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Parks Associates' 20th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference will host over 650 executives from the connected entertainment, IoT and smart home industries, and is focused specifically on strategies to fully engage consumers in the connected home experience. The event provides networking opportunities and insights from industry players on entertainment, mobile, and smart home market segments. Parks Associates' research team highlights the firm’s research throughout the event, including technology adoption and trends, forecasts of new products and services, evaluation of new business strategies, and recommendations about technology innovations, strategic partnerships, monetization opportunities, and value-added services.

From the article "Connections" by www.homeplug.org

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