NEW HAVEN, CT – Wireless service provider Spot On Networks announced the launch of its new service, WiFiPlus+, which combines fully managed and monitored Wi-Fi networks with wireless energy management, building automation...
Read MoreLONDON – New subscription-based home automation offerings are rapidly transforming the way consumers will monitor, secure, and control their homes, according to new research from ABI Research. Long the preserve of...
Read MorePHILADELPHIA & REDWOOD CITY, CA – Cable giant Comcast is teaming up with EcoFactor, a provider of energy management solutions, to create a new service that will optimize home heating and cooling. The new solution,...
Read MoreLONDON – The market for smart appliances hasn’t taken off as quickly as many observers expected. Many of these products, which take advantage of broadband communications to operate intelligently and save energy, are...
Read MoreBOSTON, MA – November 9, 2011 – The Jetsons home is coming to a neighborhood near you, according to research published by the Strategy Analytics Smart Home Strategies service. The classic vision of automated homes...
Read MoreBASKING RIDGE, NJ – Not content with bringing fiber to millions of homes, Verizon now wants to change the way its customers live. No more hiding keys under flower pots, leaving kids to their own devices after school, or...
Read MoreSCOTTSDALE, AZ – ?Service providers’ entering the managed home automation market will push the number of home automation systems shipped from 1.8 million in 2011 to more than 12 million by 2016, according to new...
Read MoreDALLAS – The percentage of U.S. households with professionally monitored services will expand to 30 percent by 2020, according to Parks Associates. Consumer demand for remote monitoring will drive this growth, along with...
Read MoreMILPITAS, CA — The classic set-top box is about to shrink dramatically, disappear from sight and become the hub of all home-control systems. So says chip designer Sigma Designs, which is unveiling a reference design that...
Read MoreLONDON – Broadband service providers looking to grow their businesses with connected-home services should target home security and monitoring, smart energy control and media sharing markets, according to new research from...
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DALLAS, TX – Remote access and control via broadband are expanding opportunities for energy...
Read MoreDALLAS –Value-added services are the lifeline for future growth and revenues for global broadband providers, who must find ways to stay competitive as broadband services reach saturation levels, according to international...
Read MoreSCOTTSDALE, AZ -Traditionally, there have been two types of home automation systems: the economical, do-it-yourself kind and the expensive, custom-designed installation. Both approaches limited the potential size of the market,...
Read MoreMore than 1 million home automation systems are expected to be installed in North America in 2012, according to a new report from research firm ABI Research. That figure — which represents a tripling of the 2008 market – is...
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