Recent Parks Associates research shows tech support subscribers are more engaged than ever with these services. More than 70% of U.S. broadband households with a tech support subscription used this service at least once during a 12-month term, up from 57% in 2014. The research also showed the demographics of tech support subscribers shifting to consumers 65 and older and tech support consumers keeping their subscriptions longer and using them more.
Parks Associates’ analysts will discuss the usage and role of tech support in the consumer-based IoT at the 20th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 24-26 in San Francisco. The event hosts over 650 executives from the connected entertainment, IoT, and smart home industries and is focused specifically on strategies to fully engage consumers in the connected home experience.
Parks Associates would like to thank the following sponsors for their support in organizing this year’s event:
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For more information on how to get involved in this or future CONNECTIONS conferences, contact sales@parksassociates.com or call 972-490-1113. To register, click here.
