017, U.S. broadband households were spending nearly three hours per week watching video on a mobile phone, an increase of nearly 55% from 2015. This shift comes as households are watching less live broadcast video on their televisions, which dropped from over 60% of vide ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Strategies for Smart Home and Consumer IoT to feature new consumer survey data on European smart home market

New consumer research from international research firm Parks Associates finds 16% of U.K. broadband households own a smart home device, compared to 26% in the U.S. The firm will share insights from its recent survey of 5,000 U.K. broadband households, including consumer interest and purchase intentions in smart home solutions, at the 13^th-annual C ...read more

34% of U.S. broadband households are interested in health support services

Research firm Parks Associates will host the fifth-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, August 28-30 in San Diego at the Grand Hyatt Manchester, featuring keynotes from Alarm.com, IBM Watson Health, Providence St. Joseph Health, Qualcomm Life, and Uber Health anda special session featuring Independa and Dish Network. The conference will examine consumer adoption and usage of connected h ...read more

Research firm reports 28% of U.S. broadband households use a health, medical, or wellness app

Parks Associates today announced executives from Alarm.com, IBM Watson Health, Providence St. Joseph Health, Qualcomm Life, and Uber Health will be the keynote speakers for the fifth-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, being held August 28-30 in San Diego at the Grand Hyatt Manchester.

The conference’s keynotes will address how technology is meeting the changing ...read more

Parks Associates’ pre-conference workshop to focus on independent living and wellness

New research from Parks Associates reports 17% of U.S. broadband households are interested in purchasing a system that would help them live independently as they age. One-half of these consumers would prefer to purchase the system from a company specialized in independent living, while nearly 25% would prefer to buy from a home security service provider. Parks Associates will examine the ma ...read more

Fifth-annual Connected Health Summit feature panels on emerging connected health technology

Parks Associates research shows roughly 40-50% of U.S. caretakers are very interested in home independent living features for family members, including 45% who are very interested in a home system that senses emergencies and alerts them and/or first responders. Parks Associates will host its fifth-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, August 28-30 at the Manchester Grand ...read more

Fifth-annual Connected Health Summit feature panels on wearables and innovations in connected health technology

New Parks Associates research shows 23% of U.S. broadband households own a wrist-worn connected health device, the most common of the connected health devices. Parks Associates will host its fifth-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, August 28-30 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, to discuss strategies to drive both adoption and ongoing enga ...read more