Parks Research Analyst Brad Russell reports that research shows more than 60 percent of U.S. broadband households have someone with a chronic condition, while the number of people 65-85 will account for more than 16 percent of the total population by 2025.
From the article "More Than 20 Percent of U.S. Broadband Households Plan To Buy A Smart Combo Sensor This Year, Research Firm Says" by Laura Hamilton.
Antenna use is on the rise. According to Parks Associates, 15 percent of U.S. homes with broadband service used an antenna instead of traditional pay TV service in Q3 2016, up from around 10 percent a...
Google's decision to discontinue its three-year-old Nest Secure do-it-yourself security system wasn’t a surprise, given Google’s $450 million investment in security stalwart ADT in August, Parks Assoc...
Several recent studies have shown that security and privacy are top of mind for consumers considering Internet of Things devices for their homes. Parks Associates back in October noted around 40 pe...
The independent home automation hub is fading as a means to a do-it-yourself smart home purchase, Robert Parker, SmartThings senior vice president-engineering, told us after his keynote at the Parks’...
