Events

IBM, AARP, and Parks Associates to discuss aging-in-place and independent living innovations during special session at Connected Health Summit

Parks Associates today announced new digital health research showing that U.S. consumers 65 and older living in a broadband household overwhelmingly want a healthy, financially independent, convenient, and efficient retirement life. The research firm will host the fourth-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, August 29-31 ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ Europe: IoT and the Connected Consumer features Centrica and Deutsche Telekom keynotes

International IoT research firm Parks Associates announced new research today showing that smart TV penetration will reach 57% in Western Europe this year. This growth comes as the connectivity rates for smart TV are also increasing; in the U.S., 82% of smart TV owners connect their device to the Internet. New use cases for connected CE, including smart home applications, are ...read more

Fourth-annual conference includes keynotes by Aetna, Geisinger Health System, Sharecare, and UnitedHealth Group

Parks Associates today announced new research showing consumer adoption of connected health products has reached a new high in 2017. More than 40% of U.S. broadband households now own a connected health product, up from 37% in 2016 and 33% in 2015. Parks Associates will address the convergence of medical technology and connected health at the fourth-annual Connect ...read more

Parks Associates estimates approximately 7 million European households will have professionally monitored security by 2021

International IoT research firm Parks Associates announced today Deutsche Telekom AG and Centrica will be the keynote speakers at the 12^th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe: IoT and the Connected Consumer, 1-2 November 2017 at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel. The event, with early sponsorship support from Homematic IP, Qorvo, Amazon, Ayla Networks, mnubo, ROC-Conn ...read more

Fourth-annual conference to examine impact of consumerization of healthcare

Parks Associates today announced the early speaking lineup for the fourth-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, August 29-31 in San Diego, California, featuring keynotes from Aetna, UnitedHealth Group, Sharecare, and Geisinger Health System. The three-day event will address recent changes in the U.S. health system and examine the impact consumerization has had on the healthcare industry ...read more

Parks Associates estimates 13.5 million Western European households will have a smart home controller by 2021

International IoT research firm Parks Associates today announced the topics for the 12th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe: IoT and the Connected Consumer, which will be held 1-2 November 2017 at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel. The event, with early sponsorship support from Amazon, mnubo, ROC-Connect, ULE Alliance, and Z-Wave, focuses on new technology innovations and emergin ...read more

IoT research firm hosts 21st-annual CONNECTIONS™ Conference, May 23-25 in San Francisco

Parks Associates announced new research at CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference today showing over two-thirds of smart home owners and shoppers want crossover applications that integrate with their home entertainment devices. The international research firm is hosting the 21st-annual conference this week in San Francisco, with close to 600 IoT executives in attendance.

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Analysts and Industry Leaders Examine Smart Home and Connected Entertainment Markets at CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference

Parks Associates announced new, comprehensive IoT forecasts during the pre-show research workshops for CONNECTIONS™ today. Analysts presented data showing more than 442 million connected consumer devices will be sold in the U.S. in 2020. These sales totals include connected entertainment, mobile, health, and smart home devices. Personal ...read more