Broadband, home security, support, connected health, proptech, insurance, and energy industries address growing consumer tech market at conference in Frisco, Texas
DALLAS, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Parks Associates is hosting its 26th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference on May 17-19 at the Omni Frisco Hotel in Texas, with sessions addressing the future of the connected home, including the rise of home subscriptions services, interoperability achievements through industry initiatives such as Matter, and partnerships between converging ecosystem players.
Parks Associates research shows US internet households have an average of 16 connected devices and annual spending across home phone, internet, mobile, security, and video services, including pay TV and OTT, is $340 billion.
"The market is substantial. Forty-three percent of US internet households have stated strong intentions to purchase a smart home device," said Elizabeth Parks, President and CMO, Parks Associates. "These trends introduce both new first-time users and multi-device smart homes that are seeking a unified experience. We look forward to sharing more from our library of research tracking the consumer buyer journey for technology solutions."
On Tuesday, May 17, Parks Associates will host its pre-show research workshop, Quantifying Technology across the Home, featuring insights from its industry research and quarterly research of 10,000 US internet households.
During the workshop, the industry roundtable "Distribution Channels: Moving Beyond Early Adoption" features executives from IOTAS, Rutestock, CamerEye, Doorbell Ninja, and Kraftful. A special session, "Getting Technical: AI, ML, and Sensor-based Technology," moderated by Stacey Higginbotham, Founder, Stacey on IoT, features panelists from panelists from Vutility, Sentry AI, Johnson Controls, and Silicon Labs.
CONNECTIONS™ is sponsored by Alarm.com, Calix, Cox Communities, F-Secure, Homebase, Plume, Airties, Bitdefender, Johnson Controls, Nice, Notion, Rapid Response Monitoring, Resideo, Schneider Electric, STRATIS®, AmTrust Specialty Risk, Gadgeon, Ivani, Midea, Cooktop Safety, Iris® Powered by Generali, and Assurant.
Conference sessions:
May 17 WELCOME TO CONNECTIONS™ – Technology as a Fourth Utility: Modern Living
- Services, Choice, and Trust – Consumers and Modern Living
- Special Session—Home Network: Foundation of the Smart Home
May 18 Building the Whole Connected Home
- Life Stages and the Role of Technology
- Bringing New Value: Growing Role of Smart Home Platforms
- Paradigm Shift: Smart Home and the Future of Energy
- New Era of Home Security
- Insurance and Smart Products: Fire and Water Solutions
- Protecting Consumers at Home: Security and Privacy Matters
- Business Model Innovations in the Smart Home
- Special Session: Seniors, Caregivers, and Tech Services: A Growing Opportunity
- Connected Entertainment and Smart Home: Whole-Home Experiences
May 19 Expanding and Scaling the Market
- Eye on Growth: Channels and New Markets
- Channel Strategies for Smart Home: Where’s the Growth
- Smart Apartments: Broadband, Platforms, and Value
- Fireside Chat: Home Builders Adding Value through Tech
- Health and Wellness Solutions: Expanding the Market
- Funding the Smart Home: View from the Industry
To register, visit www.connectionsconference.com. For request data or press pass, contact
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About CONNECTIONS™
Parks Associates’ 26th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference features multiple virtual sessions hosted throughout 2022 focused on the adoption of technology including smart home, security, connected health, energy, home automation, and entertainment solutions.
CONNECTIONS™ 2022 features an in-person conference on May 17-19, 2022, at the Omni Frisco Hotel. Register now. For more information, contact
336139@email4pr.com
, call 972-490-1113, and visit www.connectionsconference.com.
Rosey Sera
Parks Associates
972-996-0202
336139@email4pr.com
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