Parks Associates, a leading market research firm specializing in emerging consumer technology, has reported that by 2020, United States households will have more than 2.3 billion connected devices. One of the more prominent devices entering the household today are smart speakers. In fact, according to NPR and Edison Research, one in six Americans now has a smart speaker. The race is now on to spur further customer engagement with these devices by offering more helpful applications. More accessible energy information and notifications are important in creating value for customers.
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According to Parks Associates, 76% of broadband households express high levels of concern about security and privacy issues when using any of their connected devices. "Consumer confidence in the value...
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