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47% of US Broadband Households will have a Smart Speaker with Voice Assistant by 2022
A recent report form Parks Associates suggests that 47% of US broadband households will own a smart speaker with a voice assistant by 2022. The report also reveals that 55% of US broadband households consider voice control in connected entertainment devices to be an...
Wi-Fi Connected Smart Locks Enter Smart Home Market
According to Strategy Analytics August 2018 report on access control systems, Wi-Fi powered smart home devices are growing, prompting smart home service providers to simplify their otherwise complex smart home solutions. Hampton’s ARRAY Wi-Fi smart lock is ahead of...
Security Solutions Expected to Reach $133.7 Billion Worldwide in 2022
International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts worldwide spending on security devices, software and services to reach $133.7 billion in 2022, showing an annual growth rate of 9.9% between 2017 and 2022. With security-related services being both the largest and fastest...
Cable Subscribers Buy More VOD Services than Cord Cutters
Despite the expectation that cord cutters are driving streaming services, the new State of Online Video report from Limelight Networks’ found that 59% of cable subscribers are paying for at least one video on demand services. This reflects that cable subscribers pay...
Residential Wireline Customer Satisfaction Increases Across the Board
J.D. Power recently released telecom service satisfaction research that shows wireline companies that are communicating with their customers are seeing higher satisfaction levels. Call center efficiencies and clarifying billing statements, for example, have helped...
16% of US Broadband Households Own at Least Two Smart Home Devices
Recent research from Parks Associates shows that 16% of US Broadband households own 2 or more smart home devices, leading to additional smart home purchases. Smart thermostats are currently the best-selling smart home device. In fact, 50% of smart thermostats sold in...
28% of US Broadband Households Own a Smart Speaker with Voice-Assist
New research from Parks Associates shows that 28% of US broadband households own a smart speaker that features a voice assistant. Smart speaker ownership has nearly doubled since Q4 2017. Parks Associates will explore the impact of voice technology and the smart home...
CenturyLink: How Automation & Analytics Improve Security
Kelsey Ziser, Conference Producer/Writer for Light Reading, interviewed Mike Benjamin, Sr. Director Threat Research for CenturyLink, regarding how automation and analytics are being used to improve security at CenturyLink. The goal with security is to stop bad things....
Smart Thermostat Purchases Lead to Additional Smart Home Devices
According to new research on smart devices from Parks Associates, 1 in 6 US broadband households have more than one smart home device. Additionally, nearly half of the smart thermostats purchased in 2017 were upgrades from older models. 16% of smart thermostats were...
Estimated 7.7 Million Networked Security Cameras to be Sold in the US in 2018
The new Smart Product Market Assessment on networked cameras from Parks Associates estimates that 7.7 million standalone and all-in-one networked cameras will be sold in the US this year, resulting in $889 million in revenue. 9% of US broadband households currently...
