State of the Connected Home Market 2011 Research Study

In 2011, CABA conducted its fourth wave of the State of the Connected Home Market Landmark Research, to update its understanding of North American consumer attitudes and behaviors about "connected home" products and services. The research was previously conducted in 2003, 2005 and 2008. The broad purpose of this study is to validate past and current trends, and to characterize consumers’ understanding of the connected home today, and in the future. The 2011 State of the Connected Home Market study identifies key emerging areas of opportunity over the next two years to advance the connected home space in the U.S. and Canada. In addition, the 2011 study has a special focus on uncovering how converged solutions can and should map to key unmet consumer lifestyle-related needs, particularly in the areas/ecosystems of entertainment, family and energy management. Organizations that participated in CABA’s State of the Connected Home Market 2011 study included: 3M Company, ADT Security Services, Best Buy Co., Inc., Broan-NuTone LLC, BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Carrier Corp., Consolidated Edison Company of New York, GE Energy Services, Honeywell International, Hydro One Networks Inc., IBM, Ingersoll Rand/Trane/Schlage, Landis+Gyr, Microsoft Corporation, Moen Inc., NYSERDA, Pacific Gas & Electric, Qualcomm, Schneider-Electric, SecurTek Monitoring Solutions, Sempra Utilities, Shell, Southern California Edison Company, TELUS Corporation, USNAP Alliance, Verizon Wireless and Whirlpool Corporation. CABA commissioned Zanthus, an independent market research and consulting firm, to conduct several State of the Connected Home Market research studies over the years, including the current 2011 research study. (This report is currently for sale, but is under embargo and will be released June 7, 2012).