Parks Associates reports 27% of U.S. broadband households plan to buy a smart video doorbell in 2018
Parks Associates today announced the full keynote lineup for the 22nd-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 22-24 in San Francisco, which features executives from Comcast, Google, Intel, Samsung, and T-Mobile. The IoT research firm released new research showing smart video doorbells and smart light bulbs are the most popular smart home devices at the beginning of 2018, with 27% of U.S. broadband households planning to purchase these products in the next 12 months. CONNECTIONS™ will discuss the expansion of smart home solutions in the home and new business strategies that enhance the consumer experience with connected solutions.
“Nationwide 7% of U.S. broadband households currently own a smart door bell, up from 4% at midyear 2017, and adoption is likely to spike in 2018, especially following market actions like the Amazon purchase of Ring,” said Elizabeth Parks, SVP, Parks Associates. “Amazon’s actions also show the importance in business strategies to get a foothold in the home with a central security device around which companies can build an ecosystem.”
The complete list of 2018 keynotes:
Dr. Melissa Gregg, Director, Research, Intel Smart Home, Intel
Miles Kingston, GM, Smart Home Group, Intel
Yoon Lee, SVP, Head of Product Innovation Team and Head of Content Services, Samsung
Patti Loyack, VP, IP Services, Comcast Cable
Mark Spates, Product Lead for Smart Home, Google
Balaji Sridharan, VP, IoT & M2M, T-Mobile
Parks Associates research also shows that 26% of U.S. broadband households plan to purchase a smart speaker with a personal assistant and 24% plan to but a smart door lock. Prior to CONNECTIONS™, Parks Associates will host the pre-show workshop “Smart Home and IoT: The Next Big Sell”on May 22. Topics include:
The Next Wave of Smart Home Devices
Industry Insights: Growth and Business Models
Industry Insights: Winning Support Strategies
Smart Home Products: Selling the Experience
Industry Insights: Channel Strategies
Integrating Energy Services with the Smart Home
Consumer Insights: Network Security and User Privacy
Blockchain and the Connected Home: Understanding the Impact
Smart Home in Europe
The 2018 CONNECTIONS™ conference will feature more than 650 executives in an intimate networking environment and will focus on innovations to improve the consumer UX and the IoT impact on multiple industries. The event includes conference sessions on technology adoption and trends, product and service forecasts, evaluation of new business strategies, and recommendations for strategic partnerships, monetization opportunities, and value-added service design.
Early Conference Sponsors include Intel, Alarm.com, Verisk, Zigbee Alliance, Rapid Response Monitoring, Affinegy, American Two-Way, Assurant Solutions, Audio Analytic, Ayla Networks, BASF, Cirrent, Gadgeon, iQor, Johnson Controls, mnubo, Qolsys, Toshiba, Tri Cascade, Trusource Labs, TUV Rheinland, Whisker Labs, Z-Wave, HelloTech, MivaTek, Fing, HomeAdvisor, and Mersoft.
Parks Associates is accepting speaker submissions through www.parksassociates.com/cus-speaker. For more information, visit www.connectionsus.com. To schedule an interview with an analyst or to request specific data, contact Julia Homier at julia.homier@parksassociates.com, 972-996-0214.
About CONNECTIONS™
Parks Associates' 29th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference is hosted May 13-15 at Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy in Plano, Texas, and brings industry leaders together to provide insights and business forecasting about the adoption of technology including broadband, smart home, security, connected health, energy, and home automation.
CONNECTIONS™ provides ongoing insights throughout the year with virtual and in-person conference sessions. Parks Associates' analyst team leads the conference sessions, which are focused on technology innovations, consumer adoption and trends, product and service forecasts, and the evaluation of new business strategies, partnerships, monetization opportunities, and value-added service design.
CONNECTIONS™ is a pivotal platform for partnerships and exploring the future of technology adoption and its impact on consumers and businesses. www.connectionsus.com
