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connected health device, and
63 percent have an OTT video
service subscription.
"Each IoT device brings its
own use case, but it is in com-
bination that their value prop-
ositions expand for consum-
ers," Stuart Sikes, president of
Parks Associates, said in the
announcement.
"In this context, the mass-
market appeal of a connected
home system starts to emerge as
it can offer personalized value
propositions for entertainment,
security, controls, health, and
energy. At CONNECTIONS, we
will examine each aspect of the
connected home, with the goal
to identify the strategies that
will create mass-market value,"
Sikes continued.
Parks Associates' conference
attracts more than 700 execu-
tives from the connected enter-
tainment, IoT, and smart home
industries. The event provides
a day of pre-show research
workshops highlighting Parks
Associates' consumer data and
analysis and two days of confer-
ence sessions focused on tech-
nology adoption and trends,
forecasts for new products and
ser vices, evaluation of new
business strategies, and recom-
mendations about technology
innovations, strategic partner-
ships, monetization opportuni-
ties, and value-added services.
" T h e c o n v e n i e n c e o f I o T
solutions is attracting consid-
erable consumer interest, and
at CONNECTIONS, we will
examine the balance between
consumer demand and security/
privacy concerns and determine
the best strategies for these
markets to expand," Jennifer
Kent, Parks Associates' direc-
tor, research quality & product
development, said in a prepared
statement. "Nearly two-thirds
of U.S. broadband households
with a smartphone want embed-
ded connectivity in their next
car."
The event provides execu-
tive networking opportunities
and insights from industr y
p ro f e s s i o n a l s o n e n t e rt a i n -
ment, mobile, and smart home
market segments. Throughout
the event, sponsors offer table-
top demos during networking
events, spotlighting new tech-
nology innovations and ser-
vices.
Current sponsors include
Greenwave Systems, Alarm.
com, Support.com, ULE Alli-
ance, Whisker Labs, MivaTek,
and Nortek.
For more information, visit
www.connectionsconference.
com.
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rently accepting speaker sub-
missions, will address topics on
connected entertainment and
smart home innovations, con-
sumer adoption, marketing, and
data/privacy protection.
Parks Associates recently
released research that finds
26 percent of U.S. broadband
households own a smart home
device, including 11 percent
with a smart thermostat, 9 per-
cent with a networked camera,
and 8 percent with a smart door
lock. Over 35 percent of U.S.
broadband households own a
By SSN Staff
DALLAS—IoT research firm
Parks Associates announced
the two keynotes—Matt Eyring,
chief strategy and innovation
officer for Vivint Smart Home,
and Kristine Faulkner, senior
vice president/general manager
for COX Homelife, Cox Com-
munications—for its upcoming
21st-annual CONNECTIONS:
The Premier Connected Home
Conference, May 23-25, 2017,
at the Hyatt Regency San Fran-
cisco Airport.
The conference, which is cur-
Parks' summit to focus on connected home
Vivint Smart Home and Cox Communications to keynote CONNECTIONS 2017 in San Francisco