Tag: DIY
Smart home, DIY driving security adoption
July 21, 2021Paul Ragusa
My first beat when I joined Security Systems News in 2016 was covering the residential scene, which fortunately for me, was undergoing an incredible transformation driven mainly by the rise of the smart home and, of course, the ability to control everything from our almighty phones. I remember the ceiling that security was trying to break through was that 25 percent mark for home security system adoption – a number the industry had been stuck at for quite some time.
But back then, there...
Cove and RapidSOS partnership benefits home security industry
July 9, 2020SSN Staff
NEW YORK, NY—Utah-based, DIY security company, Cove, offering premium home security and now certified as RapidSOS Ready, is capable of sending life-saving, home-security data directly to 911 centers to empower the fastest, most effective emergency response, as opposed to verbally relaying all critical information from the monitoring center to 911 centers. Noted in the announcement, according to 911 dispatchers this could save three to four minutes in the emergency response process and eliminate...
Parks Associates announces CONNECTIONS Community
June 11, 2020SSN Staff
DALLAS—International research firm, Parks Associates, announced the launch of an online conference and networking experience, November 10-12, focused on the connected home and IoT industries. The research firm will host six webinars on key topics, sharing latest consumer data and insights, culminating in a three-day, virtual conference that will bring industry leaders together to network and discuss the growing smart home market. The firm’s latest research predicts by 2024, total annual...
DIY will continue its rapid rise during crisis
April 1, 2020Paul Ragusa
With most of us “sheltering at home,” and relying more and more on our devices to stay connected for work and family and friends, bandwidth limits in households across the U.S., and the globe, are being tested, to say the least.
I know in my household, we probably have twice as many devices connected now, all day and night long. It can be draining both technologically speaking and emotionally as well, as I know many of us (especially those with spouses working from home and children learning...
ADT unveils DIY brand at CES
January 7, 2020SSN Staff
LAS VEGAS—ADT unveiled its new DIY smart home security brand, Blue by ADT, at CES here this week.Founded on the work of LifeShield, acquired by ADT in 2019, Blue by ADT fulfills the company's mission to provide lifestyle-driven security solutions to more segments of the smart home market.“Blue by ADT builds upon ADT's leading smart home security platform by producing elegantly designed, truly innovative, and reasonably priced DIY smart home technology,” John Owens, president of...
DIY causing home security disruption
November 19, 2019Paul Ragusa
Research from Parks Associates shows that over the past six years, self-installed home security systems are gaining momentum, slowly, but traction no less, over professionally installed systems. Recent research from Parks found 51 percent of security system owners who acquired their security system in the past 12 months self-installed it. This is up from only 10 percent of security system owners who acquired their system six or more years ago. Additionally, 88 percent of self-installers report the...
Security industry weighs in on role of DIY
July 17, 2019Paul Ragusa
YARMOUTH, Maine—Interest in DIY security systems is on the rise with 52 percent of households that are highly likely to purchase a security system in the next 12 months planning to buy a system that is self-installed, according to new research from Parks Associates. With this month's News Poll, we focus on DIY's impact on security overall.As one respondent so succinctly put it, “Self install is so easy, the services are vast and the pricing is cheap. Of course it will have an impact.”Looking...
New research shows DIY is on the rise
June 13, 2019Paul Ragusa
DALLAS—New research from Parks Associates reveals at the end of 4Q 2018, 28 percent of U.S. broadband households reported the presence of an active security system, up from 26 percent in 4Q 2017, with 24 percent having professional monitoring.What is interesting, though, is Parks' Connected Trends & Disruption in Home Security reports that 52 percent of households that are highly likely to purchase a security system in the next 12 months plan to buy a system that is self-installed.“Professional...
ADT acquires DIY home security provider LifeShield
February 12, 2019SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla.—ADT announced this week that it has acquired LifeShield LLC, a pioneer in advanced wireless home security systems, in a transaction valued at approximately $25 million. John Owens will continue in his current capacity, leading the LifeShield team.“As more consumers look for real protection solutions that only ADT can provide, we look for companies that share our passion for security, customer service and innovation,” ADT President and CEO Jim DeVries said in the...
Parks looks at IP camera sales, DIY's impact
September 19, 2018Paul Ragusa
An estimated 7.7 million standalone and all-in-one networked/IP cameras will be sold in the U.S. in 2018, with $889 million in revenues, according to research from Parks Associates entitled Smart Product Market Assessment: Networked Cameras.
“Networked cameras have experienced a positive growth rate over the last year—2018 is expected to witness a roughly 11 percent increase in unit sales from the year prior,” Dina Abdelrazik, research analyst, Parks Associates, told Security Systems...