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Study: Parks Examines Approaches To The Smart Home

Parks Associates took a look at the smart home’s competitive landscape—and how providers should prepare for the market’s future—in its new report, “Smart Home: A Roadmap for Strategic Planning.”

“The security industry is the leading channel for smart home products and services,” Tom Kerber, Parks’ director of IoT strategy, told Security Systems News, adding that there are players, both in- and outside of the security industry, approaching the smart home market in different ways.

From the article "Study: Parks Examines Approaches To The Smart Home" by Spencer Ives.

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