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1.0 Report Summary
1.1 Purpose of Report
1.2 Scope of Report
1.3 Research Approach/Sources
2.0 Global Connected Living Overview
2.1 Timeline of the Connected Lifestyle
2.1.1 Connected Device and Services Adoption
2.2 IoT Opportunities
3.0 Connectivity
3.1 Fixed Broadband
3.1.1 “Very High Speed” Broadband Services Proliferate
3.1.2 In-Home Broadband Performance Proves as Critical as To-Home Broadband Performance
3.1.3 Wi-Fi Hotspots Become a Hot Area for Operator Competition
3.1.4 Forecast for Fixed Broadband Services
3.2 Mobile Broadband
3.2.1 Forecast for Mobile Broadband Services
4.0 Connected Lifestyles: Product and Services Trends
4.1 Connected CE and Platforms
4.1.1 Growth Rate for Connection of CE Devices Flattens
4.1.2 User Experiences Becoming More Immersive
4.1.3 CE Makers Push 4K UHD
4.1.4 4K UHD TV Forecast
4.2 Entertainment Services
4.2.1 Expansion of OTT Service Offerings
4.2.2 Original and Exclusive Content Gains Legitimacy
4.2.3 Alternative Digital Video Outlets
4.2.4 Forecast for Online Video Viewers
4.3 The Smart Home
4.3.1 Smart Devices
Interoperability will Grow in Importance as Device Diversity Rises
Consumers are Increasingly Interested in Self-Installation
Device Data Enables Creation of Value-Added Services
4.3.2 Energy Management
Advanced Energy Management Features are Driving Smart Thermostat Adoption
Utilities will Enhance Energy Efficiency Campaigns
Consumers are More Receptive to Smart Energy Services than Devices
4.3.3 Security
Smart Home Features Drive Growth of Professionally-Monitored Security Services
Cable and Telco Providers Will See Continued Growth
Self-Installation is Becoming More Popular
4.3.4 Security Forecast
4.4 Connected Cars
4.4.1 Standardization is Needed to Alleviate Market Fragmentation
4.4.2 Connected Car Platforms will be Adapted to New IoT Use Cases
4.4.3 The Value of Connected Car Data will Rise
4.4.4 Apple and Google’s Influence on the Connected Car Industry will Expand
4.5 Digital Health and Fitness
4.5.1 Health Care Industry is Exploring Aggregation of Health-Related Data
4.5.2 There is Continued Interest in Patient Portals
4.5.3 Health Big Data Moves from Lip Service to Experimentation
4.6 Wearables
4.6.1 Forecast for Wearable Device Sales
5.0 Implications and Recommendations
6.0 Appendix
6.1 Glossary
6.2 Index
