“Demand and purchase intentions continue to grow for advanced devices such as doorbells, door locks, and networked cameras but this is creating a complex and challenging consumer home network,” said Elizabeth Parks, President and CMO, Parks Associates. “Half of the US households with internet experience issues with their network relating to quality of experience. With an increased number and dependency on devices in the home, consumers are beginning to show higher interest in network add on services that enable network optimization and control of devices. We see the transition to USP to support more comprehensive network management requirements as a great step forward for the industry.”
From the Broadband Forum press release "Broadband Forum celebrates 20 years of revolutionary device management standard"
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