Event Coverage

CONNECTIONS™ is the premier Connected Home conference focused on emerging technology markets in digital media, content distribution, and mobile applications and services. Apply for Press Pass.

October 31, 2019
Parks Associates’ 24th annual CONNECTIONS™ focuses on channel distribution, privacy and security, interoperability, and integration across consumer tech ecosystems

May 17, 2019
56% of all light vehicles in the US will be actively connected cars by 2022

May 16, 2019
Parks Associates: 40% of US broadband households own a connected health device

May 15, 2019
Parks Associates to host pre-conference workshop “Expanding the Smart Home Market” ahead of CONNECTIONS™

May 8, 2019
More than 50% of US broadband households with three or more smart home devices also own a home control system

May 6, 2019
60% of smart home buyers want a device that works with the products they already own

April 30, 2019
CONNECTIONS™ sessions address opportunities for service providers in smart home space to capitalize on consumer needs, with special session sponsored by F-Secure

April 25, 2019
CONNECTIONS™ announces the Connected Car Corner, by InstallerNet, featuring the automobile as part of the smart home ecosystem

April 16, 2019
36% of US broadband households own a smart speaker with voice assistant

April 11, 2019
12% of US broadband households report owning a smart major appliance

March 28, 2019
CONNECTIONS™ to address strategies to deliver superior user experiences with Alarm.com keynote and session featuring Google, IFTTT, Inspire, Resideo and Samsung

March 13, 2019
CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference features speakers from Arlo, Alarm.com, iRobot, Johnson Controls, Ford, Google, and more

January 30, 2019
23rd-annual CONNECTIONS™ Conference features keynotes Alarm.com, Comcast, Control4, KB Home, and Lennar

December 5, 2018
Parks Associates announces topics and Alarm.com keynote for the 23rd annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference

May 22, 2018
U.S. consumers will buy more than 485 million connected devices in 2021

May 22, 2018
HelloTech releases new data findings from Parks Associates showing that 43% of summer travelers are concerned about the safety of their home while away

May 21, 2018
MEDIA ALERT: Cognitive Systems EVP to Speak on the Intel Panel at CONNECTIONS™

May 21, 2018
More than 50% of U.S. broadband households own a smart TV

May 18, 2018
27% of U.S. broadband households own at least one smart speaker CONNECTIONS™ examines AI and future evolution of the smart home

May 16, 2018
Approximately 40% of consumers planning to purchase a smart home device find interoperability with either Amazon Echo or Google Home important

May 15, 2018
Dhruvesh Patel, CTO, VOLANSYS Technologies to discuss at Parks Associates’ 22nd-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference

May 15, 2018
Nearly 50% of U.S. broadband households with insurance are interested in devices that communicate directly with their insurance company

May 14, 2018
Parks Associates: 75% of 2017 home security installations included smart control features

May 10, 2018
45% of smart home device owners cite convenience as primary reason for purchase

May 9, 2018
28% of U.S. broadband households are familiar with Amazon Alexa

May 1, 2018
17% of U.S. broadband households own both an Internet-connected entertainment device and a smart home device

April 24, 2018
73% of smart home device owners installed at least one product themselves or with help of a friend or family member

April 17, 2018
Speakers at Parks Associates’ CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 22-24 in San Francisco, feature industry-leading companies including Comcast, Fing, Google, Intel, LeakSentinel, SimpliSafe, Samsung, T-Mobile, and more

April 11, 2018
CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference features Intel keynote and session on independent living and the smart home

March 27, 2018
CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference features Google keynote and special Intel session on user interfaces for multimodal connected devices

March 13, 2018
CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference features keynotes from Comcast, Google, Intel, Samsung, and T-Mobile

February 22, 2018
Parks Associates announces agenda for CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference

December 6, 2017
Parks Associates announces topics for 22nd annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference

Press Pass - CONNECTIONS™

Press Passes are limited to traditional media, including local, national, and industry journalists. Industry analysts and consultants do not qualify for a complimentary press pass. Parks Associates reviews all applications and restricts reward of complimentary passes/admittance based on these guidelines. Parks Associates makes all final decisions regarding media passes to this event.

A2B Management Group

A2Z Partners

AARP Services

Abode

Accel Lab

Actiontec

Ada Health

Adcomm

ADS Security

ADT

ADT Security Services

AirTies

Alarm.com

Alea Labs

Allegion

AlticeUSA

Alula

Amazon

Amber Solutions

American Two-Way

Amica

Amtrust Group

AmTrust Specialty Risk

Apple

Aprilaire

Arcus Technologies, LLC

Arlo Technologies

ARRIS / Wi-Fi Alliance

ASSA ABLOY

Assurant

Asurion

Audio Analytic

August Home

Automatic Labs/SiriusXM

Avantguard Monitoring

Avira

Ayla Networks

Baker Electric Home Energy

Banjo

Bares Capital Management

Bedrock Learning

Bitdefender

Blue Hour Insights

BlueSalve Partners

Brilliant

Brinks Home Security

Brookfield Residential

BSH Home Appliances

Buoy Labs from Resideo

C3

C3 - CustomerContactChannels

C3 Connects

Caavo

CABA

Calix

Cardinal Peak

Caster Communications

CE Pro

CEDIA

CenterPoint Energy

Centrica Hive Ltd.

Centricity

Chamberlain Group

Charter Communications

Chip Design Magazine

Cirrent

CleanChoice Energy

CNET

Cognitive Systems

Comcast

ComEd

Comporium SMA Solutions

Con Edison

Concours Ventures

Connected Design, Inc.

ConnectM

ConnectSense

Constellation

Control4

COPS Monitoring

CorDev GmbH

Cox Communications

Cross Country Home Services

CSAA IG

CSG International

CUJO AI

Cypress

Daikin

DARMA

DECO Ventures

DEFENDERS

Delos

Digital Trends

DISH Network

Dispatch Technology, Inc.

Dolby

Domusys

DSP Group

E4G

Ecolink

EPA ENERGY STAR

Essence USA

Everise

eWEEK

FERGUSON ENTERPRISES

FilterEasy

Firedome

First Energy Corp.

Flo Technologies

Franklin Energy

Freelance

Freshford Capital

Frontdoor

Frontier Communications

F-Secure

Gadgeon Systems, Inc.

Gagarin Capital

GE Lighting

Gearbrain

Genie

Gentex Corporation

GF Bunting

Global Mentoring

Globant

Goodman

Goodman Manufacturing

Google

Google Assistant

Greystone Group

Hardware Massive

HelloTech

Heltun, Inc.

HERE Technologies

Hero Health

Hippo Insurance

Holmes Security Systems

Home Telecom

Home, Building, and Utility Systems

HomeAdvisor

HomeBuilder Proximity

Homma

IBM

ICMG / TEPCO i-Frontier

iFiber Communications

IFTTT

IMPERIAL CAPITAL, LLC

Independa, Inc.

Informed XP

Ingersoll Rand

Inspire

InstallerNet

Intact Insurance

Integrated Systems Technology Inc.

Intelligent Health Association

IntelliVision Technologies Corp. / Nortek Security & Control

Internet of Things Consortium

iRobot

its Communications

I-View Now

Jabil, Inc.

JCI

Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls/LUX

Josh.ai

Katz Communications (PR)

KB Home

KEST Excelsior Media

Ketchum PR

Kwikset

Las Vegas Review - Journal

LeakSmart

Legrand

Lennar

Lennar Ventures

Lennox

Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.

LifeDoor inc.

LIVNEX Co.,Ltd.

Lutron

Lutron Electronics

M&E Tech

Madrona Venture Group

Marantec America Corporation

MarketSource

MasTec

Mayo Clinic

McAfee

MDLIVE

MEA

Meeting of the Minds

Microsoft

Mid Century Telephone Cooperative

Miotta

MMB Networks

Mnubo

Mobile Foundation Ventures

MobileHelp

Mojio

Motus Ventures

NetOne

Neura Inc.

Nexia

NISC-Affinegy

Nortek

Nortek Security & Control

Notion

NXP

Oaks Labs

ODL

Ooma

Orbita, Inc.

Owl Cameras Inc.

Owlcam

Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America

Papa

PassiveBolt

Pella Corporation

Pentair

People Power

Pepper IoT

Perceive

Phyn

Planet Innovation

PLMA

Plume Design Inc.

Point Central

Puls Technologies Inc

Qolsys, Inc.

RAFTAAR NEWS CHANNEL

Rapid Response Monitoring

Raymond James

Redpine Signals

Residential Systems Magazine

Resideo

Reviver

Rheem

Rich Green InK

Ring

RJI

Roadway Media

Roost

SAM Seamless Network

Samsung

Samsung Electronics

Samsung Next

Samsung SmartThings

Savant

Savvi Insurance

Scout Security

SearchCIO

Sensoria

SerComm

Service Nation

ServiceLive

ServiceMaster

Sevenhugs

Sheltr

Shinyusha Publishing

Shopkick

Silicon Labs

SimpliSafe

Skelmir

SMART ARMOR

SmartRent

SmartThings

Somfy

Sound & Vision Magazine

SoundHound Inc.

Stanley Black and Decker

State Farm Insurance

STRATIS IoT

StreamLabs Water

Support.com

Tech This Out

TELUS

The BayPay Forum

The Greystone Group

The Home Depot

The Information

The Monitoring Association

Threshold

T-Mobile

TP-LINK

Trusource Labs

UC Santa Barbara

ULE Alliance

Ultramatic Canada

Universal Electronics Inc.

URC

US Cellular

Vectorform

VEEGO SOFTWARE LTD

Verisk

Verisk Analytics

Vesper Technologies

Viasat Inc.

Videotron

Viodi

VIP SmartStart

Vivint

Vivint Smart Home

Volansys

Wander

Walk The Talk Media

WattTime

Wedge Japan

Whisker Labs

Wi-Charge

Wi-Fi Alliance

Windstream

Yi Technology

Yonomi

Zen Ecosystems

Zigbee Alliance

Z-Wave Alliance

3BL Media

AARP 

Accel Lab

Actiontec Electronics

ADS Security

ADT 

Alarm.com (RB/SP)

Alarmsouth

Allegion 

Alula 

Amazon 

American Family Insurance

American Strategic Insurance 

American Two-Way 

Amica Insurance 

Amtrust Group 

Andersen Corporation 

Antronix

ARRIS 

ASSA ABLOY

Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers

Assurant Solutions (RB/SP)

Asurion 

Audio Analytic 

August

AvantGuard

Axion Corp

Axius

Ayla Networks 

B2 Group

b8ta

Bares Capital Management

BASF (RB/SP)

Best Buy 

Blue Line Innovations

Caavo

CABA

Calix (RB/SP)

Capital One 

CE Pro/EH Publishing

CEDIA 

Chamberlain 

Charter Communications 

Chip Design Magazine/Extension Media

Cirrent 

Clare Controls

Clean Tech / Green Business News / Smart Tech News

Cognitive Systems 

ColoRadio Communications Group

Comcast 

Commonwealth Edison 

Comporium 

ConnectSense 

Constellation Energy 

Consumer Electronics Daily - Warren Communications

Control4

Cove Smart

Cox Communications 

CPI Security Systems

CSS Corp 

CUJO AI Platform

CyberManor/Residential Systems Magazine

Dan Quigley Consulting

DCL Corp

Digital Trends

Dish Network 

Dispatch

DOMOTZ 

Drippler

DSP Group

Dynamark Consulting

Eaton 

Ei Electronics

Electronic Security Association

Emerson

Endeavor Communications

Enercare 

EnergyHub

EXQUISE Magazine

eyeSight Technologies 

EZVIZ Inc.

Ferguson Enterprises

Fibaro Group

FilterEasy

FilterSnap

Fing 

FIREDOME

Flo Technologies 

Flume 

Founder Institute / Infomatique News

Freescale

F-Secure 

GadgEon 

GE - General Electric 

General Motors 

Gentex

George Washington University

Google 

Greenwave Systems

Growth Acceleration Strategies

Guardzilla 

HardwareCon

HelloTech (RB/SP)

Hippo Insurance

Hive Home 

Home, Building, and Utility Systems

HomeAdvisor 

Honeywell 

HSN - Home Shopping Network

Hubitat

Ibacos

Icontrol Networks

ICT- Shinyusha Publishing

IGS Energy

ILLUME Advising

IMONT Technologies 

Imperial Capital

Ingersoll Rand 

InstallerNet 

Intamac Systems 

Intel (RB/SP)

Intelligent Health Association

IoT Defense

iQor (RB/SP)

iRobot

ITEL Labs

I-View Now 

Jasper Wireless

Johnson Controls (RB/SP)

JStar / Josh.ai

Kansas State University

LeakSentinel 

LeakSMART

Lennox International 

l'enterprise Magazine / La revue de lentreprise

Level Up Your Home

LFPR

Liberty Mutual

Lutron Electronics

Lux Products 

Lynx Technology

Madrona Venture Group

Mandalay Homes

Marantec America Corporation

Marubeni America

McKinsey & Company 

Mersoft (RB/SP)

Microsoft 

MiOS 

Mivatek Smart Connect 

MMB Networks

mnubo 

MoCA 

MPOGD.com / Events for Games / E4G

Nest Labs 

NETGEAR 

Newry Corp 

Nokia

Nomiku

Nortek 

Notion

Nuance Communications

Nuro Technologies 

ODL 

OneVision Resources

Online Trust Alliance, Internet Society

Pella Corporation 

Philips 

Pioneer Audio - Onkyo USA

Plex

PlumChoice 

Puls

Purdie Rogers

Qolsys (RB/SP)

Raftaar News Channel

Rambus 

Rapid Response Monitoring 

Reliant Energy

Ring

ROC-Connect 

Roost Labs 

Rowan Consulting Associates

Salt River Project 

Salto Systems

Samsung Electronics 

Samsung Electronics America 

San Francisco Business Times

Sand Cherry Associates 

Schneider Electric 

SearchSOA.com / TechTarget

Sears Home Services / ServiceLIVE

SecureNet

Security Central

Sensory

SerComm

ServiceMaster 

Sevenhugs

Silicon Labs 

Simmons 

SimpliSafe

Skelmir

SkyBell Technologies

SmartThings

Stacy on IoT / SKT Labs

Steffes

Support.com 

Suttle

Swiss Re

Telefonica

The Weather Company

Threshold

T-Mobile 

Tokyo Electric Power Co

Transmedia SF

Trend Micro 

TriCascade 

Trusource Labs 

TUV Rheinland 

Universal Electronics 

USAA 

Vector Security

Verisk Analytics (RB/SP)

Vivint 

Volansys

Wall Street Journal

Wareable Media Group

Washington Post / Straterra Partners

Waxman Industries 

Western Digital 

Whisker Labs 

Woodside Capital Partners

Yonomi

Zigbee Alliance

AARP

ADT

ADT Security

Aeon Matrix Inc.

Alarm.com

Amazon

Amazon Alexa

American Family Insurance

Andersen Corporation

Andersen Windows

Arrayent

Asurion

Ayla Networks

Bay Alarm Medical

Belkin International

Bitdefender

Blue Line Innovations Inc.

BriefCam, Inc.

CE Daily

Centercode

Centrica Connected Home

Chip Design Magazine

Cirrent

Cisco - Jasper IoT Cloud

Comcast

Comcast Ventures

Comporium

Concours Ventures

Connected Design Inc.

Connected Insites

Cox Communications

Cox Homelife

EarlySense

Ecobee

Ellation

EnergyHub, Inc.

EVRYTHNG

Flo Technologies

FTS USA

GE Lighting

General Motors

Gentex

Gentex Corporation

Greenwave Systems

Grid4C

HARMAN

HomeAdvisor

IBM Watson IoT

Intel

Itscom

Liberty Mutual

LogMeIn

Lux Products Corporation

Microsoft

MivaTek

mnubo - IoT Analytics

MONI

Mooreland Partners

Nest Labs

Nielsen

Nortek Security & Control

Norwest Venture Partners

Nuro Technologies

NXP

ODL

Open Connectivity Foundation

Orbita, Inc.

Panasonic

Parks Associates

Pepper IoT

Philips Lighting

PointCentral

Qolsys, Inc.

Raftaar News Channel

Residential Systems Magazine

RevenueWire Inc.

Salt River Project

Serta Simmons Bedding

Shinyusha Publishing

Skelmir

SmallNetBuilder.com

Smart Tech News

SSI Magazine

State Farm Insurance Companies

Stringify, Inc.

Swann

TE Connectivity

TechRadar

The Home Depot

TiVo

UnaliWear

USAA

Vital Command

Vivint

Vivint Smart Home

Whisker Labs

Wirecutter

Yale Locks and Security

Past Media Attendees

AARP/Silvers Summit
AlwaysOn Network San Francisco
Amahi
AmazingTechProducts.com
BDTI / Inside DSP/EE Times
Blacknews.com
bMighty.com & SmallBizResource.com
Broadcast Engineering's Mobile TV Update
BusinessWorld India
c´t magazine
Santa Clara Weekly/Bay Area BusinessWoman
Chip Design Magazine
Cités Numériques
Converge! Network Digest
Cool Tech Picks
CyberManor/Residential Systems
Display+
EE Times
The Economist
eHomeUpgrade
Extension Media
ExtremeTech/PCMag.com/ZiffDavis
Fast Company/Stealthmode Partners/AlwaysOn
Forbes Magazine
Fortune Magazine
GigaOM/NewTeeVee
Global 3C Newsletters/Topology
The Hard Copy Observer
High Tech Trade Show Report
The Home Electronics Survival Guide/Home Theater Made Simple
HyveUp
IDG / DEMO
Network World/PC World/InfoWorld
InfoWorld Magazine
Inside Report On New Media
InterLingua Publishing

ISP-Market, LLC
KEST 1450 AM San Francisco
Kogyo Chosakai Publishing
LIVEdigitally
Maximum PC
MoPR Blog & Unicorn Sightings
Mobile Enterprise Magazine/MuniWireless.com
MPOGD
Nikkei Business Publications
Ourmedia.org
PCG/BPL Today/Restructuring Today/Data Communications/Marin Independent Journal/Ziff Davis
PCG
PC Register
PC World Communications
Reed Infomedia
Retrevo
RISET
San Francisco Chronicle
San Jose Mercury News
Silicon Valley Journal
Skype Journal
SmartSilvers
Stern Magazine
Streaming Media Magazine
TechWatch
Tekrati, Inc.
The Sunnyvale Sun
Ultimate Home Design
Vator.tv
Ventures Technology Watch
Video Age Magazine
Viodi View
Wall Street Journal
Ziff Davis/1UP Network