45% of US internet households own a smart home device, with adoption flat year-over-year

Parks Associates today announced the preliminary speaker lineup for the 29th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 13-15 at the Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel, featuring keynotes from Raymond James, Amazon Web Services, Vivint, and Wi-Fi Alliance. Parks Associates’ latest research shows adoption of smart home devices is flat, with 45% of households owning at least one of these devices. 

“The smart home market saw slightly disappointing adoption and purchase data in 2024, coinciding with challenging economic and political news,” said Elizabeth Parks, President and CMO, Parks Associates. “Smart home players need to stay laser-focused on partnerships and their value proposition.” 

CONNECTIONS™ keynote presenters will address present and future growth areas and opportunities for integration and collaboration: 

  • Alper Cetingok, Senior Managing Director, Raymond James
  • Maureen Gallagher, VP of Marketing, Wi-Fi Alliance
  • Dave Kranzler, GM, IoT Services, Amazon Web Services
  • Dave Porter, Managing Director, Vivint

CONNECTIONS™ sponsors represent key players in the industry. Companies will showcase their solutions throughout the event. 

Research Sponsors

  • Cardinal Peak, an FPT Company  
  • Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA)
  • Cox Communities 
  • Silicon Labs 
  • Ubiety Technologies 
  • Vivint 
  • Johnson Controls 

Platinum Sponsors

  • Alarm.com 
  • Origin 
  • Rapid Response Monitoring 
  • Schlage 
  • SkyBell 
  • Shelly Group 

Reception Sponsor

  • Kwikset

Registration Sponsor

  • Becklar

Wi-Fi Sponsor 

  • Calix 

Event Sponsors

  •  ADT   
  • Affiliated Monitoring   
  • Cognitive Systems  
  • Z-Wave Alliance  

Breakfast and Break Sponsors

  • AIG  
  • Moen   
  • Grid Connect   
  • Nice  

For more information about attending or sponsoring, contact Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein at mindi.sue@parksassociates.com or 972-490-1113.

When surveying consumers on smart home ownership, Parks Associates lists the following smart devices: thermostats, door locks, video doorbells, cameras, lights, lighting control systems, outdoor light fixtures with video cameras, outlets/switches/dimmers, smart plugs/adapters, sprinkler systems, garage door openers, smoke/CO detectors, water leak detectors, water shut off valve, robotic vacuum cleaner, appliances, and smart home control hub. 

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

About Parks Associates

Parks Associates, a woman-founded and certified business, is an internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates provides business intelligence and research services through its proprietary methodologies developed over decades, including quarterly surveys of 10,000 internet households.

The company's expertise crosses many industries: home security and smart home, streaming video, broadband and pay-TV services, digital media and platforms, gaming, Wi-Fi and home networks, connected health, support, consumer electronics, home control systems, energy management, and tech solutions for the multi-dwelling (MDU), small-to-medium business (SMB), and commercial building markets.

Each year, Parks Associates brings thousands of leaders together for its webinars and annual events. The firm hosts the annual executive research and strategy conferences CONNECTIONS™, Connected Health Summit, Smart Energy Summit, Smart Spaces, and Future of Video. https://www.parksassociates.com

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